XRF Test results for the tile pictured
Reading #1) 70-second test on the blue area of decorated surface
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): 397 +/- 135 ppm
Manganese (Mn): 184 +/- 83 ppm
Iron (Fe): ...
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Paparazzi necklace charm – brown enamel flower with orange center “jewel”: Positive for Mercury, Arsenic, Lead and Cadmium.
2021· Paparazzi· Paparazzi Accessories· Paparazzi Charm· Paparazzi Jewelry· Paparazzi Necklace· Paparazzi with Antimony· Paparazzi with Cadmium· Paparazzi with Lead· Paparazzi with Mercury
Published: January 1, 2022
Scroll down for full XRF Test results for the charm pictured.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is NOT testing that can be done with a home test kit. The home test kits that many people are using to test this Paparazzi jewelry are neither accurate, nor reliable. They ...
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Paparazzi necklace charm – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart” – Positive for Lead, Cadmium, Nickel and Antimony.
2021· Paparazzi· Paparazzi Accessories· Paparazzi Charm· Paparazzi Jewelry· Paparazzi Necklace· Paparazzi with Antimony· Paparazzi with Cadmium· Paparazzi with Lead· Paparazzi with Nickel
Published: January 1, 2022
Scroll down for full XRF Test results for the charm pictured.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is NOT testing that can be done with a home test kit. The home test kits that many people are using to test this Paparazzi jewelry are neither accurate, nor reliable. They ...
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2021 EOY Summary: How much Amazon Affiliate Income did Lead Safe Mama, LLC earn in 2021?
#EOY· #EOYSummary· 2021 EOY· 2021 Goals· 2021 Stats· Amazon· Amazon Affiliate· Amazon Affiliate Income· Amazon Affiliate Links· Amazon Affiliates· Amazon Income· EOY 2021· EOY 2021 Amazon Income· EOY 2021 Income· EOY ALL YEARS
January 1, 2022 - Saturday
Each year I publish End-Of-Year (EOY) summaries of website traffic and income generated by your engagement on the Lead Safe Mama website so that YOU (Lead Safe Mama readers) have a tangible way to measure the difference you are making in supporting this work.
This ...
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December 2021 closed out the month as the “8th Best Month Ever” on the Lead Safe Mama website. Thank you!
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Most Popular Lead Safe Mama Posts of All Time: New Year’s Eve 2021/2022
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#1: Vintage Tupperware
1,197,156 all-time page views
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914,312 all-time page views
#3: Lead-Free Mugs
144,098 all-time page views
#4: Corelle Butterfly Gold Plate
138,177 all-time page views
#5: Tamara's Dishes
136,291 all-time page views ...
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Lead Safe Mama, LLC just passed 8,700 Instagram followers!
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Click the image below to see the mugs that the next winner will get as a prize!
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Lead Safe Mama, LLC End-Of Year 2021 Debt Summary
#EOY· #EOYSummary· 2021· 2021 Debt· 2021 EOY· 2021 EOY Debt· 2021 Goals· 2021 Stats· EOY 2021· EOY 2021 Debt· EOY 2021 Expense· EOY 2021 Income· EOY ALL YEARS· Lead Safe Mama Debt
Published: December 31, 2021
Hello all! I sort of wish I had been "brave" enough to share this end-of-year summary each year since this legal battle started (2016) .... better late than never! [So you could see the progress!]
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I am super thankful for YOUR help ...
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Vatming Toy Car (Made in Hong Kong): 154 ppm Lead + 56 Cadmium + 16,300 ppm GOLD + 3,401 ppm Platinum.
2021· Made in Hong Kong· Toy· Toy Car· Toy Cars· Vatming· Vatming Toy Car· Vintage Toy· Vintage Toy Car· Vintage Toys
XRF test results for the toy pictured
Reading #1) Green painted area of toy
30-second reading
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 28,700 +/- 300 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 712,200 +/- 1,900 ...
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Red Antique Tootsie Toy Trailer Car (Made in Chicago): 94 ppm Lead + 73 Cadmium + 7,862 ppm GOLD! (Woah!)
2021· Made In Chicago· Made in U.S.A.· Made In USA· Made in USA toy· Red· Red Paint· Tootsie Car· Tootsie Toy· Toxic Toys· Toy· Toy Car· Toy Cars· Vintage Toy· Vintage Toy Car· Vintage Toys
XRF test results for the toy pictured
Reading #1) Red painted area of toy
30-second reading
Lead (Pb): 94 +/- 34 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Vanadium (V): 1,530 +/- 237
Manganese (Mn) 302 +/- ...
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Blue Antique Tootsie Toy Trailer Car (Made in Chicago): 77 ppm Lead + 107 Cadmium + 5,246 ppm GOLD! (Woah!)
2021· Blue· Blue Paint· Made In Chicago· Made in U.S.A.· Made In USA· Made in USA toy· Tootsie Car· Tootsie Toy· Toxic Toys· Toy· Toy Car· Toy Cars· Vintage Toy· Vintage Toy Car· Vintage Toys
XRF test results for the toy pictured
Reading #1) Blue painted area of toy
30-second reading
Lead (Pb): 77 +/- 24 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Manganese (Mn) 82 +/- 50 ppm
Iron (Fe): 219 +/- 47 ...
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Ceramic restaurant dish from Red Lobster – white with blue trim [35417 LL]: 52 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards).
2021· 2021 Restaurant Dishes· Red Lobster· Red Lobster Dishes· Restaurant Dishes· White· White Ceramic· White China· White Dishes· White Glaze· White Pottery
XRF test results or the Red Lobster dish pictured
Reading #1) White food surface of dish
90-second reading
Lead (Pb): 52 +/- 4 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 4 +/- 2 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 1,000 +/- 39 ppm
Copper ...
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Foam cushion inserts from popular “non-toxic” Los Angeles-based sofa brand test positive for Lead & Arsenic. This product is marketed as “Lead-free.”
2021· California· Furniture· Furniture & Decor· Los Angeles· Made in Los Angeles· Made in U.S.A.· Made In USA· Medley· Medley Home· MedleyHome· Non-Toxic Furniture· Sofa
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Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
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MagnaTiles® brand magnetic building toy tested positive for trace levels of Arsenic, Mercury, and Cadmium in the metal rivets.
2020 Toy· 2021· MagnaTile· MagnaTile Knockoff· Magnet· Magnetic· Magnetic Toys· Magnets· Modern Toys
Published: December 27, 2021 - Monday
(actually in the wee hours of December 28 - by the time we hit the "Publish" button!)
Some background - OH THE DRAMA!
So I have been wanting to tell this little story for quite some time, but frankly most days I don't have the emotional energy to deal with ...
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