A good start to the new year: January 2021 just popped in to the top 12 months of all time, passing 204,000 unique page views today
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A good start to the new year: January 2021 just popped in to the top 12 months of all time, passing 204,000 unique page views today

  January 25, 2021 — Monday 8:13 a.m. While this month is not “off-the-charts” like January 2020 (I think because people are still 98% consumed by the pandemic and related news), I am excited to share that January 2021 made its way (today) officially into the “Top 12 Months of All Time” here on the Lead…

World Kitchen Cherish Pattern white ceramic gravy boat with lid: 30 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards)
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World Kitchen Cherish Pattern white ceramic gravy boat with lid: 30 ppm Lead on the food surface (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…

Steel Wool Scrubby Thing (brand unknown): Non-Detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony
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Steel Wool Scrubby Thing (brand unknown): Non-Detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony

  Link to this product on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3is9YYU 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…

World Kitchen Cherish Pattern white ceramic butter dish with lid: food surface is ND (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony.
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World Kitchen Cherish Pattern white ceramic butter dish with lid: food surface is ND (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony.

When tested with an XRF instrument the World Kitchen Cherish Pattern White Ceramic Butter Dish with Lid (pictured here) had the following readings: Food Surface/ white glazed areas 60 – second test Bismuth (Bi): 156 +/ 14 ppm Iron (Fe): 3,713 +/- 217 ppm Vanadium (V): 111 +/- 51 ppm no other metals detected Logo…

US-ION 7.5 inch Iron Skillet by SolidTeknics: 99.54% Iron when tested with an XRF instrument. Click to read full details.
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US-ION 7.5 inch Iron Skillet by SolidTeknics: 99.54% Iron when tested with an XRF instrument. Click to read full details.

Published: January 15, 2021 Introduction to Tamara Rubin (for those new to this website!) Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work…

Small square white ceramic dish, no maker’s mark: Lead-free, Mercury Free, Arsenic-free, Cadmium-free.
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Small square white ceramic dish, no maker’s mark: Lead-free, Mercury Free, Arsenic-free, Cadmium-free.

60-second test – food surface Barium (Ba): 913 +/- 38 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 73 +/- 11 ppm Zinc (Zn): 2,553 +/- 93 ppm Iron (Fe): 660 +/- 127 ppm Vanadium (V): 4,079 +/- 317 ppm Titanium (Ti): 8,493 +/- 548 ppm This dish had no maker’s mark or other detail beyond what can be seen…

Microsafe by Lenox, Continental Dining Gold: Lead-free on the food surface and logo.
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Microsafe by Lenox, Continental Dining Gold: Lead-free on the food surface and logo.

60-second test – food surface – white area Barium (Ba): 363 +/- 34 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 66 +/- 13 ppm Zinc (Zn): 5,581 +/- 182 ppm Copper (Cu): 81 +/- 35 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,870 +/- 194 ppm Vanadium (V): 1,946 +/- 223 ppm Titanium (Ti): 3,118 +/- 335 ppm Painted areas (including golden trim…

1983 Made in England Royal Worcester Fine Bone China “Royal Garden Elgar”: 59,200 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids).
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1983 Made in England Royal Worcester Fine Bone China “Royal Garden Elgar”: 59,200 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids).

1983 Made in England Royal Worcester Fine Bone China “Royal Garden Elgar” 60-second test – food surface – white area Lead (Pb): 59,200 +/- 1,900 ppm Barium (Ba): 125 +/- 61 ppm Zinc (Zn): 209 +/- 36 ppm Iron (Fe): 971 +/- 177 ppm Painted areas (including golden trim and pink and white roses) tested…

10 Minutes with Tamara: a video series introduction and overview
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10 Minutes with Tamara: a video series introduction and overview

10 Minutes With Tamara, a video series Early in the CoViD-19 pandemic (April 2020) I conceived of the idea for this video series, a collection of interviews with friends from around the globe — friends whose lives have been directly (or tangentially) impacted by childhood Lead exposure. I was inspired by the ease and simplicity of…

Should I be worried about the possibility of lead in the sandbox toys at my child’s school? [Vintage toy dinosaur pictured: 8,000 ppm Lead].
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Should I be worried about the possibility of lead in the sandbox toys at my child’s school? [Vintage toy dinosaur pictured: 8,000 ppm Lead].

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…