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Please stop using vintage Pyrex glassware for cooking & serving food — it’s often coated with high-Lead paint & can test positive for Cadmium, Arsenic
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A letter to Facebook discussing the impact of Facebook changes (health-related-content-censorship) implemented with the pandemic.
Wednesday - December 1, 2021
This post is for "R" at Facebook - who is going to try to help me get to the bottom of this issue (I wanted him to have all of the considerations in one place - with links, and graphics, and everything!) I have also removed all advertising from this post to ...
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November 2021: Best month in 2021 here at LeadSafeMama.com, thank you! (Plus… the top 12 articles of November 2021!)
#6thBestMonthEver
So many exciting things to share about November 2021!
Closing out with 282,560 unique page views, November 2021 was the 6th best month ever here on the Lead Safe Mama website!
With an average daily page views of 9,419 - we're almost half-way to our sustainability ...
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Hey friends!
In addition to being the "Best November Ever" here at LeadSafeMama.com, November 2021 is also officially (at this moment) the #7thBestMonthEver [7th best month of all time - in terms of unique monthly ...
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Max Eckardt & Sons Shiny Brite Vintage Glass Christmas Ornaments: 23,400 ppm Lead in the yellow bands. 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.
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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 ...
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November 2021 is officially the #BestNovemberEver here at LeadSafeMama.com! Thank you!
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OMGosh! November 2021
just became
#BestNovemberEver
on the Lead Safe Mama website
(a couple of minutes ago!)
AMAZING! Thank YOU for ...
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The (Lead-Free/ Lead Safe) gifts I bought my own kids this (2021) holiday season.
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). ...
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Last time this year… Lead Safe Mama Stats Update
11/27/2021- Saturday
Lead Safe Mama Stats Update....
It's kind of fun watching the numbers crawl up - back towards "normal" (pre-pandemic normal) as we approach the end of the year! Right now it looks like this November will at least close out the month as the 7th #BestMonthEver in the ...
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Preliminary XRF test results for one sample of Black Oxygen Organics (BOO) Fulvic Acid: Lot #21720, expires 08/2023
Screenshot (above) from Black Oxygen's website before it was taken down this week.
Thursday — November 26, 2021
Hello! I expect a lot of people who will be reading this article may be new to my work, so I will start with a bit of an introduction and some context for how my testing of this ...
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HABA stuffed snail rattle baby toy with flower: 144 ppm Antimony in the snail head (typical in stuffed animals with polyfil.)
Antimony content in stuffed animals, fabric and polyfil is not regulated (as far as I understand.) Antimony is pervasive throughout plastics in our environment - from plastic food packaging to plastic-based (synthetic) fabrics to plastic stuffings in stuffed items (like dolls, pillows and quilts.) ...
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2014 Nintendo Super Mario Stuffed Doll (#2) – Made in China: 170 ppm Antimony (commonly found in stuffed animals.)
Antimony content in stuffed animals, fabric and polyfil is not regulated (as far as I understand.) Antimony is pervasive throughout plastics in our environment - from plastic food packaging to plastic-based (synthetic) fabrics to plastic stuffings in stuffed items (like dolls, pillows and quilts.) ...
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Fantasia Brand Christmas Tree Ornaments (Made in Poland): 23 ppm Lead + 9 ppm Arsenic (plus the finish is peeling!)
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 ...
Read More about Fantasia Brand Christmas Tree Ornaments (Made in Poland): 23 ppm Lead + 9 ppm Arsenic (plus the finish is peeling!)
Silicone Push Pop Bubble Fidget — Rainbow Frosted Cup Cake Design: 18 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen). Safe by all 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 ...
Read More about Silicone Push Pop Bubble Fidget — Rainbow Frosted Cup Cake Design: 18 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen). Safe by all standards.
