February 10, 2022 - Thursday
Looking for an AMaZing Valentine’s gift?
Check out my friend’s beautiful offerings! Adriana’s a wonderful artist — whose chosen media for expression happens to be soap! She may not be able to get them to you in time for Valentine’s Day - since it is already ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Is sunflower butter bad for you? What’s the problem with sunflower seed butter? Do sunflower seeds have Lead?
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Published: February 9, 2022
Sunflower seed butter (like peanut butter, but made from sunflower seeds instead of peanuts)! So what's the ...
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My family had COVID-19 after the holidays. I’m vaccinated. I am also immune-compromised / high risk. I expect these symptoms to last for months…
My four sons... the day I went to get my test.
(All mostly-recovered from COVID-19 by this time!)
February 9, 2022- Wednesday
Hello all!
Since I have been transparent about our health journey throughout the pandemic, I think it is important that I share that I had COVID-19 shortly after ...
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YOU can help us bring a LEAD SAFE MAMA outreach event (with free consumer goods testing!) to YOUR community!
February 8, 2022 - Tuesday
A new idea for October 2022!
If you are a long-time reader of LeadSafeMama.com, you know that this work has always been a collaborative effort with Lead Safe Mama readers! Given this unusual paradigm for running an advocacy -based / community collaborative business, we ...
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Tamara’s Favorite Things: Favorite socks for my boys (men / adult man-sized children & husband)…
A new addition to the official "Tamara's Favorite Things" list - socks
February 8, 2022 - Tuesday
Socks are a complicated conversation in this house - with so many different opinions and sensory issues (due to disabilities) on top of the need for warmth and comfort. These are the socks we have ...
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Calamityware (2015) mug: 28 ppm Lead (safe by all standards) + 12,200 ppm Cobalt [a possible human carcinogen, per CDC] in the blue decorations. Click to read more.
XRF test results below are for the exact item pictured.
(It arrived broken - shipped to me by a reader)
To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here.
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Read More about Calamityware (2015) mug: 28 ppm Lead (safe by all standards) + 12,200 ppm Cobalt [a possible human carcinogen, per CDC] in the blue decorations. Click to read more.
Milk Glass with Cow from Global Amici, Made in Italy: 9 ppm Lead + 6 ppm Cadmium. Safe by ALL Standards.
XRF test results for the item pictured.
More information to be posted shortly.
Here's a Lead Safe Mama Amazon affiliate link for these exact glasses.
To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here.
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Sliver / Chrome colored cabinet knob / drawer pull: 36 ppm Lead (safe by all standards), 80 ppm Mercury (no specified total content limits for hazard determination.)
XRF test results for the item pictured.
More information to be posted shortly.
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Brass colored cabinet knob/ drawer pull: 7,986 ppm Lead (90 & up is unsafe for kids), 33 ppm Cadmium, 163 ppm Antimony.
XRF test results for the item pictured.
More information to be posted shortly.
To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here.
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January 2022… It’s a wrap! All of the Lead Safe Mama stats for the first month of this year! [Including how much we earned this month from your clicks!]
February 1, 2022 - Tuesday
First I want to start by re-sharing this graphic... In the January portion of the Lead Safe Mama winter tour (which is continuing in to the first week of February) I have been to 11 (ELEVEN!) States (including Washington, D.C.) working with and visiting with families from ...
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If you love my work (or if you love me) you are going to want to read this. The State filed a motion to dismiss my entire Federal Civil Rights case. This is my attorney’s brilliant response.
January 31, 2022- Monday
Updated: 2/2/2022
My attorney just sent this to me today (link here and below). This is his full 32-page superbly-written response as filed with the courts on Saturday (1/29) - a response to the State's "Motion for Summary Judgment" which was filed about a month ago (the ...
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Philips Avent Natural Glass Baby Bottle: Lead-free, 21 ppm Cadmium in the silicone nipple (Cadmium is a known carcinogen, but this is considered safe by all current standards)
Introduction (for those new to this website):
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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Modern (2021) glass and silicone lid for 2-cup Pyrex food storage: 7 ppm Lead + 20 ppm Cadmium + 11 ppm Antimony.
XRF test results for the item pictured.
More information to be posted shortly.
Note: The levels of toxicants found in this product are considered safe by all standards. It's up to you to do the research about these heavy metals to determine if you are comfortable with Federal standards (which are ...
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Brown ceramic stoneware glazed dish (no brand or maker’s mark): 82 ppm Lead on the food surface.
XRF test results for the item pictured.
More information to be posted shortly.
Brown dish food surface
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 82 +/- 5 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Arsenic (As): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): 218 +/- 97 ...
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