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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, LLC — a unique community collaborative woman-owned small business for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety.
• Since July of 2022, the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC has been responsible for five product recalls (FDA and CPSC).
• All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable.
• Please check out our press page to see some amazing coverage of our work so far this year!

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Important Background: What is an Action Level?

Please note the following key points:

The original lab report for this product is below (at the bottom of this page). The graphic above shows the levels of metals detected in this product (in red) along with the low threshold of detection (in green) for each the metals not detected with the laboratory testing that Lead Safe Mama, LLC had completed for this product. The numbers are juxtaposed (in blue) to the “Action Level” proposed by the medical and scientific community in 2021 as part of the Baby Food Safety Act.

• These levels were set as “Action Levels” that are (in fact) protective of human health.
• An “Action Level” is NOT the same as a “Maximum Allowable Level.”
• Once something is as toxic as the “Action Level,” it is officially in the realm of heavy metal levels that can cause lasting harm to children.
• Action Levels are not related to serving size.
  • Action Levels are relevant for any amount of a food product that may be consumed (any quantity of the food in question).
  • PPB (parts per billion / ppb) measurements are a percentage (albeit a very small percentage) – and apply to any quantity of a food product.
  • For more discussion about serving size considerations (and why relying on “serving size” to limit toxicant exposure is not a relevant metric/ not a metric protective of human health) read this article.
• The “Action Level” is the level at which the scientific and medical community believes the company (or government) needs to take ACTION to fix the problem (which also includes taking ACTION to inform the public that their product has an unsafe level of the metal detected at-or-above the “Action Level” — and which relevant batch numbers should be recalled/ not consumed).
• These Action Levels are not arbitrary, however they were not passed into law.
• These Action Levels reflect the current advice of the medical and scientific communities as levels both achievable and protective of infants and toddlers — regardless of the fact it is not illegal to have food for children test positive at these levels (as the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 was not passed into law).
• Food industry lobbyists fought back against formalizing these proposed “Action Levels” as a government standard, alleging that they were unachievable.
  • Our list of 83 lab tested safer choices (below) demonstrates otherwise.
• The legitimacy of these levels as “Action Levels”/ “Levels of Concern” (even though they were not adopted as law) is further supported as the situation is similar to the legitimacy of the America Academy of Pediatrics’ level of concern for Lead in water — which is 1 ppb — even though the FDA’s official “level of concern” for Lead in water is 15 ppb (you can read more about that here).

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For safer snack choices, click here.

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Lead Safe Mama, LLC Lab-Tested Safer Choices List

Below is an expanding list of products (foods, supplements, cosmetics, and personal care items, including sunscreens and toothpaste) that tested “non-detect” for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic with independent, third-party, community-funded laboratory testing coordinated by Lead Safe Mama, LLC (an Oregon-based small business with a unique community-collaborative business model and a focus on consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention). The product examples below clearly demonstrate that companies can manufacture safer choices (at least from the perspective of a concern for heavy metals contamination).
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The limits of detection (low-threshold of detection) for each of the metals tested are noted in the lab report for the specific product listed. To see the full original lab report for any of these products, type the brand name into the search bar at the top of any page on Lead Safe Mama dot com (and scroll down to the bottom of the related article). All our published lab reports are also linked here, on our lab testing landing page.
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Flavors (or specific variations) tested are noted, and other variations of the same product (or other products from the same brand) have either not been tested or have been tested but did not yield similar results. Test results only apply to the specific products listed and linked below.

Products on our “safer choices” list are retested periodically (annually or more frequently, as funding permits). If a product no longer tests clean, it is removed from the list.

