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Links to the full original Lab Reports for each product in the charts above can be found in Section #4 of this article — scroll down.

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Section #1)
Note from Tamara Rubin
Updated: December 6, 2025

This Cinnamon testing initiative is part of the larger, more comprehensive, Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative — a community directed (and community funded) project through which we have sent over 700 community-nominated products in to independent, third-party laboratories for scientific (rigorous, replicable, accurate) testing for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic  — since the project began in March of 2024.

To be among the first to see our lab reports when they are published
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To see all of the products we have tested and reported on to date through this initiative, click here (there are close to 550 published and linked lab reports at this time, with more published each week  — lab reports for supplements, foods, snacks, toothpastes, sunscreens and more — and we update this landing page linking all of the published reports frequently, so it is a good page to bookmark). You can also use the search bar at the top of any page of this website to look for products, put keywords in and hit return – fewer words yield more results (“cocoa powder”, “vitamin D”, “baby sunscreen”, “fruit bar”, “potato chip”, “peanut butter”, “Dr. Bronner”, “Davids Toothpaste”, “Crest”, etc.)

We’ve updated and published our comparative Cinnamon chart (with lab test results from sending eleven different Cinnamon products to independent third-party laboratories to have them tested for Lead. Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic) with the intention of highlighting the following points:

1. “Abstract”, aka “TLDR”: Our recommendation is that you stop using Cinnamon — for all the reasons noted below (safer alternatives are noted and linked below as well).
2. In this chart, the Cinnamons tested are arranged in order of the Cadmium level found — ascending.
3. Cinnamons that may test positive for lower levels of Lead, may also test positive for higher levels of Cadmium (a known Carcinogen).
4. Cinnamons that may test positive for lower levels of Cadmium, may also test positive for higher levels of Lead (a Neurotoxin and a Carcinogen).
5. Cinnamons may also test positive for extremely concerning levels of Mercury (even if they do not test positive for any Lead at all).
6. Test results for 11 Cinnamon products are shown in this chart:
   • The 11 products tested to date include 4 Cinnamon Stick products and 7 Ground Cinnamon products.
   • 100% of the eleven Cinnamon products shown in this chart tested positive for Cadmium.
   • 9 of the 11 products (82%) are organic Cinnamon products. 100% of the Organic Cinnamon products tested were positive for concerning levels of Cadmium.
   • 10 of the 11 Cinnamon products (91%) that we sent to the lab for independent, 3rd-party testing tested positive for Lead.
7. The Organic Cinnamon product with the HIGHEST Lead level had the LOWEST Cadmium Level.
8. The Organic Cinnamon product with the HIGHEST Cadmium level – also had a very high level of Lead, plus it tested positive for Mercury and Arsenic as well.
9. The ONLY Cinnamon product we tested that tested “non-detect” for Lead (with a low threshold of detection of 5 parts per billion) had the second HIGHEST level of Mercury of all of the Cinnamon products tested (an alarming amount of Mercury, actually).
10. There’s no safe level of Lead exposure for human beings (all federal agencies agree with the scientific and medical consensus on this point). There is also no safe level of Mercury exposure for human beings — and especially for children.
11. Year over year comparative testing of one product (the 365 Organic Whole Foods Ground Cinnamon), demonstrate that the amount of Lead and Cadmium in a Cinnamon product is not predictable — even when buying that product  from the same brand, even if the brand is a “Trusted Brand”. 
    • Note: never trust brands. Brands are a collection of marketing and ideas. Trust SCIENCE instead.
12. Even with only small amounts of Cinnamon used daily, the exposure is a non-zero risk, exacerbated by the fact that the impacts of toxicant-exposure are cumulative over a lifetime (especially given most detox protocols simply do not work, and even can cause additional harm).
    • The graphic below demonstrates how much Lead contamination a small amount of contaminated cinnamon can contribute to a finished product (scroll down).
13. 100% of the Ceylon Cinnamon products tested positive for Cadmium (again – a known carcinogen).
14. The Cinnamon that tested positive for the highest level of Lead that we found was a Ceylon cinnamon.
15. The two Cinnamons that tested positive for the highest levels of Mercury were Ceylon Cinnamons as well.
    • The current trend to consume large quantities of Ceylon Cinnamon on a daily basis (one or two teaspoons daily is recommended by many “healthcare practitioners” uneducated about the toxicant contamination of Cinnamon, and the related risks) as a health protective measure is not based in science and has the potential to be extremely harmful to those partaking in that practice.
16. Conclusion: While Cinnamon may have historically had health-protective properties / beneficial qualities, the contamination levels ubiquitous in modern Cinnamon products likely entirely negate any potential health benefits (at best), and regular consumption of modern Cinnamon (regardless of the type of Cinnamon — but including Ceylon Cinnamon) is more likely to cause harm than to impart benefits.

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Example showing how much Lead contamination Cinnamon can add to a finished food product:

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Links to the full original Lab Reports for each product in the charts above can be found in Section #4 of this article — scroll down.

