Modern (2019/2020) plain medium white Corelle bowl with new logo: Negative for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic & Mercury.

Posted on
2 Comments
Shown above next to an iHop diner mug for size. Modern (2019/2020) Corelle medium bowl with new back mark Food surface: Iron (Fe): 387 +/- 152 ppm Vanadium (V): 62 +/- 34 ppm Titanium (Ti): 136 +/- 49 ppm Logo area (with dots): Zinc (Zn): 248 +/- 61 ppm Iron (Fe): 725 +/- 294 ppm…

Modern (2019/2020) plain small white Corelle bowl with new logo: Negative for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic & Mercury.

Posted on
10 Comments
Shown next to an iHop diner mug for size. Modern (2019/2020) Corelle small bowl with new back mark Food surface: Vanadium (V): 61 +/- 30 ppm Titanium (Ti): 167 +/- 46 ppm Logo area (with dots): Zinc (Zn): 172 +/- 54 ppm Iron (Fe): 720 +/- 305 ppm Chromium (Cr): 261 +/- 101 ppm Vanadium…

Modern (2019/2020) plain white tiny Corelle bowl with new logo: Negative for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic & Mercury.

Posted on
0 Comments
Shown next to an iHop mug for size. Modern (2019/2020) Corelle tiny bowl Food surface: Iron (Fe): 346 +/- 194 ppm Titanium (Ti): 138 +/- 66 ppm Logo area (with dots): Zinc (Zn): 289 +/- 60 ppm Iron (Fe): 587 +/- 259 ppm Chromium (Cr): 260 +/- 110 ppm Vanadium (V): 475 +/- 109 ppm…

Green glass Trader Giotto’s (Trader Joe’s) olive oil bottle: 117 +/- 37 ppm Lead — this is typical for green glass

Posted on
5 Comments
   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 were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

Yoobi 20 Pack Washable Sidewalk Chalk: “Non-Detect” for Lead, Cadmium & Mercury. Safe by all standards.

Posted on
0 Comments
Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…

This post includes links to all my cartoon character glass posts: Garfield, Mickey Mouse, Smurfs, Care Bears & others!

Posted on
0 Comments
For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-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 testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety…

See every Lead Safe Mama glass-bottle article linked here, including baby bottles, water bottles, amber, green & blue bottles, etc.

Posted on
5 Comments
   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 were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

Here are the links to all Lead Safe Mama posts on clear glass: Bottles, cups, mixing bowls, and food storage

Posted on
9 Comments
  Introduction For each piece I write, there are category keyword tabs at the top of the post. Each of those words is a link to the category, and you can get to that category overview (to see all of the articles and posts in that category) anytime by clicking on any of those words….

This post is linked to all of my posts about crayons; including Crayola, Honey Sticks, Filana, and Stockmar.

Posted on
3 Comments
Introduction For each post I write, there are category keyword tabs at the top of the post. Each of those words is a link to the category, and you can get to that category overview (to see all of the posts in that category) anytime, by clicking on any of those words. I am working…

A reader asked why I was sharing about canned food we are eating today (why were were eating canned food at all)….

Posted on
6 Comments
Someone just asked me (on my Lead Safe Mama page) why I was sharing a picture of the canned food we were eating today – specifically why were were eating canned food at all…. Here’s the question from my reader: Tamara, why are you eating canned food today? Wednesday, April 8, 2020 – 4:30 p.m….

With today’s grocery delivery I will [for the first time in my life] have a full two weeks of food on hand (for my family of five.)

Posted on
0 Comments
Feeding a family of five for two weeks during the #ZombieApocalypse… …Note this date on the calendar (Sunday, April 5, 2020). Over the past month or so, I have – when possible – been purchasing extra basics and supplies (as many Americans have been), to sustain my family during this “Zombie Apocalypse.” I believe that after…

Now for some GOOD news! My baby got accepted to college! Here’s his acceptance letter, I am so excited for him!

Posted on
6 Comments
Photo taken: February 14, 2020. A.J. Rubin on trumpet, Colescott Rubin on bass – at the Portland Art Museum’s opening gala for the retrospective exhibit of the artwork of Robert Colescott [my son Colescott’s grandfather!].  A.J. has been accepted to Berklee College of Music! March 30, 2020 – Monday Well… we’re all beside ourselves over here…

Read the full XRF test results for the Aladdin Vintage 1985 Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox here.

Posted on
0 Comments
   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 were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

Support Lead Safe Mama’s advocacy by buying 4.5+ acres of prime commercial real estate in Napa Valley, CA!

Posted on
0 Comments
Click the image below for a full copy of the PDF flyer for the farm. Published: March 25, 2020 The yellow parallelogram in the first image above is my family’s honey farm in Napa Valley, California (Marshall’s Farm Honey.) This land (right off of Highway 29 on your way north from San Francisco to Napa)…

How the Zombie Apocalypse impacted our life: My son’s special needs *urgent* dentist appointment was cancelled!

Posted on
6 Comments
Click here to read some related posts! Tuesday, March 24, 2020 A little about Charlie… Charlie is my 11-year-old special needs kiddo. He was Lead-poisoned in utero, and also was exposed to Lead in house dust as an infant and toddler (in our 1905 urban home and neighborhood). Charlie has a lot of issues, but…