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Lab-Tested Safer Choices List
UPDATED: August 2, 2025, Saturday
Now at 77 products + 6 “bonus” options. Scroll down to see all 83 products:

1. Baby Food — 1 — Little Spoon Kale, Carrot + Pear BabyBlends
2. Baby Food — 2 —Little Spoon Butternut Squash + Blueberry BabyBlends
3. Baby Food — 3 — Little Spoon Sweet Potato BabyBlends
4. Baby Food — 4 — Little Spoon Sweet Potato + Carrot BabyBlends
5. Baby Food — 5 — Little Spoon Banana + Pitaya BabyBlends
6. Beverage — 1 — Honest Kids Organic Appley Ever After Apple Juice Drink: https://amzn.to/4fjGhov
7. Beverage — 2 —  Olipop Grape Tonic: https://amzn.to/4cjFYZu
8. Beverage — 3 — Synergy Golden Pineapple Kombucha: https://amzn.to/3HVzMgM
9. Breakfast Cereal — 1 — Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Panda Puffs: https://amzn.to/4fo1crf
10. Breakfast Cereal — 2 — Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Corn Puffs Gorilla Munch: https://amzn.to/3FHZCDO
11. Candy — 1 — Cavendish & Harvey Wild Berry Drops, not organic (Made in Germany): https://amzn.to/3Z1Jxjr
12. Candy — 2 — Haribo Gummy Bears (Made in Germany, not USA-produced): https://amzn.to/3FCGVlu
13. Candy — 3 — Lindt White Chocolate Bar (Made in USA, New Hampshire): https://amzn.to/3OXkyIm
14. Candy — 4 — Werther’s Original Butter Candies (Made in Germany, not USA-produced): https://amzn.to/4nkFc5i
15. Coffee & Tea — 1 — Chameleon Handcrafted Organic Cold Brew Concentrate: https://amzn.to/3OcrH77
16. Coffee & Tea — 2 — Tao of Tea Organic Genmaicha (Tamara’s favorite, Made in Japan, sold by a Portland, Oregon-based company!): https://amzn.to/3Dp8Fsd
17. Coffee & Tea — 3 — Califia Farms Almond Latte Cold Brew (XX Espresso): https://amzn.to/4gTTGoJ
18. Coffee & Tea — 4 — Death Wish Organic Espresso Roast Ground Coffee (Multi-country origin, non-USA): https://amzn.to/3yo1eiL
19. Cosmetic— 1 — Babo Botanicals Sensitive Baby Lotion: https://amzn.to/3YmKxy1
20. Cosmetic— 2  — Epaderm Lotion (for Psoriasis, European Product): https://amzn.to/4lXkyH5
21. Cosmetic — 3 — Kora Organics Noni Face Oil: https://amzn.to/43hy2XO
22. Cosmetic — 4 — Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen, SPF 50 (chemical sunscreen, please read article): https://amzn.to/3HRMVrl
23. Cosmetic — 5  — La Roche Posay Kids’s Sunscreen: https://amzn.to/3IP2i4b 
24. Dairy — 1 — (cheese) — Babybel Mini Original Snack Cheese: https://amzn.to/3ZY5noO
25. Dairy — 2 — (coffee creamer) — Organic Valley Grassmilk Half and Half: https://amzn.to/4fHJIWT
26. Fruit Snack — 1 — (bar) — Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Raspberry Lemonade Flavor: https://amzn.to/3XcFsIp
27. Fruit Snack — 2 — (bar) — Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Strawberry Banana Flavor: https://amzn.to/3WQEekA
28. Fruit Snack — 3 — (pouch) — Costco’s Kirkland Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/4gOYpZ9
29. Fruit Snack — 4 — (pouch) — GoGo Squeez Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/3XhWYLe
30. Fruit Snack — 5 — (pouch) — Once Upon A Farm Dairy-free Fruit Smoothie Pouch in Strawberry Banana Swirl Flavor: https://amzn.to/3CPMbAw
31. Infant Formula — 1 — Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (pink and white can): https://amzn.to/3YYb849 
32. Infant Formula — 2 — Bobbie Organic Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (green and white can): https://amzn.to/3VOr4Vy
33. Infant Formula — 3 — Bobbie Grass-Fed Milk-Based Powder with Iron (green can): https://amzn.to/3ZlAaeJ
34. Infant Formula — 4 — ByHeart Infant Formula (USA-made, not organic): https://amzn.to/48DJjTb
    