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Section #2)
Additional Thoughts

• Our Recommendation — Lead Safe Mama, LLC is not a healthcare provider, nor are we associated with one. Instead we are experts in heavy metal toxicity and the following considerations are solely based on the aggregate concern for heavy metals exposure over a lifetime.
  • With the recently documented rise in 17 cancers in Generation X and younger, and the associated links to diet (specifically including the fact that many of these cancers are GI system related), removing known carcinogens from our diet is the next logical step based on this data.
    • August 2024 Article — American Cancer Society
    • July 2024 Article — CNN
    • August 2024 — The Lancet
    • November 2025 Article  — Harvard
    • May 2018 Article — Harvard
  • The link between cancer and ultra processed foods is part of these new concerns brought up by the scientific and medical research communities.
  • Cinnamon is inherently an ultra processed food (even if it might not seem like one at first glance because it is a single-ingredient food).
  • If you want to strive for living a long life, a cancer-free life, a disease-free life — please consider avoiding Cinnamon (and other foods that test positive for high levels of Carcinogens – like Cocoa, Seaweed, Matcha, Peanut products, Sunflower Seed products, etc.) entirely.
  • Instead choose other flavors for your foods that are less likely to be heavily contaminated with heavy-metals (natural vanilla — very easy to make at home, here’s a great “how to” video —, fruit flavors, and more — for more ideas on the types of products that have tested safe, please see the list of products  – below – that tested “non-detect” for toxicants when we sent them to the lab for independent, third-party testing).
  • In general please consider avoiding ANY dried, packaged, powdered – or whole, processed spices if at all possible (not just Cinnamon). Use whole fresh (non-dried, non-powdered) spices instead.
• Key Point: While it might seem like “everything is contaminated” — this is simply not true. (Please stop saying that! :-)) There are safer choices available:
  • Here’s our most current list of lab-tested safer choices.
  • Here’s a list of safer snack choices for children.
  • Heres’ an article of foods I eat in my home.
  • Here’s the link to an article with guidance on choosing safer foods and living without stress over the concern for contamination  in foods.
  • This landing page has more important articles — including those above.
• How can I detox?” — Most detox protocols are heavily Lead-contaminated and quite dangerous. This is the only one that is not (and it can be procured for free — if you grow it yourself — OR practically free if you buy it at the store!) – link with info (please read the related, linked science in this article).
• Rely on science — Look for out the ACTUAL lab test results (provided by Lead Safe Mama, LLC — links here —, or provided by the manufacturer of the food or other product you are curious about, ask them for the “COA” — Certificate Of Analysis — for heavy metals testing of the product in question . Do your best to understand this concern and use the information to make safer choices for your family moving forward.
• Don’t Worry! —Worry is never productive, especially worry about past exposures! You can eliminate worry in your life by making science-backed informed choices (uninfluenced by companies and uninfluenced by “influencers” online).

Thanks for reading! More below if you want to continue reading – including the full list of Lab Tested Safer Choices identified to date with the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative.

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Links to the full original Lab Reports for each product in the charts above can be found in Section #4 of this article — scroll down.

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Section #3)
Original 2024 Text (Slightly Updated):

The above graphic is a chart comparing the toxicant profiles of eleven different cinnamon products (organic and conventional, ground and in stick form) that have been tested through the community collaborative (community directed and funded), independent, third-party, laboratory testing Lead Safe Mama, LLC is coordinating. To learn more about Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s business model, click here. To see the specific lab reports for each of the cinnamon product samples we have tested to date, click here (the lab report is at the bottom of the article for each specific cinnamon product). 

Please check out our open/ not-yet-funded campaigns on GoFundMe if you would like to support some of our additional independent, crowd-funded, third-party laboratory testing. Thank you!

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Section #4)
Articles with Full Original Lab Reports

Below you will find links to the published articles with the full original lab reports for each of the products shown in the above comparative chart for cinnamon test results are below. The list below shows the products in the order shown on the current — 2025 — comparative chart.  Several of the lab reports have not yet been published, primarily due to the fact that we rely on funding to cover our costs for testing and reporting and the testing and reporting for these products has not yet been fully funded. We are working on publishing these lab reports even though they are not fully funded — however, if you would like to contribute in support of this work, here’s the link to contribute specifically in support of our cinnamon testing and reporting. Thank you!

