2019 | Christmas | Christmas 2019 | Christmas China | Christmas Decoration | Christmas Dish | Christmas Plate | creative co-op | creativeco-op | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
2019 Creative Co-op ceramic Christmas dish: 54 ppm Lead + 21 ppm Cadmium. Safe by all standards.
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…
2019 | Chad Barrett | Christmas | Christmas 2019 | Christmas China | Christmas Decoration | Christmas Mug | Christmas Mugs | creative co-op | creativeco-op | Enamel | Enamelware | Enamelware Mug | Mug | Mugs | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
New 2019 enamelware mug: 7,862 ppm Lead, 3,502 ppm Cadmium, 1,088 ppm Arsenic, & 1,031 ppm Antimony!
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…
2019 | Christmas | Christmas 2019 | Christmas China | Christmas Decoration | Christmas Dish | Christmas Plate | creative co-op | creativeco-op | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
2019 Creative Co-op ceramic Christmas dish: 9,591 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 197 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen)
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…
2019 | Christmas | Christmas 2019 | Christmas China | Christmas Decoration | Christmas Dish | Christmas Plate | creative co-op | creativeco-op | Kellie Montana | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
2019 Creative Co-op Kellie Montana ceramic Christmas plate: 49 ppm Lead + 1,319 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen)
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…
“Lead Free” | #LeadFree | Baby | Baby Spoon | Baby Spoons | Gerber | Gerber Baby | Gerber Baby Spoon | Silver Baby Spoon | Silver Plate | Silver Plate Baby Spoon | Silver Spoon | Silverplate | Silverware | Winthrop Silver Plate | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Vintage Winthrop silver plate Gerber Baby spoon: Lead-Free, 14.7% silver! This is safe for babies to use! Do you have one?
This was purchased at an antique store (for $12) and I don’t know how old it is. If you happen to have one of these at home (from your childhood) and know the year made, please let me know and I will update the post accordingly! Thank you. Gerber baby spoon – handle Zinc (Zn):…
OXO | OXO Black Rubberized Handle | OXO Silicone Spatula | Oxo Spatula | Spatula | Spatula with Cadmium | Spatula with Lead | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
OXO green silicone spatula: 1117 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 11 ppm Cadmium in the food-contact surface. I avoid this brand.
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses high-precision XRF testing (a…
OXO | OXO Black Rubberized Handle | OXO Silicone Spatula | Oxo Spatula | Spatula | Spatula with Cadmium | Spatula with Lead | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
OXO orange silicone spatula: 489 ppm Lead + 16 ppm Cadmium in the food-contact surface. I avoid this brand.
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses high-precision XRF testing (a…
A Rubin Family update + a reminder about how the Lead Safe Mama website works (including the top 12 posts for today….)
Picture of me – with my four sons (Avi – 15, Charlie – 11, A.J. – 17 & Colescott – 23) on Valentine’s day. This picture was taken in the Portland Art Museum’s “green room” right before my two oldest boys performed at the opening gala for the retrospective exhibit of my eldest son’s grandfather’s work! Written:…
What is vintage? What is antique? Some definitions to help you determine if your cherished items are likely to be toxic or not!
What do you mean by “Vintage” here on this website? Many of the objects I test and write about on this blog are noted to be either “vintage” or “antique” I especially use these terms when I don’t know the exact year of production for the specific item tested – but can “guesstimate” the age,…
1895 | Baby | Baby Flatware | Baby Spoon | Baby Spoons | Lead Contaminated Silver | Lead Contaminated Sterling Silver | Made In America | Made In Chicago | Made in U.S.A. | Made In USA | Silver | Silver Baby Spoon | Silver Spoon | Silverware | Spoon | Spoons | Sterling | Sterling Silver | Wendell Manufacturing Co.
Sterling silver Wendell Manufacturing Co. baby spoon, c. 1895-1900: 1,677 ppm Lead in the handle. 90 is unsafe.
First I just want to say that I LOVE finding resources like this (link here) online! I was looking to identify the back mark of the little antique sterling silver spoon pictured here on this post and this “Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks” had not only a photo of the mark with the name of…
#LeadFree | 2019 | 2019 Ikea | BINTJE | Ikea | Ikea Decor | Ikea Plant Pot | Made In China | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
2019 Ikea Bintje Plant Pot: Lead-Free. 82% Zinc + 17% Iron. There are actually a lot of safe things made in China!
Ikea Bintje Plant Pot, 60 second test: Chromium (Cr): 2,043 +/- 194 ppm Zinc (Zn): 824,700 +/- 8,800 ppm Iron (Fe): 165,900 +/- 2,700 ppm Cobalt (Co): 5,944 +/- 695 ppm This piece is discussed in this video – link here. I will update this post shortly, but just wanted to start by making sure…
1956 copy of Harry The Dirty Dog: 3,099 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is considered unsafe and illegal in modern books for kids.
Tested area #1 Double page with train/ focus on green; 60 second test: Lead (Pb): 689 +/- 21 ppm Barium (Ba): 1,002 +/- 107 ppm Chromium (Cr): 77 +/- 48 ppm Bromine (Br): 6 +/- 3 ppm Zinc (Zn): 389 +/- 16 ppm Copper (Cu): 39 +/- 13 ppm Iron (Fe): 496 +/- 36…
#LeadFree | Anchor | Anchor Hocking | Anchor Hocking Glassware | Clear Glass | Glass | Press Line | Press Line Example | Press Lines | Press Lines in Glassware | Pressed Glass | Vintage Glass | Vintage Glassware | Vintage Wine Glass | Wine Glass | Wine Glasses | Wine Goblet | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Anchor Hocking Wexford Glassware (1967–1998) goblet with press lines (an excellent example of Lead-free vintage glassware.)