35. Infant Formula — 5 — HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula Powder, Stage 1 (imported)
36. Infant Formula — 6 — HiPP HA Stage PRE (0+ Months) Combiotic Formula  (imported)
37. Infant Formula — 7 — Holle Bio Goat Stage 2 Infant Formula (for 6-10 months, organic, European — Swiss/ German/ Austrian) is not available on Amazon, but the Stage 3 version of this product is (not yet tested, but will likely test similarly): https://amzn.to/3BVU7zI
38. Infant Formula — 8 — Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (not organic): This product may be available at Target (it is not available on Amazon)
39. Infant Formula — 9 — Kendamil Organic Follow-On Milk (European/ British Toddler Formula, for 6-12 months, Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon 
40. Infant Formula — 10 — Kendamil Whole Milk Infant Formula (from Europe, pink can, not organic), available at Target
41. Infant Formula — 11 — Kendamil Organic Infant Formula (Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon but may be available at Target
42. Ingredient — 1 — (baking flour) — Jovial Organic Einkorn Flour (Italy): https://amzn.to/3LIqxix 
43. Ingredient — 2 — (beans) — Jovial Organic Chickpeas, Product of Italy: https://amzn.to/4iRON1l
44. Ingredient — 3 — (vinegar) — Napa Valley Naturals Organic Red Wine Vinegar (California): https://amzn.to/4jWhHOg
45. Oil — 1 — (avocado) — Chosen Foods 100% Avocado Oil (not organic): https://amzn.to/3YDZSuv
46. Oil — 2 — (coconut) — Dr. Bronner’s Regenerative Organic Coconut Oil: https://amzn.to/40xwBmv
47. Oil — 3 — (olive) — Bryan Johnson BluePrint Snake Oil Olive Oil (not organic): https://amzn.to/4mMieUj
48. Oil — 4 — (perilla seed) — Dr. Adorable’s Organic Perilla Seed Oil (Korea): https://amzn.to/3NDt7Yc
49. Plant-Based Milk — 1 — (coffee creamer) — Laird Superfood Coconut Creamer: https://amzn.to/4fItA7A
50. Plant-Based Milk — 2 — (plant milk) — Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk (original flavor): https://amzn.to/3AA6Qrt
51. Plant-Based Milk — 3 — (soy milk) — West Soy Unflavored Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk: https://amzn.to/4dwev8l
52. Salt — 1 — Jacobsen’s Sea Salt (Oregon, USA): https://amzn.to/4dcbk5L
53. NEW! Salt — 2 — Maldon Sea Salt Flakes**: https://amzn.to/4iTzWTE
54. NEW! Salt — 3 — Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt** : https://amzn.to/4cVQMiy
55. Seeds — 1 — (chia) — Navitas Organic, Gluten-Free Chia Seeds (Mexico): https://amzn.to/3YvE7xC
56. Seeds — 2 —  (hemp) — Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Seeds: https://amzn.to/4e05RP9
57. Supplement — 1 — (adult) — Clean Creatine (100% Creapure), Made in Germany (use with caution, please read article): https://amzn.to/43UjrS6
58. Supplement — 2 — (adult) — Doctor’s Best Vitamin C with Q-C: https://amzn.to/4hlVvea
59. Supplement — 3 — (adult) — Nature’s Way Zinc Lozenges: https://amzn.to/4liDz6f
60. Supplement — 4 — (adult) — Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oil: https://amzn.to/48q1j2V
61. Supplement — 5 — (adult) — Pectasol Modified Citrus Pectin, Formulated in the USA: https://amzn.to/3QUmZfN
62. Supplement — 6 — (adult) — Pendulum Metabolic Daily Dietary Supplement: https://amzn.to/4gY5wOm
63. Supplement — 7 — (adult) — Qwell Omega-3 by The Veggie Doctor, Vegan Algae DHA + EPA + DPA: https://amzn.to/45Lbosh
64. Supplement — 8 — (kids) — Baby Ddrops, Organic Vitamin D3 Supplement for Babies: https://amzn.to/49C3ktH
65. Supplement — 9 — (kids) — Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Multivitamin Liquid Drops with Iron: https://amzn.to/3YPhcgx
66. Supplement — 10 — (kids) — Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Elderberry Liquid Drops: https://amzn.to/42617TU
67. Supplement — 11  — (kids) — Nordic Naturals Kids Vitamin D3 Gummies (Ages 3+): https://amzn.to/4l7117a
68. Sweetener — 1 — (sugar) — Anthony’s Organic Granulated Cane Sugar: https://amzn.to/4jf6vLv
69. Sweetener — 2— (xylitol) — Espure Organic Xylitol: https://amzn.to/3GsCSrU
70. Sweetener — 3— (xylitol) — Now Real Food Granulated Xylitol: https://amzn.to/4cNWDpM
71. Toothpaste — 1 — Aquafresh “FRESH & MINTY” Fluoride Toothpaste, Purchased in London, England (Made in U.K. or Slovakia): https://amzn.to/4lhRMjO
72. Toothpaste — 2 — Orajel Kids Training Toothpaste, Fluoride-free in Natural Berry Fruity Flavor with Elmo Sesame Street packaging: https://amzn.to/41wxtrY
73. Toothpaste — 3 — Miessence Fluoride-free Mint Toothpaste (Made in Australia): https://amzn.to/4bJc4PO
74. Toothpaste — 4 — Dr. Brown’s Fluoride-free Baby Toothpaste in Strawberry Flavor: https://amzn.to/3DCehzZ
75. Toothpaste — 5 — Pegciz Kids Foam Toothpaste in Watermelon Flavor, Low Flouride (packaging varies, see report): https://amzn.to/3YzP68e
76. Toothpaste — 6 — Kid’s Spry Fluoride-free Tooth Gel with Xylitol in Original Flavor: https://amzn.to/41GZb4e
77. Toothpaste — 7 — Essential Oxygen Fluoride-free  BR Certified Organic in Peppermint Flavor: https://amzn.to/4lARZ2J