1. SonnentoR Zimt Ceylon Gemahlen, Bio (Organic) Cinnamon from Austria (Ground) — Not Yet Published (1)
2. Frontier Co-Op Organic Ceylon Cinnamon (Ground) — Link to Article with Lab Report
3. Whole Foods Market 365 Organic Ground Cinnamon – Tested in 2024 — Link to Article with Lab Report
4. Simply Organic Cinnamon Sticks — Link to Article with Lab Report
5. Simply Organic Ground Ceylon Cinnamon — Not Yet Published (2)
6. Frontier Co-Op Ceylon Cinnamon Sticks – Organic — Link to Article with Lab Report
7. Frontier Co-Op Vera Grade AA Cinnamon Sticks (Conventional) – Link to Article with Lab Report
8. Whole Foods Market 365 Organic Ground Cinnamon – Tested in 2025 — Not Yet Published (3)
9. McCormick Gourmet Organic Saigon Cinnamon Sticks — Link to Article with Lab Report
10. Amazon Grocery Ground Cinnamon – (Conventional) —  Not Yet Published (4)
11. Kirkland Signature Organic Saigon Cinnamon – Ground —  Not Yet Published (5)

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Section #5)
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 seven 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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Section #6)
Important Background:
What is an Action Level?

Please note the following key points:

• The 2021 Proposed  Action Levels Are:
  
• 2 ppb — Mercury
• 5 ppb — Lead
• 5 ppb — Cadmium
• 10 ppb — Arsenic

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• These 2021 levels were proposed as “Action Levels” because they are (in fact) protective of human health (these are levels that specifically were proposed with the health and well-being of young children in mind).
• An “Action Level” is NOT the same as a “Maximum Allowable Level.”
  • Many food manufacturers misinterpret guidance on heavy metals to mean “allowable levels” and consider it reasonable for products to test positive below these levels.
  • This is a (perhaps intentional?) misunderstanding/ misinterpretation the food industry makes — a misunderstanding food manufacturers use to justify the presence of heavy metals in products.
• Heavy metals accumulate in the body.
  • It is the cumulative/ aggregate impact of heavy metal exposure (over a lifetime) that makes even small/ incidental/ seemingly trivial exposures particularly damaging and dangerous. You can read more about that here.
• Once a food product has the amount of heavy metal (Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, or Arsenic) noted (above) as the “Action Level,” that product is officially considered (by the scientific and medical community) unsafe for consumption by children as the toxicants (found at-or-above these levels) are in the range of heavy metal levels that have been demonstrated to cause lasting harm.
• Action Levels are unrelated 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 the food product tested.
  • 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.
• These “Action Levels” proposed in 2021 are the levels at which the scientific and medical community believe the manufacturer (or government) needs to take ACTION to fix the problem.
  • One “Action” would be for the manufacturer to take steps to reduce the levels of toxicants in the food product.
  • Another “Action” would be for the manufacturer to cease sales of the product until the product could be made safe.
  • Another “Action” would be for the manufacturer to inform the public that a specific food product has an unsafe level of the metal detected at-or-above the “Action Level” — making a highly-visible public announcement regarding which relevant batches of the product should be recalled/ no longer consumed.
• These Action Levels (which were proposed with the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021) were not arbitrary toxicant levels, but were proposed because they are the levels most protective of human health. However, the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 was not passed into law.
• Regardless of the fact the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 never passed into law — and it is therefore legal to have foods and supplements marketed for consumption by children test positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic at-or-above these levels — these Action Levels still reflect the current (modern/ relevant) advice of the medical and scientific communities as levels both achievable by the industry and safeguards of infant and toddler health.
• Food and supplement industry lobbyists fought against formalizing these proposed “Action Levels” as a government standard, alleging the levels were unachievable.
• The list of 103 Lab Tested safer choices (below) clearly demonstrate these Action Levels as achievable across a range of food types (salt, flour, coffee, oatmeal, chia seeds, hemp seeds, soy milk, packaged fruit-based snacks, beverages, and more).
• All federal agencies agree with the scientific and medical communities’ consensus that there is no safe level of Lead (and Cadmium) exposure for children. The impact of toxicants exposure is cumulative over a lifetime and if we can remove sources of exposure (known, tested, confirmed sources exposure) for children — it is our obligation to do so.
• The legitimacy of these levels as “Action Levels”/ “Levels of Concern” (even though they were not adopted as law) is mirrored by the legitimacy of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ level of concern for Lead in water, which is 1 ppb despite the FDA’s official “level of concern” for Lead in water being 15 ppb (you can read more about that here).

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Sectoin #7) Industry Says these Action Levels Are
“Simply Not Achievable”

To reiterate: While the packaged, processed food industry would have consumers (and the government) believe the standards proposed in 2021 are unachievable, this industry position (an oft-rearticulated response to nearly every set of laboratory test results for food and supplements that we have published to date) is simply not true.

It is possible to make safer processed, packaged food products and supplements that fall well below the safety limits for toxicants proposed within the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021. To wit, the products listed below (the first section of the list below) tested “non-detect” for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic — several even tested non-detect for Lead with the low threshold of detection being “less than 1.5 ppb.” This testing has all been done as part of the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative – which began in March of 2024.

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Section #8)
Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s Lab-Tested Safer Choices List

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A “spacer graphic” like the one above can be found in each of our articles that include the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Lab-Tested Safer Choices List. The graphic differs depending on which version of the list is below it. The Silly Turkey graphic above is our newest spacer for the November 2025 update of this Lab-Tested Safer Choices List. If the graphic is different when you see this list in any article (a pumpkin, sun, leaf, rainbow, flower, heart, Christmas ornament, or shamrock), that means it is an earlier version of the Lab-Tested Safer Choices List.

