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 acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
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 acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs 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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used by…
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)…
January 2, 2023 — Monday With contributions made by Lead Safe Mama readers (thank you, friends!), I just purchased this little cup (“3 oz Stoneware Espresso Mug“) new (off of Amazon, from the Le Creuset Amazon store — link) to demonstrate to myself (and Lead Safe Mama readers) that the brand Le Creuset is…
XRF test results for the item pictured. More information to be posted shortly. Brown dish food surface 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 82 +/- 5 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Chromium (Cr): 218 +/- 97 ppm Iron (Fe): 35,900 +/- 400 ppm Copper (Cu): 62 +/- 11 ppm…
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 for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific…
XRF reading on food surface of dish (cream speckled background area): 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 31 +/- 11 ppm Barium (Ba): 74 +/- 31 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 4,147 +/- 99 ppm Platinum (Pt): 189 +/- 74 ppm Zinc (Zn): 16,300 +/- 400 ppm Copper (Cu): 189 +/- 36 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,066 +/- 180 ppm…
Published: Sunday – June 28, 2020 When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument in “Consumer Goods” mode, the vintage Rival Crock-Pot Stoneware Slow Cooker with brown glaze pictured above had the readings listed below. Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She…
White center of dish: Barium (Ba): 14,000 +/- 800 ppm Zinc (Zn): 17,200 +/- 700 ppm Iron (Fe): 655 +/- 172 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 93 +/- 44 ppm Blue edge of dish: Barium (Ba): 9,478 +/- 668 ppm Tin (Sn): 265 +/- 71 ppm Zinc (Zn): 13,800 +/- 600 ppm Iron (Fe): 898 +/- 184…
#1) Black backmark on dish: Lead (Pb): 12,300 +/- 600 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 91 +/- 52 ppm Arsenic (As): 1,605 +/- 279 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,765 +/- 499 ppm Chromium (Cr): 2,123 +/- 96 ppm Tin (Sn): 783 +/- 91 ppm Zinc (Zn): 15,600 +/- 700 ppm Nickel (Ni): 159 +/- 55 ppm Iron (Fe):…
Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2020 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 uses high-precision XRF testing…
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Here is the full XRF reading for the food surface of the plate (a “Made in Italy” Arte Italica Bella Bianca Stoneware saucer with dark clay and white glaze) pictured here. Center of food surface of saucer: Lead (Pb): 3,821 +/- 144 ppm Barium (Ba): 248 +/- 89 ppm Zinc (Zn): 28,800 +/- 900 ppm…
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 acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…