And then there were 42! Here’s 42 Laboratory-Tested Safer Foods & Supplements!
And then there were 42!
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Below is an EXPANDING list of products (foods and supplements) that have tested “non-detect” for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic with independent, third-party, crowd-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).
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The limits of detection for each of the metals tested are noted in the lab report for the specific product listed. To see the full 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), or you can find all of the lab reports linked on this page: https://tamararubin.com/2024/05/food-articles/
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Flavors tested are noted, and other flavors 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 linked below.
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LIST LAST UPDATED December 20, 2024:
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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
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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
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8.) Breakfast Item — 1 — Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Panda Puffs: https://amzn.to/4fo1crf
9.) Breakfast Item — 2 — One Degree Organic, Gluten-Free, Sprouted Rolled Oats (Canada): https://amzn.to/3WIQ1BN
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10.) Candy — Lindt White Chocolate Bar (Made in USA, New Hampshire): https://amzn.to/3OXkyIm
11.) Candy — Cavendish & Harvey Wild Berry Drops, not Organic (Germany): https://amzn.to/3Z1Jxjr
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12.) Coffee & Tea — 1 — Chameleon Handcrafted Organic Cold Brew Concentrate: https://amzn.to/3OcrH77
13.) Coffee & Tea — 2 — Tao of Tea Organic Genmaicha (Tamara’s favorite, from Japan, sold by a Portland, Oregon-based company!): https://amzn.to/3Dp8Fsd
14.) Coffee & Tea — 3 — Death Wish Organic Espresso Roast Ground Coffee (Multi-country Origin, non-USA): https://amzn.to/3yo1eiL
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15.) Coffee Creamer — Plant-Based — 1 — Laird Superfood Coconut Creamer: https://amzn.to/4fItA7A
16.) Coffee Creamer — Dairy — 2 — Organic Valley Grassmilk Half and Half: https://amzn.to/4fHJIWT
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17.) Dairy, Cheese – Babybel Mini Original Snack Cheese: https://amzn.to/3ZY5noO
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18.) Fruit Snack — 1 — GoGo Squeez Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/3XhWYLe
19.) Fruit Snack — 2 — Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Strawberry Banana Flavor: https://amzn.to/3WQEekA
20.) Fruit Snack — 3 — Once Upon A Farm Dairy Free Fruit Smoothie Pouch in Strawberry Banana Swirl Flavor: https://amzn.to/3CPMbAw
21.) Fruit Snack — 4 — Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Raspberry Lemonade Flavor: https://amzn.to/3XcFsIp
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22.) Infant Formula — 1 — Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (pink and white can): https://amzn.to/3YYb849
23.) Infant Formula — 2 — Bobbie Organic Infant Formula – Milk-Based Powder With Iron (green and white can): https://amzn.to/3VOr4Vy
24.) Infant Formula — 3 — Bobbie Grass-Fed Milk-Based Powder with Iron (green can): https://amzn.to/3ZlAaeJ
25.) Infant Formula — 4 — ByHeart Infant Formula (USA-made, not organic): https://amzn.to/48DJjTb
26.) Infant Formula — 5 — HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula Powder – Stage 1 (imported)
27.) Infant Formula — 6 — 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
28.) Infant Formula — 7 — Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (not organic): This product may be available at Target (it is not available on Amazon)
29.) Infant Formula — 8 — Kendamil Organic Follow-On Milk (European/ British Toddler Formula, for 6-12 months, Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon
30.) Infant Formula — 9 — Kendamil Organic Infant Formula (Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon but may be available at Target
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31.) Ingredient — 1 (salt) — Jacobsen’s Sea Salt (Oregon, USA): https://amzn.to/4dcbk5L
32.) Ingredient — 2 (baking flour) — Jovial Organic Einkorn Flour (Italy): https://amzn.to/3LIqxix
33.) Ingredient — 3 (seeds) — Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Seeds: https://amzn.to/4e05RP9
34.) Ingredient — 4 (seeds) — Navitas Organic, Gluten-Free Chia Seeds (Mexico): https://amzn.to/3YvE7xC
35.) Ingredient — 5 (beans) — Jovial Organic Chickpeas, Product of Italy: https://amzn.to/4iRON1l
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36.) Oil — 1 — Chosen Foods 100% Avocado Oil (not organic): https://amzn.to/3YDZSuv
37.) Oil — 2 — Dr. Adorable’s Organic Perilla Seed Oil (Korea): https://amzn.to/3NDt7Yc
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38.) Plant-Based Milk — 1 — Kiki Milk Organic Plant Based Milk (original flavor): https://amzn.to/3AA6Qrt
39.) Plant-Based Milk — 2 — West Soy Unflavored Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk: https://amzn.to/4dwev8l
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40.) Supplement — 1 — Baby Ddrops – Organic Vitamin D3 Supplement for Babies: https://amzn.to/49C3ktH
41.) Supplement — 2 — Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oil: https://amzn.to/48q1j2V
42.) Supplement — 3 — Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Multivitamin Liquid Drops with Iron: https://amzn.to/3YPhcgx
Stand by for more!
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BONUS FOUR: Below are FOUR 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):
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B.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
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B.2.) Fruit Snack — That’s It Apple Cherry Bars, not Organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/4fHkSWV
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B.3.) Oil — Chosen Foods 100% Pure Avocado Oil, Organic (postive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3BVQYQa
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B.4.) Supplement — Now Sunflower Lecithin, not Organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3AFdHzO
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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 2022, the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC has been responsible for six 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 of the news coverage of our work, linked here.
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Outrageous the amount of carcinogen on baby food.
What will the store brands have?
Tamara!
Thank you so much for your work!! You ROCK!
An hour ago I was looking at THE TAO OF TEA along w Aprika matcha that said they test for radiation & 250 chemicals. Now I know it’s safe to buy TAO OF TEA.
Question: do I need to be concerned about other chemicals in food even after they test well in your 4 categories or does it means I don’t have to research further?
My nephew just had his 1st child & they say they’re “crunchy” so I’m sending them your site for baby food, formulas etc. That is fantastic info!
I spent too many hours on FB yesterday defending LSM from some nitpicky people who I think just wanted to argue to feel superior.
I didn’t argue but laid out info on how your site helped me. I didn’t like the mud-slinging when you weren’t there to defend & explain yourself. So I did it because I didn’t want others to believe the crap they were reading. Others defended you too!! They were smarter than me & didn’t write out a whole speech in the comments. My bad, but 1 person in particular just kept layering on the bs. You know the “then why does she do this & say that” & on & on person (like I’m doing now.♀️)
Your supplements info previously really helped me as I’ve been spending a fortune on Garden of Life products. I’m going to try the Mediterranean Diet1 which is suppose to supply needed nutrients.
So thanks Tamara for your hard work!
Sorry to hear your child got sick. Glad it’s ok now.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Hi again!
If u don’t mind, please take off my diatribe from here. I forgot to mention.it before. I don’t want to spend more hours dealing with people who want to argue me to death.
But I wanted to.thank.you for your work.
Was also.glad to see Nordic supplements are good as I’ve taken.them before & plan.on going back.to them.
Thanks Tamara!