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 ...
Read More about Vintage Libbey glass with red poppy floral pattern: 733,200 ppm Lead + 28,500 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations
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Vintage Libbey green glass with fern pattern: 34,800 ppm Lead + 1,133 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.
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 Vintage Libbey green glass with fern pattern: 34,800 ppm Lead + 1,133 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.
Vintage Libbey glass with red, white and blue floral pattern: 103,300 ppm Lead + 6,306 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.
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 Vintage Libbey glass with red, white and blue floral pattern: 103,300 ppm Lead + 6,306 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.
Vintage Libbey smoke glass with Dandelion pattern: 35,200 ppm Lead + 479 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.
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 Vintage Libbey smoke glass with Dandelion pattern: 35,200 ppm Lead + 479 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.
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Less than 10% of Lead Safe Mama website traffic comes from Facebook & Instagram — Looking for new paradigms
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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 Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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Sand colored floor tile from Medina, Ohio: 7,547 +/- 89 ppm Lead on the decorative/ glazed surface (primarily a concern with demolition)
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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 Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
Read More about Sand colored floor tile from Medina, Ohio: 7,547 +/- 89 ppm Lead on the decorative/ glazed surface (primarily a concern with demolition)
Kitchen tile from Nashville, Tennessee home purchased in 1988: 556,900 ppm Lead in the glaze (more than 55% Lead!)
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 Kitchen tile from Nashville, Tennessee home purchased in 1988: 556,900 ppm Lead in the glaze (more than 55% Lead!)
Spreading some joy and happiness today… my older three sons uploaded a new video.
Hey! I wanted to spread some joy and happiness today. This video is my sons performing. They uploaded this today as an audition clip for a theme park near Boston (where they want to have a regular gig). I get such a kick out of the fact that they were born 100 years too late (in terms of the era of ...
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April, May, June, July, August, September… How toxic is YOUR baseball glove?! Vintage ball gloves can have unsafe levels of Lead!
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 ...
Read More about April, May, June, July, August, September… How toxic is YOUR baseball glove?! Vintage ball gloves can have unsafe levels of Lead!
XRF Test Results for Black Hills Natural Sandstone (in the form of a bit of paving stone.)
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 XRF Test Results for Black Hills Natural Sandstone (in the form of a bit of paving stone.)
Everyday White Porcelain bowl (Made in China): 41 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.
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 Everyday White Porcelain bowl (Made in China): 41 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.
Pottery Barn Studio dish by Barbara Eigen: 230 ppm Lead on the food surface. 90 ppm (& up) is considered too much in items intended for use by kids.
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 Pottery Barn Studio dish by Barbara Eigen: 230 ppm Lead on the food surface. 90 ppm (& up) is considered too much in items intended for use by kids.
Gray KitchenAid-style (Wolf-brand commercial kitchen size) stand mixer blade: 82 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
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 ...
Read More about Gray KitchenAid-style (Wolf-brand commercial kitchen size) stand mixer blade: 82 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
