Section #1) The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC is often “ahead of” the science Take a good look at these toys: is any of the paint missing?… Are the edges worn?… Are there obvious bite/teething marks? Is your baby at an age/developmental stage where they are normally putting things in their mouth, as a way of exploring the world? Now - after pondering those key considerations, read on. If you are a parent of a baby or toddler, I would - at this moment - invite you to go over to your child’s toy box or playroom and find any painted wooden toys (from any brand, like Melissa & Doug, Fisher-Price, Plan Toys, Hape, etc.) and set them next to you. I want to be 100% clear that the concern is ONLY for painted toys being used by babies or toddlers (or children with pica) who might normally be expected to put their painted toys in their mouths. This is not a concern for older children playing with modern painted toys, when those toys are used as intended. Tamara’s work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine in February 2023 (March 2023 print edition).įirst, I want to apologize - and acknowledge that this subject has been on my long “things I really must write about” list for nearly a year now! Given that the concern for Titanium Dioxide in food (the new European regulatory standards for foods and candies - like Starbursts and Skittles) is in the news cycle this week (as the August 2022 deadline for full compliance approaches), it seemed like a good time to re-shuffle my list, finish this article, and publish it so readers have some context for this concern fresh in their minds. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals - including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used by the U.S. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker.
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