While the date of the list (the date of the last update) is included in the text below it, we also wanted to introduce the visual tool that we use to identify the latest version of our lab-tested safer choices list. Lead Safe Mama team members strive to update the list with the current spacer graphic on all older articles, indicating that the most recent list of safer choices is below. However, they may not have had a chance to update every copy yet. Please be patient! Thank you.

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Are you interested in seeing MORE safer choices?

Below is an expanding list of products (foods, supplements, cosmetics, and personal care items, including sunscreens and toothpaste) for which the lab reports showed “non-detect” levels 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).

• These 103 product examples included in the list below clearly demonstrate that companies can manufacture safer choices (at least from the perspective of concerns for heavy metals contamination).
• The limits of detection (low-threshold of detection) for each of the metals tested are noted in the lab report for each specific product.
  • To see the full, original lab report for any of these products, type the brand or product 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.
  • The original lab report can always be found at the very bottom of each related article.
  • Most of our published lab reports are also linked here, on our lab testing landing page.
  • This landing page is updated weekly (most weeks), and is a good page to bookmark and check back on periodically if you want the latest test results.
• Flavors (or specific variations) tested are noted in the list below (and on all of our related articles).
  • 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.
  • Test results are PRODUCT SPECIFIC, not BRAND SPECIFIC.
    • One should never assume that all products from a specific brand are clean just because one or more products from that specific brand came back with clean test results.

It is important to note that the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC only evaluates the heavy metals toxicity of the products we test, not potency, nutritional benefits or deficits, potential health impacts (or benefits) from daily consumption/use, or other considerations or concerns. 

Products on our “lab tested safer choices” list are retested periodically (annually, if possible or more frequently — as funding permits). If a product no longer tests clean (non-detect for all, or safe-by-all standards) with a second round of lab analysis, it is removed from the list. If you have questions about a product that was removed from this list, please use the search bar at the top of the page to see more on that product, including its most recent test results. Products previously on this list that have since been removed are also noted at the very bottom (there are currently three products that fall in that category).

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Lab-Tested Safer Choices List
UPDATED: November 11, 2025
Now at 97 products + 6 “bonus” products
Scroll down to see all 103 Lab-Tested Safer Choices

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INDEX — See Product Categories Below

• Section #1) Baby Foods & Baby Food Pouches
• Section #2)Infant & Pediatric  Nutrition Formulas
• Section #3) Breakfast Cereals
• Section #4) Coffee & Tea
• Section #5) Dairy Products
• Section #6) Other Beverages
• Section #7) Packaged Snacks for Kids (Fruit Bars, Chips, etc.)
• Section #8) Baking & Cooking Ingredients
• Section #9) Sweeteners/ Sugars/ Sugar Alternatives
• Section #10) Salts
• Section #11) Oils & Fats
• Section #12) Plant-Based Milks
• Section #13) Seeds (Chia & Hemp)
• Section #14) Candy & Sweet Treats
• Section #15) Adult Supplements & General Supplements (not expressly sold for use by kids)
• Section #16) Children’s Supplements
• Section #17) Cosmetics, Lotions, & Sunscreens
• Section #18) Toothpaste

Orange = Tested in 2024
Purple = Tested in 2025
Retest = 2025

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Section #1) Baby Foods & Baby Food Pouches (16)

1. Baby Food — 1 — [Tested: Nov 2024] Little Spoon Kale, Carrot + Pear BabyBlends
2. Baby Food — 2 — [Tested: Nov 2024] Little Spoon Butternut Squash + Blueberry BabyBlends
3. Baby Food — 3 — [Tested: Nov 2024] Little Spoon Sweet Potato BabyBlends
4. Baby Food — 4 — [Tested: Nov 2024] Little Spoon Sweet Potato + Carrot BabyBlends
5. Baby Food — 5 — [Tested: Nov 2024] Little Spoon Banana + Pitaya BabyBlends
6. Baby Food Pouch — 6 — [Tested: Jan 2025] Costco’s Kirkland Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/4gOYpZ9
7. Baby Food Pouch — 7 — [Tested: Aug 2024]  GoGo Squeez Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/3XhWYLe
8. Baby Food Pouch — 8— [Tested: Nov 2024] OUAF Once Upon A Farm Dairy-free Fruit Smoothie Pouch in Strawberry Banana Swirl Flavor: https://amzn.to/3CPMbAw
9. NEW! — Baby Food Pouch — 9  — [Tested: Aug 2025] OUAF Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend in Pear-y Blueberry & Spinach Flavor**: https://amzn.to/4mEIe3n
10. NEW! — Baby Food Pouch — 10 — [Tested: Aug 2025] OUAF Once Upon A Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend in OhMyMega Veggie Flavor**: https://amzn.to/4mIeanF
11. NEW! — Baby Food Pouch — 11 — [Tested: Aug 2025] OUAFOnce Upon A Farm Organic Immunity Blend in Pineapple, Banana & Dragon Fruit Flavor**: https://amzn.to/4mJ4fON
12. NEW! — Baby Food Pouch — 12 — [Tested: Aug 2025] OUAF Once Upon A Farm Organic Immunity Blend in Mango, Banana & Spirulina Flavor**: https://amzn.to/429BjXE
13. NEW! — Baby Food Pouch — 13 — [Tested: Aug 2025] OUAF Once Upon A Farm Organic Immunity Blend in Blueberry, Banana & Ginger Flavor**: https://amzn.to/3HScYis
14. NEW! — Baby Food Pouch — 14 —[Tested: Aug 2025] Pumpkin Tree Organic Pear Puree with Oat Fiber & Seeds**: https://amzn.to/425mTb7
15. NEW! — Baby Food Pouch — 15 — [Tested: Aug 2025] HappyTot Organics Super Bellies Immune & Digestive Support Blend in Organic Pears, Beets & Blackberries Flavor**: https://amzn.to/4fZTaGk
16. NEW! — Baby Food Pouch — 16 — [Tested: Aug 2025] HappyTot Organics Fiber & Protein in Organic Pears, Peaches, Pumpkin, Apples & Cinnamon Flavor**: https://amzn.to/47UaUAS