**Lab reports pending/ Not yet published as of 8/2/2025

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Here’s a link to our landing page featuring all our third-party lab reports for the foods, supplements, and cosmetic products we have published to date, including those listed above. This is a good page to bookmark since it is updated several times each week, as new lab reports are published: https://tamararubin.com/lab-reports/

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BONUS: Below are SIX additional products that each tested positive for trace (very low levels of) Arsenic —  at levels considered safe by all standards (with the limits of detection noted in the lab report for the specific product listed).

1. Infant Formula — Kendamil Goat Toddler Milk, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): May be available at Target or through other online retailers of European infant formulas
2. Ingredient — Maseca Instant Corn Masa Flour, Product of Mexico (positive for traces of Arsenic):  https://amzn.to/4iR8qWN
3. Fruit Snack —  That’s It Apple Cherry Bars, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/4fHkSWV
4. Oil — Chosen Foods 100% Pure Avocado oil, organic (postive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3BVQYQa
5. Supplement — (adult) — Now Sunflower Lecithin, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3AFdHzO
6. Supplement — (adult) — WishGarden Immune Boost Seasonal Rescue for Pregnancy: https://amzn.to/3Cd940N

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Published: August 03, 2024

A full lab report for the product pictured is below.
Please scroll down.

We tested Kettle Brand (owned by Campbell’s Soup!) Air Fried Sea Salt and Vinegar potato chips and found them to test positive for an extremely high (very unsafe) level of Cadmium.

• In the above graphic showing the level of Cadmium detected in this product, we are comparing the level detected with the health-protective standards proposed by the medical and scientific community in 2021 (the “Action Levels” noted above).
• The level of Cadmium that we found in this food product is not illegal because the presence of Cadmium in food intended for consumption by children is not currently officially limited or regulated by the FDA.
• The FDA has issued a “Draft Guidance” regarding the presence of metals in foods that may be consumed by children.
  • The “guidance” is primarily focused on Lead contamination of specific categories of foods children may eat.
  • These “guidance” levels are not in the form of enacted and enforceable legislation — so food manufacturers are actually not required to adhere to them.
  • Here’s a link to the January 2023 Draft FDA “guidance” initiative. 

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“What about Prop 65 Compliance?
The company says they are compliant!”

Prop 65 considerations are not relevant (even though they are often referenced by food manufacturers attempting to justify the presence of toxicants in their food products), as Prop 65 limits are based on “serving sizes.” Even if there were an “acceptable” amount of a carcinogen to have in a food intended for consumption by children, “serving sizes” set by food manufacturers are typically unrealistically low (compared to how much of the product a child might actually eat in one sitting) and so are not relevant when considering actual exposure risks presented by certain foods. You can read more about that at this link.

Cadmium is a known carcinogen that has been on the official list of known carcinogens for more than three decades now. Cadmium does not belong in our food and especially does not belong in food that is intended for (and marketed to) children.

