I got an amazing response from Jervis & George re: the Lead-painted markings on their baby feeding jars. Please read it!
Teamwork! Jervis & George contacted me yesterday with a response to the testing I reported here this year (2019) and last (2018), testing that was prompted by home testing done by one of my readers who owned these products (a reader who then sent her jars to me for further testing using XRF technology.) Please…
Kwikset sliver-colored door handle: No Lead! No Cadmium! No Mercury! No Arsenic! [A great choice!]
When tested with an XRF instrument the silver-colored Kwikset door handle pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Zinc (zn): 115,600 +/- 2,200 ppm All testing is done with a freshly calibrated XRF instrument. Test results…
Kwikset door handle: No Lead! But 494 ppm Mercury (Hg).
When tested with an XRF instrument the Kwikset door handle pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): 494 +/- 185 ppm Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-dtect Selenium (Se): non-detect Zinc (zn): 168,600 +/- 1,800 ppm All testing is done with a freshly calibrated XRF…
Baldwin door handle: 11,400 ppm Lead [For context: 90 is unsafe in items intended for use by children].
When tested with an XRF instrument this door handle had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 11,400 +/- 700 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-dtect Selenium (Se): non-detect Tin (Sn): 2,254 +/- 196 ppm As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please…
First day of high school – 6 days late! Happy boys! They just want to learn all the things.
Today (Thursday, September 5, 2019) was the first day of high school for my two middle boys! They started 9th and 12th grade today after finally being approved for a transfer to a Lead-Safe school yesterday. We’re so thankful to everyone who helped make this possible & the boys are thrilled about their new school….
Lead Safe Mama passed 3.9 million unique all time views today! Thank you!
I am so full of gratitude for all of the readers on the Lead Safe Mama blog right now. This month (September 2019) is probably the most difficult and challenging time since the attacks on my advocacy work began in March of 2016. I expect it will continue to be extremely challenging (mostly from a…
August 2019 is the second #BestMonthEver on LeadSafeMama.com with 208,449 unique views!
Thanks again friends! Thank you for supporting my advocacy work to make this possible. Thank you for reading and sharing my posts. Thank you for using this work as a springboard to start important conversations with your friends and family about Lead, childhood Lead poisoning, and the importance of primary prevention in childhood Lead poisoning…
Check out the top ten cities with the most #LeadSafeMama readers in August 2019
I have New Idea Food, Better Homes and Gardens Australia, and the Australian TV News 7 to thank for this! Thanks so much everyone! I hope to visit y’all “down under” soon! Tamara Rubin #LeadSafeMama
Original vinyl bench for 1975 Hammond organ: 4,138 ppm Lead, 370 Arsenic, 21 Cadmium + 835 Antimony!
When tested with an XRF instrument the vinyl covered bench for this 1975 Hammond organ had the following readings: Brown vinyl seat of organ bench: Lead (Pb): 4,138 +/- 113 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 21 +/- 8 ppm Arsenic (As): 370 +/- 102 ppm Barium (Ba): 15,600 +/- 300 ppm Chromium (Cr): 1,117 +/- 212 Antimony…
Keyboard for 1975 Hammond organ: 73 ppm Lead + 186 Cadmium (& why I make an “exception” for instruments.)
When tested with an XRF instrument, the plastic keys of this 1975 Hammond organ keyboard (with the full organ pictured below) had the following readings: White Keys of Organ Keyboard Lead (Pb): 73 +/- 7 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 186 +/- 10 ppm Barium (Ba): 387 +/- 77 ppm Zinc (Zn): 249 +/- 14 ppm Iron…
On August 28th, my legal team filed our lawsuit against the State of Oregon in Federal court. Read it here.
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…
I will not eat mussels again. These shells were positive for 14,000 ppb Cadmium. Food is toxic at levels below 100 ppb.
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 by…
1986 Dor Mei Toys Spinosaurus: 5,341 ppm Lead. 90 ppm and up is considered illegal and unsafe for toys made today.
The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe and illegal in a modern item manufactured for use by children today is anything 90 ppm or higher in the paint or coating or anything 100 ppm or higher in the substrate. As a result of the high levels of Lead found in this 1986 “Dor Mei”…
Another reason to avoid vintage toys – 1985 Imperial Toys T-Rex: 7,872 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe and illegal in a modern item manufactured for use by children today is anything 90 ppm or higher in the paint or coating or anything 100 ppm or higher in the substrate. As a result of the high levels of Lead found in this 1985 “Imperial Toys”…
Another reason to avoid vintage toys — toy triceratops: 6,298 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
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)…
August 2019 is now in 3rd place in the race for #BestMonthEver 🙂 on LeadSafeMama.com
August 30, 2019 – Update (Friday afternoon)… It looks like August is definitely going to be closing out as #LeadSafeMama’s 2nd #BestMonthEver. To reach this goal, we just have to pass 202,720 views before the end of the month – and at the current rate of about 5,500 – 6,000 views a day, that will…
Vintage cloth Raggedy Andy doll: 4,941 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe) + 238 ppm Arsenic (in the button eyes)
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)…
#AskTamara: Do natural shells have Lead? Are they safe for kids to play with (as far as being non-toxic)?
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to have XRF detectable…
#AskTamara: Shellfish can have high Lead (as a food), but do clam *shells* have an unsafe level of Lead? Are they safe for kids?
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer While the food category “shellfish” (like scallops, mussels, clams and shrimp) are notoriously high in Lead, their shells are another matter. For context however, it is important to…
#AskTamara: I know shellfish can have high Lead (as a food), but do scallop *shells* have an unsafe level of Lead? Are they safe for kids?
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer While the food category “shellfish” (like scallops, mussels and shrimp) are notoriously high in Lead, their shells are another matter. For context however, it is important to know…
#AskTamara: Do sea shells have Lead? Are they safe for my kids to play with? [Spoilers: This one is Lead-free!]
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to have XRF detectable…
#AskTamara: Do sea shells have unsafe levels of heavy metals? Are they safe for my kids to play with?
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to have XRF detectable…
August 2019 is now in 4th place in the race for #BestMonthEver 🙂 – This is fun! Thanks everyone!
Thursday, August 29, 2019 – Update:
Avi’s Thoughts on Climate Change Action – August 2019
Avi Rubin is a 14 year old kid activist. He was Lead poisoned as an infant (at 7 months old) and has a permanent brain injury as a result of his poisoning – with a visual memory in the 4th percentile. To accommodate his disabilities he has learned to use tools like “text to speech” to capture…