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Section #2) Infant & Pediatric Nutrition Formulas (11/27)

1. NEW! — Pediatric Formula — 1 — [Tested: Oct 2025] — Kate Farms Pediatric Standard Sole-Source Nutrition Formula 1.2 in Vanilla Flavor: https://amzn.to/4qpJbPk
2. Infant Formula — 1 — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (pink and white can): https://amzn.to/3YYb849 
3. Infant Formula — 2 — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Bobbie Organic Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (green and white can): https://amzn.to/3VOr4Vy
4. Infant Formula — 3 — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Bobbie Grass-Fed Milk-Based Powder with Iron (green can): https://amzn.to/3ZlAaeJ
   
5. Infant Formula — 4 — [Tested: Nov 2024] — HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula Powder, Stage 1 (imported)
6. Infant Formula — 5 — HiPP HA Stage PRE (0+ Months) Combiotic Formula  (imported)
7. Infant Formula — 6 — [Tested: Oct 2024] — 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
8. Infant Formula — 7 — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (not organic): This product may be available at Target (it is not available on Amazon)
9. Infant Formula — 8 — [Tested: Oct 2024] — Kendamil Organic Follow-On Milk (European/ British Toddler Formula, for 6-12 months, Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon 
10. Infant Formula — 9 — [Tested: Dec 2024] — Kendamil Whole Milk Infant Formula (from Europe, pink can, not organic), available at Target
11. Infant Formula — 10 — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Kendamil Organic Infant Formula (Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon but may be available at Target

ByHeart Formula Tested Clean for Heavy Metals but has been removed from this list due to November 2025 product recall for botulism investigation.

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Section #3) Breakfast Cereals (2/29)

1. Breakfast Cereal — 1 — [Tested: Oct 2024] Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Panda Puffs: https://amzn.to/4fo1crf
2. Breakfast Cereal — 2 — [Tested: Mar 2025] Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Corn Puffs Gorilla Munch: https://amzn.to/3FHZCDO

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Section #4) Coffee & Tea (3/32)

1. Coffee & Tea — 1 — [Tested: Nov 2024] Chameleon Handcrafted Organic Cold Brew Concentrate: https://amzn.to/3OcrH77
2. Coffee & Tea — 2 — [Tested: Dec 2024] Tao of Tea Organic Genmaicha (Tamara’s favorite, Made in Japan, sold by a Portland, Oregon-based company!): https://amzn.to/3Dp8Fsd
3. Coffee & Tea — 3 — [Tested: Dec 2024] Califia Farms Almond Latte Cold Brew (XX Espresso): https://amzn.to/4gTTGoJ

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Section #5) Dairy Products (4/36)

1. Dairy — 1 — [Tested: Dec 2024] (cheese) — Babybel Mini Original Snack Cheese: https://amzn.to/3ZY5noO
2. Dairy— 2 — [Tested: Nov 2024] (coffee creamer) — Organic Valley Grassmilk Half and Half: https://amzn.to/4fHJIWT
3. NEW! — Dairy— 3 — [Tested: Oct 2025] (malted milk) — Carnation Malted Milk**: https://amzn.to/48YZg8F
4. NEW! — Dairy— 4 — [Tested: Nov 2025] — Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee**: https://amzn.to/3LTyu7S

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Section #6) Other Beverages (3/39)

1. Beverage — 1 — [Tested: Dec 2024] Honest Kids Organic Appley Ever After Apple Juice Drink: https://amzn.to/4fjGhov
2. Beverage — 2 — [Tested: Aug 2024] Olipop Grape Tonic: https://amzn.to/4cjFYZu
3. Beverage — 3 — [Tested: Jun 2025] Synergy Golden Pineapple Kombucha: https://amzn.to/3HVzMgM

