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Vatming Toy Car (Made in Hong Kong): 154 ppm Lead + 56 Cadmium + 16,300 ppm GOLD + 3,401 ppm Platinum.

XRF test results for the toy pictured Reading #1) Green painted area of toy 30-second reading Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 28,700 +/- 300 ppm Zinc (Zn): 712,200 +/- 1,900 ppm Titanium (Ti): 238,400 +/- 1,200 ppm Niobium (Nb): 808 +/- 34 ppm…

Red Antique Tootsie Toy Trailer Car (Made in Chicago): 94 ppm Lead + 73 Cadmium + 7,862 ppm GOLD! (Woah!)

XRF test results for the toy pictured Reading #1) Red painted area of toy 30-second reading Lead (Pb): 94 +/- 34 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Vanadium (V): 1,530 +/- 237 Manganese (Mn) 302 +/- 68 ppm Copper (Cu): 809 +/- 74 ppm Zinc (Zn): 971,200 +/-…

Blue Antique Tootsie Toy Trailer Car (Made in Chicago): 77 ppm Lead + 107 Cadmium + 5,246 ppm GOLD! (Woah!)

XRF test results for the toy pictured Reading #1) Blue painted area of toy 30-second reading Lead (Pb): 77 +/- 24 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Manganese (Mn) 82 +/- 50 ppm Iron (Fe): 219 +/- 47 ppm Copper (Cu): 1,402 +/- 65 ppm Zinc (Zn): 927,200…

Ceramic restaurant dish from Red Lobster – white with blue trim [35417 LL]: 52 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards).

XRF test results or the Red Lobster dish pictured Reading #1) White food surface of dish 90-second reading Lead (Pb): 52 +/- 4 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 4 +/- 2 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 1,000 +/- 39 ppm Copper (Cu): 12 +/- 7 ppm Zinc (Zn): 16,200 +/-…

Foam cushion inserts from popular “non-toxic” Los Angeles-based sofa brand test positive for Lead & Arsenic. This product is marketed as “Lead-free.”

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)…

MagnaTiles® brand magnetic building toy tested positive for trace levels of Arsenic, Mercury, and Cadmium in the metal rivets.

Published: December 27, 2021 – Monday (actually in the wee hours of December 28 – by the time we hit the “Publish” button!) Some background – OH THE DRAMA! So I have been wanting to tell this little story for quite some time, but frankly most days I don’t have the emotional energy to deal…

Vintage Tonka metal dune buggy style toy car with yellow body paint. The Lead is in the TIRES! 14,300 ppm! (90 & up is unsafe for kids)

2021 | Guest Article | O.C.D. | OCD

One mother’s journey with Lead-exposure concerns and OCD

Published: Monday – December 27, 2021 I recently met with a mama who is active in the Lead Safe Mama social media community (whom I had gotten to know a bit online, and have had the pleasure of visiting with in person several times!). Throughout our conversations that day, she shared with me her perspective…

Full XRF test results for Target’s Hearth & Hand with Magnolia animal figurine set (wood)

Published: December 25, 2021 — Saturday A reader sent these toys to me for testing (they were ordered directly from Target’s website) because there were some rumors on the internet (Facebook mama groups specifically, as I understand it) that these toys tested positive for Lead. The toys pictured did not test positive for Lead —…

Full XRF test results for: Target’s Hearth & Hand With Magnolia Kids’ Tree Set – Wood.

Published: December 25, 2021 – Saturday Full XRF test results for the toy pictured: Reading #1) Plain wood of trees 60-second test Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Iron (Fe): 33 +/- 7 ppm Barium (Ba): 232 +/- 40 ppm…

Understanding ppm vs. ppb vs. percent — what do the terms “parts per million,” and “parts per billion” mean?

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…

All I want for Christmas…

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