January 13, 2022 - Thursday
Business License Renewal Paperwork
For anyone who is curious... Lead Safe Mama, LLC just renewed our business license for the year (2022 calendar year). #Woohoo!
While I have been doing this work (as a childhood Lead poisoning prevention activist) since 2007 (and ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
2021 Crate & Barrel 15 oz Essential Mug, Made in Indonesia: 4,365 ppm Lead in the black logo mark on the bottom of the mug.
2021 Crate & Barrel 15 oz Essential Mug, Made in Indonesia: 256-870
Reading #1) on plain white of mug
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 24 +/- 3 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect ...
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2021 Crate & Barrel Aspen Coupe Salad Plate Made in Indonesia: 3,843 ppm Lead in the black logo mark of the dish.
2021 Crate & Barrel Aspen Coupe Salad Plate Made in Indonesia
Reading #1) on food surface of plate
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 21 +/- 3 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 5 +/- 2 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron ...
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Harmony House Fine China Silver Rhapsody 3506 (Made in Japan): 12 ppm Lead + 4 ppm Cadmium on the food surface (safe by all standards.)
Silver edged dish by Harmony House (Made in Japan)
Reading #1) on food surface
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 12 +/- 3 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 4 +/- 2 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 1318 +/- 56 ppm
Zinc (Zn): ...
Read More about Harmony House Fine China Silver Rhapsody 3506 (Made in Japan): 12 ppm Lead + 4 ppm Cadmium on the food surface (safe by all standards.)
Noritake Cher Blanc Fine Porcelain 1655 White Plate (Made In Sri Lanka): 21 ppm Lead + 5 ppm Cadmium on the food surface. Safe by All Standards.
Noritake Cher Blanc Fine Porcelain 1655 White Ceramic Plate With Decorative Floral Pattern Around Edge
Reading #1) on food surface
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 21 +/- 4 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 5 +/- 2 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): ...
Read More about Noritake Cher Blanc Fine Porcelain 1655 White Plate (Made In Sri Lanka): 21 ppm Lead + 5 ppm Cadmium on the food surface. Safe by All Standards.
1917 Liberty Silver Half Dollar: 365 ppm Lead + 203 ppm Mercury (899,400 ppm Silver). Not a good fidget for kids.
Silver coin
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 365 +/- 43 ppm
Cadmium (C): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): 203 +/- 54 ppm
Bromine (Br): 19 +/- 11 ppm
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Vanadium (V): 794 +/- 522
Copper (Cu): 95,300 +/- 600 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 100 +/- 59 ppm
Silver (Ag): 899,400 ...
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Which component of this vintage suitcase tested positive for 16,400 ppm Lead? Guess correctly & you might win a prize! Please read full details on how to participate.
Posted: January 8, 2022 - Saturday
One of the components of this vintage suitcase tested positive for16,500 ppm Lead. Which one was it? Let's play a game!
Check out all of the pictures below.
Comment here on this post with your guess - in the comments section on the website - not on social ...
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Join Lead Safe Mama on Reddit! Starting with Sunday #AMAs from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. PST
Saturday - January 8, 2022
So I have just decided I am going to focus most of my energy on Reddit from now on now that I know how to use it (I just figured it out this week! LOL! #ImAnOldLady) Please join me there.
I still don't have the groups and details figured out - but I created a ...
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Golden colored Paparazzi dangly earrings: 3,578 ppm Mercury + 1,658 ppm Lead + 334 ppm Cadmium + 842 ppm Arsenic.
Published: January 8, 2022
Scroll down for full XRF Test results for the Paparazzi Accessories item pictured [brass colored dangly earrings]
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 ...
Read More about Golden colored Paparazzi dangly earrings: 3,578 ppm Mercury + 1,658 ppm Lead + 334 ppm Cadmium + 842 ppm Arsenic.
Blue tint faux pearl bracelet with small silver spacers: 1,750 ppm Mercury in the spacers. This is an alarming amount of Mercury. [Also positive for Cadmium, Nickel and Arsenic.]
Published: January 7, 2022
Scroll down for full XRF Test results for the Paparazzi Accessories item pictured [blue tinted plastic faux pearl bracelet with small silver spacers]
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is NOT testing that can be done with a home test kit. The home test kits that many people are ...
Read More about Blue tint faux pearl bracelet with small silver spacers: 1,750 ppm Mercury in the spacers. This is an alarming amount of Mercury. [Also positive for Cadmium, Nickel and Arsenic.]
Paparazzi silver colored metal earrings with brown tassels: positive for trace Antimony, Lead & Cadmium.
Published: January 7, 2022
Scroll down for full XRF Test results for the Paparazzi Accessories item pictured [silver colored metal earrings with brown tassels]
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 ...
Read More about Paparazzi silver colored metal earrings with brown tassels: positive for trace Antimony, Lead & Cadmium.
Paparazzi silver sequin cuff bracelet (with possible leather backing): Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, & Arsenic — positive for trace Antimony
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about Paparazzi silver sequin cuff bracelet (with possible leather backing): Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, & Arsenic — positive for trace Antimony
In case you care: these are the masks we have chosen to get for our family now that we have Omicron to be concerned about…
https://amzn.to/3FZ5jIG
These are the masks my husband has chosen for our family (after he did TON of research) now that Omicron is taking over. We have one kiddo taking in-person college classes this semester and he is medically fragile so it is very important to us that he has the most protective ...
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My most sentimental & favorite possession, this roll of white nylon (?) string. Can you guess why? (BTW it is Lead-free!)
Published: January 2, 2022 - Sunday
I'll be posting the answer to the question in the headline in the morning! Thanks for guessing everyone - there have been some good guesses in the Facebook group so far! :-) [Here's the link to that group if you are not in it yet.]
XRF test results for the ...
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