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 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals — including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic). All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable. Items are tested multiple times to confirm the test results for each component tested. Tamara’s work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine in February of 2023 (March 2023 print edition).
For Real Salt
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
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Melissa Wilson says
Thanks for the information. The problem is I was using Himalayan sea salt thinking it was healthy until I read an article on Instagram that it was not and so I was going to switch to Redmond And I was reading your information. Some of the top ones that you recommended are very expensive. I ordered a small 4 oz Saltverk and it lasted me about a week since I was using it for everything. Jacobsens is very expensive. I know about Crucial four salt but just have not tried them yet. We spend alot of money on organic food but I just cannot justify spending so much on salt. Any other recommendations? For cooking and also a course salt.
Thank you
Melissa Wilson
Ren says
I had the same question, and while I don’t know what your budget is, I found that the 5 lb bag of ‘Bolivian Rose’ salt from SaltWorks was reasonably-priced and was found to be an ‘acceptable choice’ with 72 ppb lead. I hope this helps.
Shelly says
Maybe try Vera Salt Co.?
Kerri says
What about the SaltWorks Ancient Ocean Himalayan Pink Salt, Fine Grain, 5 Pound Bag? Has this been tested? I couldn’t find the 5lb bag you mentioned safe.
Thanks
Kerri Creutz
Celina says
This is the most recent report that RealSalt sent me but I suck at converting the numbers! https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0031/8606/5475/files/Real-Salt-Typical-Analysis-October-2021.pdf?v=1635480756
EH says
So according to that doc from Redmond from Celina, lead is actually at 200 PPB? Not too familiar on how to convert 0.000020 to ppb
Sara Schoen says
I also got 200 ppb
-E says
I can see why. That chart is a mess. It doesn’t state the numbers are in ppm OR ppb, just stuff about percents, milligrams and teaspoons. This doesn’t look like a lab created report in my opinion. :/
Dina says
Any testing on Jacobsonssalt from Italy?