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Section #7) Packaged Snacks for Kids — Fruit Bars, Chips, etc. (3/42)

1. Fruit Snack — 1 —(bar) — [Tested: Aug 2024] Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Raspberry Lemonade Flavor: https://amzn.to/3XcFsIp
2. Fruit Snack — 2 — (bar) — [Tested: Aug 2024] Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Strawberry Banana Flavor: https://amzn.to/3WQEekA
3. Puff  Snack — 3 — (cheese puffs) — [Tested: Aug 2025] Barbara’s Original Cheese Puffs Gluten-free Snack: https://amzn.to/429mdBB

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Section #8) Baking & Cooking Ingredients (3/45)

1. Ingredient — 1 — (beans) — [Tested: Dec 2024] Jovial Organic Chickpeas, Product of Italy: https://amzn.to/4iRON1l
2. Ingredient — 2 — (red wine vinegar) — [Tested: Jan 2025] Napa Valley Naturals Organic Red Wine Vinegar (California): https://amzn.to/4jWhHOg
3. Ingredient — 3 — (apple cider vinegar) — [Tested: Aug 2025] Fairchild’s Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (Raw & Unfiltered): https://amzn.to/46gsTjM

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Section #9) Sweeteners/ Sugars/ Sugar Alternatives (3/48)

1. Sweetener — 1 — (sugar) — [Tested: Mar 2025] Anthony’s Organic Granulated Cane Sugar: https://amzn.to/4jf6vLv
2. Sweetener — 2—(xylitol) — [Tested: Apr 2025] Espure Organic Xylitol: https://amzn.to/3GsCSrU
3. Sweetener — 3—(xylitol) — [Tested: Feb 2025] Now Real Food Granulated Xylitol: https://amzn.to/4cNWDpM

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Section #10) Salts (3/51)

1. Salt — 1 — [Retest: Aug 2025] Jacobsen’s Sea Salt (Oregon, USA): https://amzn.to/4dcbk5L
2. Salt — 2 — [Tested: Mar 2025] Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, from town of Maldon in Essex, England: https://amzn.to/4iTzWTE
3. NEW! — Salt — 3 — [Tested: Apr 2025] Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt : https://amzn.to/4cVQMiy

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Section #11) Oils & Fats (5/56)

1. Oil — 1 — (avocado) — [Tested: Oct 2024] Chosen Foods 100% Avocado Oil (not organic): https://amzn.to/3YDZSuv
2. Oil — 2 — (coconut) — [Tested: Jan 2025] Dr. Bronner’s White Kernel Virgin Coconut Oil, Regenerative Organic Certified: https://amzn.to/40xwBmv
3. Oil — 3 — (coconut) — [Tested: Aug 2025] Dr. Bronner’s Whole Kernel Virgin Coconut Oil, Regenerative Organic Certified: https://amzn.to/3UWrKYq
4. Oil — 4 — (olive) — [Tested: Jun 2025] Bryan Johnson BluePrint Snake Oil Olive Oil (not organic): https://amzn.to/4mMieUj
5. Oil — 5 — (perilla seed) — [Tested: Oct 2024] Dr. Adorable’s Organic Perilla Seed Oil (Made in Korea): https://amzn.to/3NDt7Yc

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Section #12) Plant-Based Milks (4/60)

1. Plant-Based Milk — 1 — [Tested: Nov 2024] (coffee creamer) — Laird Superfood Coconut Creamer: https://amzn.to/4fItA7A
2. Plant-Based Milk — 2 — [Tested: Nov 2024] (plant milk) — Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk (original flavor): https://amzn.to/3AA6Qrt
3. Plant-Based Milk — 3 — (soy milk) — [Retest: Aug 2025] West Soy Unflavored Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk: https://amzn.to/4dwev8l
4. Plant-Based Milk — 4 — (oat milk) — [Tested: Sept 2025] The Original Oatly, Full-Fat Oat Milk (not organic): https://amzn.to/47jzOcp

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Section #13) Seeds (2/62)

1. Seeds — 1 — (chia) — [Tested: Aug 2024] Navitas Organic, Gluten-free Chia Seeds (Mexico): https://amzn.to/3YvE7xC
2. Seeds — 2 —  (hemp) — [Tested: Aug 2024] Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Seeds: https://amzn.to/4e05RP9

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Section #14) Candy & Sweet Treats (5/67)

1. Candy — 1 — [Tested: Nov 2024] Cavendish & Harvey Wild Berry Drops, not organic (Made in Germany): https://amzn.to/3Z1Jxjr
2. Candy — 2 — [Tested: Jun 2025] Haribo Gummy Bears (Made in Germany, not USA-produced): https://amzn.to/3FCGVlu
3. Candy — 3 — [Tested: Dec 2024] Lindt White Chocolate Bar (Made in USA, New Hampshire): https://amzn.to/3OXkyIm
4. Candy — 4 — [Tested: Jun 2025] Werther’s Original Butter Candies (Made in Germany, not USA-produced): https://amzn.to/4nkFc5i
5. NEW! — Candy — 5 — [Tested: Nov 2025] Starbursts FavReds – Pinks & Reds (USA Product)**: https://amzn.to/3WRV9DZ

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Section #15) Adult Supplements & General Supplements — not expressly sold for use by kids (10/77)

1. Supplement — 1 — (adult) — [Tested: Jun 2025] Clean Creatine (100% Creapure), Made in Germany (use with caution, please read article): https://amzn.to/43UjrS6
2. Supplement — 2 — (adult) —  [Tested: Jan 2025] Doctor’s Best Vitamin C with Q-C: https://amzn.to/4hlVvea
3. Supplement — 3 — (adult) — [Tested: Aug 2025] Natural Vitality CALM, Magnesium Citrate Supplement Gummies (Raspberry Lemon Flavor): https://amzn.to/3VuwsN3
4. Supplement — 4 — (adult) — [Tested: Jun 2025] Nature’s Way Zinc Lozenges: https://amzn.to/4liDz6f
5. Supplement — 5 — (adult) — [Tested: Oct 2024] Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oil: https://amzn.to/48q1j2V
6. Supplement — 6 — (adult) — [Tested: Aug 2025] Nordic Naturals Prenatal DHA (Strawberry Soft Gels): https://amzn.to/4ngIVjv
7. Supplement — 7 — (adult) — [Retest: Mar 2025] Pectasol Modified Citrus Pectin, Formulated in the USA: https://amzn.to/3QUmZfN
8. Supplement — 8 — (adult) — [Tested: Dec 2024] Pendulum Metabolic Daily Dietary Supplement: https://amzn.to/4gY5wOm
9. Supplement — 9 — (adult) — [Tested: Jun 2025] Qwell Omega-3 by The Veggie Doctor, Vegan Algae DHA + EPA + DPA: https://amzn.to/45Lbosh
10. NEW! — Supplement — 11 — (adult) — [Tested: Oct 2025] Nordic Naturals Vitamin D3/K2 Softgels — 2,000 I.U. of D3**: https://amzn.to/47cNUfZ

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Section #15.a.) Supplements: Protein Powders (2/79)

1. NEW! — Supplement, Protein Powder — 1 — (adult) — [Tested: Oct 2025] Simply Tera’s Organic (Grass Fed) Whey Protein: https://amzn.to/3WjZZts
2. NEW! — Supplement , Protein Powder— 2 — (adult) — [Tested: Nov 2025] Ancient Nutrition Bone Broth Protein in Vanilla Flavor: https://amzn.to/486JrLY

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Section #16) Children’s Supplements (5/84)

1. Supplement — 8 — (kids) — [Tested: Dec 2024] Baby Ddrops, Organic Vitamin D3 Supplement for Babies: https://amzn.to/49C3ktH
2. Supplement — 9 — (kids) — [Tested: Oct 2024] Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Multivitamin Liquid Drops with Iron: https://amzn.to/3YPhcgx
3. Supplement — 10 — (kids) — [Tested: Mar 2025] Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Elderberry Liquid Drops: https://amzn.to/42617TU
4. Supplement — 11  — (kids) — [Tested: Mar 2025] Nordic Naturals Kids Vitamin D3 Gummies (Ages 3+): https://amzn.to/4l7117a
5. Supplement — 12  — (kids) — [Tested: Aug 2025] Seed PDS-08 Pediatric Daily Synbiotic, Fiber-Based Prebiotic & Probiotic for Kids: https://amzn.to/47kVTIc

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Section #17) Cosmetics, Lotions, & Sunscreens (5/89)

1. Cosmetic, Lotion — 1 — [Tested: Apr 2025] Babo Botanicals Sensitive Baby Lotion: https://amzn.to/3YmKxy1
2. Cosmetic, Lotion — 2 — [Tested: July 2025] Epaderm Lotion (European product for Psoriasis): https://amzn.to/4lXkyH5
3. Cosmetic, Moisturizer  — 3 — [Tested: Feb 2025] Kora Organics Noni Face Oil: https://amzn.to/43hy2XO
4. Cosmetic , Sunscreen — 4 — [Tested: July 2025] La Roche-Posay Kids’s Sunscreen (chemical sunscreen, please read article): https://amzn.to/3IP2i4b 
5. Cosmetic, Sunscreen — 5 — [Tested: Jun 2025] Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen, SPF 50 (chemical sunscreen, please read article): https://amzn.to/3HRMVrl

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Section #18) Toothpastes (8/97)