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…
Coffee Pot | Easter | Easter Decoration | Easter Toy | Enamel | Enamelware | Enamelware Kettle | Enamelware Tea Pot | Enamelware Toy | Tea Pot | Tea Set | Teapot | Teapot Toy | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Vintage enamelware coffee pot toy: 620,400 ppm Lead. Yes, you read that right! 62% Lead! (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)
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 testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
Cartoon Character Glass | Character Glass | Garfield | McDonald | McDonald’s | McDonald’s Collectable Glassware | McDonald’s Glass | McDonald’s Collectable | McDonald’s Garfield Mug | McDonald’s Mug | Vintage Garfield Mug | Viral Post | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
1980 McDonalds Garfield Mug: 169,500 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids) + 10,700 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer)
Published: March 1, 2020 Updated: December 4, 2023 Full XRF test results for the McDonald’s Garfield “Rises to the Occasion” glass pictured are below. To summarize the test results below, this glass tested positive for two heavy metals (metals that are poisonous to humans): Lead and Cadmium — at levels that are considered (by…
Small resin house: Lead-free! Resin objects are “almost always” safe for kids! (From a metals perspective at least!)
Little Resin House Reading #1) Gray of roof; 30 second test: Zinc (Zn): 39 +/- 18 ppm Copper (Cu): 86 +/- 36 ppm Iron (Fe): 356 +/- 129 ppm Titanium (Ti): 27,200 +/- 2,300 ppm Reading #2) Wall and fence area; 30 second test: Titanium (Ti): 35,700 +/- 2,500 ppm No other metals detected Reading #3) Large…
Cafe Mug | Cafe Style Mug | Diner Style China | Nestle’s | Sterling | Sterling China | Vintage Cafe Mug | Vintage Diner Mug
Vintage Sterling China Cup & Saucer: 37,500 ppm Lead. All Sterling China I’ve tested has had unsafe levels of Lead.
Nestle cup and saucer – logo area; 60 second test. Lead (Pb): 37,500 +/- 1,100 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 55 +/- 17 ppm Barium (Ba): 510 +/- 103 ppm Antimony (Sb): 450 +/- 44 ppm Tin (Sn): 7,848 +/- 366 ppm Zinc (Zn): 573 +/- 63 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,022 +/- 208 ppm Vanadium (V): 113…
Could bombillas (decorated metal straws for drinking yerba mate) cause undiagnosed heavy metal poisoning in users?
Are yerba mate bombillas (straws) toxic? Published: February 29, 2020 Photographic contributions by Avi Benjamin Rubin 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)….
Facebook Live Video | Video | Videos | Vintage Book | Vintage Books | XRF Testing | XRFTesting | YouTube Video
Lead contaminated silver (+ Cadmium too) with Lead Safe Mama, February 27, 2020 (Video)
Below is a Facebook Live video I made today. I have uploaded it to my YouTube channel. Please watch it and if you learn something or find it at all interesting and want to see more videos like this, please subscribe to the YouTube channel so that you will be alerted when I upload future…
Christmas | Christmas Mug | Christmas Mugs | Made In China | Mug | Mugs | Mugs With Cadmium | Mugs with Lead | Photo Mug | Shutterfly | Shutterfly Mug | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
February 2020 Shutterfly mug with red interior: 174 ppm Lead + 569 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen known to cause cancer)
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…
1956 | 1956 Book | Facebook Live Video | Video | Videos | Vintage Book | Vintage Books | XRF Testing | XRFTesting | YouTube Video
“Christmas in February” with Lead Safe Mama, February 24, 2020 (Video)
Below is a Facebook Live video I made today. I have uploaded it to my YouTube channel. Please watch it and if you learn something or find it at all interesting and want to see more videos like this, please subscribe to the YouTube channel so that you will be alerted when I upload future…
1956 | 1956 Book | Facebook Live Video | Harry The Dirty Dog | Video | Videos | Vintage Book | Vintage Books | XRF Testing | XRFTesting | YouTube Video
Testing vintage books for Lead with Lead Safe Mama, February 24, 2020 (Video): Harry the Dirty Dog (1956)
Below is a Facebook Live video I made today. I have uploaded it to my YouTube channel. Please watch it and if you learn something or find it at all interesting and want to see more videos like this, please subscribe to the YouTube channel so that you will be alerted when I upload future…
1939 | 1939 World’s Fair | Collectible Spoon | Commemorative Spoon | Flatware | Spoon | Spoons | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
1939 “Wm ROGERS MFG CO” New York World’s Fair spoon: 50% silver (Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!)
Spoon – 30 seconds Barium (Ba): 1,866 +/- 917 ppm Chromium (Cr): 4,070 +/- 1,232 ppm Zinc (Zn): 67,400 +/- 1,800 ppm Copper (Cu): 333,600 +/- 3,100 ppm Nickel (Ni): 73,400 +/- 2,100 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,829 +/- 806 ppm Silver (Ag): 513,300 +/- 3,300 ppm Molybdenum (Mo): 1,428 +/- 206 ppm This piece is…
2020 | plastic | Plastic Blocks | Plastic Toy | Plastic Toys | Toxic Toys | Toy | Toys | Toys with Lead | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
c. 1989 Flexibear Flexiblocks plastic toy: 1,735 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is considered unsafe/illegal in modern toys.
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…