With the independent (third-party) laboratory testing Lead Safe Mama, LLC has completed since March of 2024, we have been consistently finding high levels of Cadmium in processed foods that have a significant amount of sunflower oil in the product. This is true both for products with the “organic” designation for ingredients and for products without the organic designation. As the second ingredient for these Sea Salt and Vinegar Air Fried Potato Chips is “Vegetable Oils,” which has a notation on the ingredient list that it may include Canola, Safflower and/or Sunflower oil (see the full ingredients list in the screenshot from the manufacturer’s website, above) — the level of Cadmium we found with the independent laboratory testing we conducted for this product was not unexpected.

Given this product is specifically advertised and marketed as having 30% less fat than the typical (not air-fried) version of this product from this company, if our concern for Cadmium levels (based on contamination added by the sunflower oil or other oils) is correct, the non-air-fried version of this product may test positive for even higher levels of Cadmium.

These findings are incredibly disturbing to me (personally) as the non-air-fried version of these chips was the “go to” snack for my youngest son (who has significant disabilities from being Lead poisoned in utero and as a baby). We had allowed him to choose this product (over others) as we anticipated (apparently incorrectly) that it would not test positive for Lead (a primary consideration for our family when making food choices, given the history of Lead poisoning of my boys).

When in doubt, while traveling (if we couldn’t find something to eat that Charlie liked and if we had an urgent need for him to have some quick calories to regulate his mood) we would let him purchase this product. There have been so few snacks that he was willing to eat, that over his short sixteen years (especially given the amount of traveling we do as a family!) he has probably eaten hundreds of bags of Salt and Vinegar chips from this brand. With these findings (the scientific/ laboratory testing of this product), we will no longer be purchasing ANY products from this brand for our children.

If you are curious about my personal story, please watch the documentary film I directed and produced.

Charlie is currently (as I write this) having major withdrawal over this new paradigm and even just today screamed at my husband that “he wants to die if he cannot have these chips — so he doesn’t care about the lab results for the chips and doesn’t care about the fact that they are so unhealthy.” Today we bought him some pistachios and other snacks without sunflower oils as an alternative. Note: Charlie has an Autism diagnosis as a result of being Lead poisoned and can be quite intractable some days!

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The rise in cancer in younger people is perhaps not so surprising given the presence of Cadmium in so many popular packaged foods

Recent news coverage indicating an increase in cancers with younger generations has emphasized that our younger generations’ reliance on ultra processed foods is a likely significant contributing factor to the increase in cancers. While this particular snack food product (potato chips) may not expressly fit the definition of ultra processed foods (given it is primarily sliced potatoes) — it can be interpreted to be an “ultra processed food” as it is machine-made and includes a significant amount of added salt and added fat (in the form of heavily processed seed oils).

Given so many processed foods also test positive for unsafe levels of Cadmium (from various sources), the role of processed food in the current cancer epidemic is possibly even more significant than researchers have estimated. One recent study noted that “Seventy-three percent of the food on the grocery store shelves in America is ultra-processed” food (source). What a lot of consumers do not understand is that Ultra Processed Foods can also include foods with the “organic” label. Just because something is organic does not mean it is not ultra-processed. (See more info here.)

• To see a full list of all of the foods we have tested and reported on (and the related articles we have written) since we started doing food testing for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, and Mercury, click here.
• To see a full list of all the foods we have pending/ currently at the lab (and all of the items we are seeking community funding for future testing and reporting on), click here.
• For safer snack choices for your children, click here.
• For general guidelines on avoiding Lead (and other toxicants) in your diet, click here.
• For a comprehensive discussion of the concerns for Lead in baby food, click here.
• For a list of products we have tested that tested negative (non-detect) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic, click here.

