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Vintage (1980s?) Fisher Price sorting toy for infants and toddlers

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)…

Vintage 1970s Fisher Price School Bus Toy: 90 ppm Lead

Vintage 1975-1978 Fisher Price Bus, mostly lead-free! Bus eyeballs: 35 ppm lead, red wheels, 90 ppm lead (hazard level is 90+ ppm) I would call this one “safe”! With these vintage Fisher Price toys this is the exception when it comes to lead (most have at least one component that is high in lead!) To…

#LeadFree: Vintage Fisher Price Family Play Farm Set – Barn

Regarding the items shown in the photo below: Fisher Price Family Play Farm Barn: Non-Detect” for Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg) & Arsenic (As) when tested with an XRF instrument. All components tested. Fisher Price Green & White Toy Car: Also ND for Pb, Cd, Hg & As for all components. Fisher Price Little…

Vintage Fisher Price Plastic Toy Syringe: 6,331 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) in consumer goods is unsafe for kids.

Vintage Fisher Price Toy Syringe: 6,331 ppm Lead! When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage Fisher Price plastic toy syringe shown here was positive for 6,331 ppm Lead. How much Lead is too much Lead in a toy? The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe in a new/modern item intended for use by…

Vintage Fisher Price Parking Garage: 1,538 ppm Lead in the yellow plastic. 422 in the white. 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.

Test results for vintage Fisher Price Parking Garage: yellow plastic— 1,538 ppm lead white plastic 422 ppm lead #sigh. The amount of lead that is considered safe in a new/modern item intended for children is below 100 ppm in the substrate and below 90 ppm in the paint or coating. TIP: Avoid all vintage toys!…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People

Link to this post on Facebook so you can share it! Little People, Vintage: as high as 1,466 ppm lead Both the plastic substrate and painted faces contain unsafe levels of lead. With these little guys that is a big problem, because children ALWAYS seem to pop them in their mouths! And the part that…