This Thomas “Sunny Day” saucer (Germany, c. 2004) contains 11,200 ppm Lead + 1,209 Arsenic. Which dishes do you use daily?

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Spode Consul Cobalt pattern saucer: 21,200 ppm Lead + 730 ppm Arsenic. From 2002, this isn’t even technically vintage!

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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

English Spode “Italian” pattern bowl: 65,100 ppm Lead + 2,211 Arsenic on the food surface. Do you have Spode at home?

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English Spode “Italian” pattern dish: 57,900 ppm Lead + 2,058 Arsenic on the food surface. Do you have Spode at home?

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Some good news for a change! Target Threshold porcelain appetizer plate: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-Free, Mercury-Free, Antimony-Free!

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Senso Minds “Non-Toxic” chewable pencil topper – Lego shape: 13 +/- 6 ppm Cadmium, a known carcinogen.

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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2020 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Senso Minds “Non-Toxic” silicone sensory chew necklace – Lego shape: 12 +/- 4 ppm Cadmium, a known carcinogen.

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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2020 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Senso Minds “Non-Toxic” silicone sensory chew necklace – Lego shape: 11 +/- 6 ppm Cadmium, a known carcinogen.

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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2020 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

February 2020 closed out the month in 4th place on Lead Safe Mama’s #BestMonthsEver list with 351,421 page views!

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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2020 On February 29th at about 8:45 p.m. February 2020 passed 350,000 views for the month (see the graph below). By the time midnight on the 29th rolled around February closed out the month with 351,421 unique page views – bring the total all time page views for this website just…

“Better For Your” coffee mug: 304 Stainless Steel (Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury & Antimony)

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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2020 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Target Threshold Earthenware Easter Bunny mug: 217 ppm Lead in the black accents, 90 ppm on the white glaze

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For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

Tamara’s gold tooth crown (c. 2010, replaced in 2016): non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Antimony & Arsenic. Thank G-d!

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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2020 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Amethyst Tree: 122 ppm Lead and 28 ppm Arsenic, this is not a toy for babies & toxicants are just one reason why.

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The Pampered Chef small unglazed stoneware pan: 29 ppm Lead (safe by all standards, but I would not use in my home).

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Emile Henry white glazed small pie dish, made in France: 125 ppm Lead (likely non-leaching.) Please click for details.

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Apilco white porcelain plate, made in France: 90 ppm Lead – safe by all standards. Please click for details.

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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse with three young kids at home – what we’re buying. #CoViD19PanicWeek

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Written: March 13, 2020 Updated: 2:03 p.m. – 3/13/2020 I will updating this post periodically over the course of the day! Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse (this is not just because of CoViD-19)! So for starters, I have to say that we bought (or buy on a regular basis) most of these things – in quantity whenever possible…

California Olive Ranch Extra Virgin Olive Oil green glass bottle: 40 ppm Lead – safe by all standards.

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Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Noritake Colorwave Graphite BoB Swirl Pattern (Made in Indonesia): 44 ppm Lead + 182 ppm Cadmium on food surface.

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Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

2010 Lenox Opal Innocence china (Made In USA): 68 ppm Lead on the food surface. This is safe by all standards.

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Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Green Ikea Mug (Made In China): Lead-free glaze. White ceramic substrate: 43 ppm Lead – safe by all standards!

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Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Tiny Schleich bunny made in Tunisia: Lead-Free! This is generally a very safe brand (from a Lead-perspective at least!)

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Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a 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…

I thought y’all might also find this interesting… “How CoViD 19 panic onset has impacted my website traffic…”

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Instead of 10,000 to 20,000+ views a day… I am down to 6,000 to 8,000 views each day this week… I thought some of you might find this as interesting as I do… here’s to hoping things get better (for all the humans, in all the areas – but especially our health!) … and to…