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A few more key background points:

• Lead Safe Mama, LLC is a unique community collaborative woman-owned small business in which YOU (Our community: Readers of this website and followers of our social media channels) decide what we test and you (our community) help cover the cost of that testing.
• The testing we report on is truly independent third-party testing — community-driven and community-funded — not influenced by any agency, person, or business.
• We are sharing this scientific information (laboratory test results for food products that the Lead Safe Mama community has asked us to test, and that the Lead Safe Mama community has funded testing for) with you (Lead Safe Mama readers) to help you make informed decisions for your family.
• We are not doing this to cause panic, fear, or anxiety.
• Most other organizations and businesses completing food testing are not sharing the actual lab test results for the food products they are testing. We have chosen to “lift the veil of mystery” and share the actual lab reports so you have hard data to use as a basis for any decision-making you need to do. We are confident that you are smart enough to understand what the numbers mean (to take the time to learn what they mean) and use this as a basis to make informed decisions for your family.
• While none of us can change the past, we can at least hopefully take the time to learn about the toxicant profiles of the foods we feed our families and use that information to make the best choices we can moving forward.
• #KnowBetterDoBetter

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The most important question to ask yourself right now…

If you had known that this product tested positive for extremely unsafe levels Cadmium – would you have chosen it for your family? For me the answer to this question is a resounding “no!” 

As noted above, my children have eaten this product in the past – as well as other products from this brand, and — based on the test results for this particular product — our family will no longer (literally never again) be purchasing any products from this company.

We understand that others may choose to use this information to make different choices for their family based on their own standards and/or circumstances — and we think no one should be judged or criticized for making whatever choices seem right for them.

Hopefully the information we provide will help you make whatever choices you make with a foundation of knowledge and facts (rather than selecting products based on blind acceptance of the marketing hype and spin found in the greenwashed language and manufacturer’s claims).

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The test results for this food product support the following considerations:

1. As a society, we really need to reconsider how and what we are feeding our children.
2. At minimum, as parents, we need to consider eliminating (at least significantly so) highly-processed (made by machines) snacks based from any kind of processed flour (including seed and nut flours).
   • Note: In our testing to date, processed packaged food products made of flour (any type of flour) appear to be more contaminated than some other products — likely both as a result of contamination introduced by the mechanized grinding and processing of the ingredients used to make the flours in addition to contamination likely introduced during the machining process required to make the final shaped/ formed product (cereal O’s, puffs, or cookies, etc).
3. We also need to consider limiting/ eliminating ANY TYPE of store-bought processed, packaged snacks from our children’s diets whenever possible (not just the flour-based products).
4. Societally, we need to more closely examine how our culture of eating processed, packaged food (which frequently tests positive for high levels of known carcinogens, like Cadmium) is impacting cancer rates, types, and what we can do in response to these findings. The epidemic of cancer in the United States is not generated by some mysterious source — we are accumulating ample evidence that it is clearly rooted in widespread contamination of our food supply (contamination which is primarily found in processed, packaged foods).
5. We need to demand more from our food supply chain (every step of the way: Not just growing, but the entire system, including harvesting, processing, packaging, and distribution). We need to demand that profit-driven corporate interests (no matter how large or small the corporation) stop manufacturing and selling contaminated products — especially food products with contaminants like Lead and Cadmium, two toxicants that are well-established as causally linked to countless life-long health impairments (and are also toxicants that accumulate in the body over a lifetime).
6. As consumers, we need to demand (and advocate for) effective regulatory oversight of the food industry.
7. Finally, we need to demand greater accountability and higher standards related to the language used for marketing and selling products — especially products ostensibly being sold as “healthier” and/or “more natural” choices for children.

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I have been feeding this product to my kids — what should we do now!?

If you have been feeding Kettle Potato Chips (Air Fried or otherwise) to your young children (or consuming them yourself) on a regular basis, out of an abundance of caution we recommend that you stop doing so immediately and consider getting a full heavy metals panel — including testing for Lead, Arsenic and Cadmium (to help determine if they or you have had any exposure of concern from eating this product).

We always encourage you to rely on science to help you make informed decisions for your family.

Ask your doctor about getting tested. Having baseline heavy metals testing performed for everyone in your family is a good place to start. Heavy metals panels can be done with a urine, blood, or hair testing. We discuss considerations related to heavy metal panels done with urine testing and hair testing at this link.

Hopefully you and your children will all test negative for Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic after regularly consuming a product like this, but it is better to get a test done and know the answer (to have a baseline for future comparative testing) than to not test at all.

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Graphic from the wikipedia page for this brand as of August 3, 2024:

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Screenshots from another website showing the brand’s marketing language and the ingredients for these chips as of July 2024: