But is this dish or toy or lamp or vitamin or piece of jewelry (or Tibetan brass singing bowl!) ACTUALLY going to poison me? And how would that happen, exactly?
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But is this dish or toy or lamp or vitamin or piece of jewelry (or Tibetan brass singing bowl!) ACTUALLY going to poison me? And how would that happen, exactly?

  Published: June 12, 2021 Updated: August 1, 2023 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…

The “Heavy Metals in Baby Food” conversation simplified. What parents need to know.
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The “Heavy Metals in Baby Food” conversation simplified. What parents need to know.

  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,…

Q. I want to buy some nontoxic cookware — which pots and pans are the safest for cooking? Which pots and pans are the least toxic?
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Q. I want to buy some nontoxic cookware — which pots and pans are the safest for cooking? Which pots and pans are the least toxic?

       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…

A reporter asked me this question yesterday: “Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?” Here’s my answer (comparison to COVID-19)
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A reporter asked me this question yesterday: “Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?” Here’s my answer (comparison to COVID-19)

To the reporter who interviewed me for an article today: Your question was, “Why aren’t children getting tested (given the pervasiveness of Lead exposure)?” I gave you some short answers in our call — but here’s my longer answer. “Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?”  Answer: If you don’t think your children are “at…

Here’s how to remove Lead paint from antique doors and windows for decor purposes
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Here’s how to remove Lead paint from antique doors and windows for decor purposes

   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,…

How much Lead is in salt? Which salt is safest to use for cooking? Is Himalayan salt safe?
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How much Lead is in salt? Which salt is safest to use for cooking? Is Himalayan salt safe?

  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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a…

This is what a Leaded sealing dot looks like on a stainless steel water bottle. Please read the full piece if you have questions.
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This is what a Leaded sealing dot looks like on a stainless steel water bottle. Please read the full piece if you have questions.

  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,…

“If the Lead is only on the OUTSIDE (… of my dish, measuring cup, mixing bowl, etc.) why does it matter?”
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“If the Lead is only on the OUTSIDE (… of my dish, measuring cup, mixing bowl, etc.) why does it matter?”

  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,…

How the Lead industry deliberately utilized systemic racism to deflect blame for poisoning generations of children
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How the Lead industry deliberately utilized systemic racism to deflect blame for poisoning generations of children

Note: My husband and I have been working on writing this article for a few weeks now. We have done our best to present this information in a way that gives the reader historical context and demonstrates these issues as endemic in for-profit-industry over the past century and beyond. The opinions we have expressed here…

I don’t do what I do to instill fear. I do what I do to educate, so YOU can make informed choices for your family.
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I don’t do what I do to instill fear. I do what I do to educate, so YOU can make informed choices for your family.

  Published: May 31, 2020 This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution to help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. Is what I report on this website “fear-mongering?”   Yesterday an article was shared with me that mentioned me and my advocacy work. This blog post here, today…

I heard that urine and hair tests for heavy metals (including Lead) were not considered “real” or “useful” results. Why is this?
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I heard that urine and hair tests for heavy metals (including Lead) were not considered “real” or “useful” results. Why is this?

  This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution to help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free (and to help cover the costs of our work doing independent consumer goods testing), click here. Thank you. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood…

Folks have been asking if Lead in vintage books is a real poisoning concern. Here’s my response.
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Folks have been asking if Lead in vintage books is a real poisoning concern. Here’s my response.

  This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution to help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. 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…

Does vintage and new functional pottery and dishware have unsafe levels of lead? Why is that a problem?
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Does vintage and new functional pottery and dishware have unsafe levels of lead? Why is that a problem?

Question: Does vintage and new functional pottery and dishware have unsafe levels Of lead? Why is that a problem? Originally Published: August 18, 2013 Updated: December 28, 2019 Answer: Pottery & dishes often contains lead. For decades potters have known about the potential hazards of lead in ceramics and glazes and many have chosen to specifically…

Question: Can you test supplements with an XRF? Answer: Not in most cases. [Read post for details].
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Question: Can you test supplements with an XRF? Answer: Not in most cases. [Read post for details].

Question: I get this question quite often: “Can you test supplements with an XRF instrument?” So I thought it was time for a blog post with the answer! 🙂 Answer: In most cases, it is neither appropriate nor meaningful to test supplements (or food products for that matter) for Lead (or other heavy metals) using…