1. Toothpaste — 1 — [Tested: Jun 2025] — Aquafresh “FRESH & MINTY” Fluoride Toothpaste, Purchased in London, England (Made in U.K. or Slovakia): https://amzn.to/4lhRMjO
2. Toothpaste — 2 — [Tested: Feb 2025] — Orajel Kids Training Toothpaste, Fluoride-free in Natural Berry Fruity Flavor with Elmo Sesame Street packaging: https://amzn.to/41wxtrY
3. Toothpaste — 3 — [Tested: Mar 2025] — Miessence Fluoride-free Mint Toothpaste (Made in Australia) – If this Amazon link is sold out, do not buy knock offs from other links (buy direct from the manufacturer in Australia) https://amzn.to/4bJc4PO
4. Toothpaste — 4 — [Tested: Mar 2025] — Dr. Brown’s Fluoride-free Baby Toothpaste in Strawberry Flavor: https://amzn.to/3DCehzZ
5. Toothpaste — 5 — [Tested: Mar 2025] — Pegciz Kids Foam Toothpaste in Watermelon Flavor, Low Flouride (packaging varies, see report): https://amzn.to/3YzP68e
6. Toothpaste — 6 — [Tested: Mar 2025] — Kid’s Spry Fluoride-free Tooth Gel with Xylitol in Original Flavor: https://amzn.to/41GZb4e
7. Toothpaste — 7 — [Tested: Apr 2025] — Essential Oxygen Fluoride-free BR Certified Organic in Peppermint Flavor: https://amzn.to/4lARZ2J
8. NEW! — Toothpaste — 8 — [Tested: Sept 2025] Weleda Natural Salt Toothpaste: https://amzn.to/48mQ3qk

**Lab reports pending/ Not yet published as of December 6, 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 (6/103): 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 — [Tested: Nov 2024] 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 — [Tested: Feb 2025] Maseca Instant Corn Masa Flour, Product of Mexico (positive for traces of Arsenic):  https://amzn.to/4iR8qWN
3. Fruit Snack — [Tested: Nov 2024]  That’s It Apple Cherry Bars, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/4fHkSWV
4. Oil — [Tested: Oct 2024] Chosen Foods 100% Pure Avocado oil, organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3BVQYQa
5. Supplement — [Tested: Nov 2024] (adult) — Now Sunflower Lecithin, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3AFdHzO
6. Supplement — [Tested: Jan 2025] (adult) — WishGarden Immune Boost Seasonal Rescue for Pregnancy: https://amzn.to/3Cd940N

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Products Removed from the Above “Lab-Tested Safer Choices” List

The three products noted in the numbered list below were previously on the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Lab-Tested Safer Choices List, but were removed after 2025 retesting found traces of toxicants present. 

In each case (for the three products noted below), the retests detected very low levels of toxicants — consistent with the idea that these products are still relatively cleaner choices compared to similar items in their categories. However — even though these products could still be classified as “cleaner” by nearly every standard — we only include products on the list above if the most recent lab results for that product show non-detect levels for all four metals we test for (Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic), or “safe by all standards” for Arsenic levels below 10 ppb with no other metals detected. So while these three products tested positive for very low levels of toxicants with the most recent round of lab testing, they no longer meet our standards for remaining on our Lab-Tested Safer Choices List.

You can read more about these products and see the most recent lab test results for each in the articles linked below (new lab reports will be published shortly):

1. One Degree Organics Sprouted Rolled Oats, yellow bag (Made in Canada) — May 2025 Retest
2. Jovial Organic All-Purpose Einkorn Flour (Made in Italy) — 2025 Retest Lab Report to be Published Shortly
3. DeathWish Ground Coffee, Espresso Roast — 2025 Retest Lab Report to be Published Shortly

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Published: December 23, 2024

More Key Points to Consider:

• There are almost no reasonable safety limits proposed for toxicant contamination (heavy metal contamination specifically) of foods and supplements consumed by adults (or by the general population) in the United States.
• Any available proposed safety thresholds (and guidance) for foods and supplements consumed by adults are not currently set at levels protective of human health given practical/ actual consumption patterns of foods (vs. manufacturer defined serving sizes).
  • The above point is especially important given children eat all foods, not just foods marketed for consumption by children (for example: Find me a pre-teen that won’t go through an entire 5-ounce/ 5-serving bag of potato chips in one sitting)!
• Our focus is (as always) on the health of children.
• By applying the standards proposed by the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 to all foods and supplements, we are working more in-line with standards that protect human health (for all!) given all scientific and medical experts agree there is no safe level of Lead exposure for human beings.
• Said another way: You would never be eating a snack chip out of a bag and say to your 5-year-old child “this product is only marketed for consumption by adults, so you cannot eat it.” That would be ridiculous. Kids eat what we eat, so everything that goes into our bodies in an attempt to nourish us and support our health and well being should be appropriate for any age consumer (not just a demographic designated by the manufacturer based on irrelevant age-group related toxicity standards for a specific product or ingredient).
• Remember: There is no safe level of Lead exposure for human beings. Period.
  • This is a non-negotiable point that everyone in the scientific and medical community — everyone who researches Lead poisoning — agrees with.

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