My son Avi drew these on his computer! ^^^
(more images below too!)
What Avi's Been Up To... since the start of the pandemic (and before!)
For those new here.... Avi is my third son (third out of four) and is 16-1/2 years old at the moment. He has a diagnosed brain injury from being Lead poisoned ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Lobster Salad vs. Ice Cream. Why XRF testing of consumer goods is *relevant*
Lobster Salad is NOT Ice Cream
(but I like both of them!)
In response to the Australian KidSpot article about my work this month...
...and the more then 1,300 comments on their related Facebook post
Here's a link to the Facebook post in question, please read the comments - for ...
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1925 German Altwasser Carl Thiersch (Silesia) saucer – Style # 2241: 6,410 ppm Lead on the food surface (decorative edge.)
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
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Le Prix China Stainless Dinner Knife with Plastic Handle: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Mercury-free.
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
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Another favorite “toy” of my 13 year-old-son — Archie McPhee 11761 Accoutrements Yodeling Pickle: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free
Here's an 11-second video of this toy in action.
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 ...
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Soil from Novato (from S.): range of 0 ppm Lead to 23 ppm Lead.
To learn more about what these soil test results mean, click here.
Soil sample test results from more testing I have done:
Click to see soil test results from Topanga, California
Click to see soil test results from "Southern California"
Click to see soil test results from ...
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One of my kid’s favorite “toys,” Marvelbeads Orbeez Refill 38,000 beads 16 oz: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!
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). ...
Read More about One of my kid’s favorite “toys,” Marvelbeads Orbeez Refill 38,000 beads 16 oz: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!
West Elm White Ceramic Large Dinner Plate (Indonesia): Lead-safe food surface & high-Lead back mark/logo area.
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 ...
Read More about West Elm White Ceramic Large Dinner Plate (Indonesia): Lead-safe food surface & high-Lead back mark/logo area.
West Elm White Ceramic Large Pasta Bowl (Indonesia): Lead-safe food surface & high-Lead back mark/logo area.
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 ...
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I’m “going under the knife” at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow!
I'm "going under the knife" at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow (Friday - 8/6/21!)
Thoughts and prayers are lovely! BUT what I would really love is a bunch of contributions in support of the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC too!
Summers are already predictably hard (in terms of not being able to keep up with ...
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Caraway “cookware without the chemicals” positive for 20 metals, including Lead, Mercury, Cobalt & Antimony (tested with XRF technology)
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 ...
Read More about Caraway “cookware without the chemicals” positive for 20 metals, including Lead, Mercury, Cobalt & Antimony (tested with XRF technology)
A bit of an exchange with a reader today. She accused me of “begging”… this is my response.
August 2, 2021 - Monday
#NotBegging! In fact I’m giving away fabulous safer choices for your home and all you have to do is follow me (on Instagram!) If you don’t want to contribute in support of the work... don’t. Others will contribute to make it possible for you to have this information for ...
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I just need ten… how about you?
LINK: https://tamararubin.com/2021/05/october-2021-lead-safe-mama-travel-schedule-florida-boston-utah-your-town/ ...
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Click through to read the LeadSafeMama.com stats highlights for July 2021
Lead Safe Mama Highlights for July 2021
Published: Sunday -August 1, 2021
Yesterday we passed 1.5 million unique page views for the year (so far in 2021!)
1.5 million unique page views is more page views than in all of the first five years of page views for this website combined. [If you ...
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