Testing Pectasol Modified Citrus Pectin for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic Using Independent (Community-Funded), Third-Party Laboratory Testing

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Published March 30, 2025 — Sunday
A Quick Note from Tamara Rubin:

Another addition to our safer choices list! Here’s our affiliate link for this product! Thank you. https://amzn.to/3QUmZfN

There’s a bit of a story behind our testing of this product (see the two lab reports at the bottom of the page). This was one of the products we sent in for testing in September of 2024. September was when things went a bit south with some of the testing we were doing — as many of the 60+ lab results we got back from the September batch (like the September report below) did not have low enough thresholds of detection to meet our requirements (comparing to the strictest standards proposed with the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021). Our test reports prior to that batch had significantly lower low thresholds of detection for all four metals and we had assumed this was something we would be able to expect moving forward, but that was not to be the case.

The lab network we were using last year had agreed to re-test this product free of charge in October (once we identified the problem – which impacted more than 30 of the lab reports we got back from the September testing), however we waited for the re-test (October… November…December) and never received it. At one point we were told that some of our samples may have been accidentally discarded and not re-tested, and we think that may have happened with this product – which would explain why we never got the second lab report back from the first lab. That’s about when we realized it would be likely be better to look for another lab (or lab network) that could more consistently meet the low thresholds of detection we require for our reporting (so expensive re-testing would not be required). The Lead Safe Mama team interviewed labs in December, January and February and finally got set up to send our first batch to one of our new labs this month – March 2025. The second lab report below (with the lower thresholds of detection for Lead, Cadmium, & Mercury) is from the new lab.

Thank you for your patience with this process. We are still working through making sure we have the lowest possible thresholds of detection for the testing we are coordinating. This product has now been submitted for testing multiple times (even though we were never sent the second report from the first lab). As with all of our “non-detect” products, we plan to re-test it again in the next 6 to 12 months, hopefully with even lower thresholds of detection at that time (as we work to perfect this process!) 


The full original lab report for this supplement product is at the bottom of this article. Please scroll down.

As far as safer choices for foods, supplements, and cosmetics go, we have a few lists on our food and supplement testing landing page (linked here) that you may find helpful in making safer choices for your family. We even have one dedicated to safer snack choiceshere. You may also find this link helpful as it takes you to our most recently updated safer choices list of 67 lab-tested safer foods, cosmetics, and supplements!

Here’s the link to our landing page with ALL of the lab reports for the independent, third-party laboratory testing Lead Safe Mama, LLC has coordinated since March of 2024 — this is also a good page to bookmark and check back on periodically (it is always pinned at the top of the website’s Menu via the button graphic below, and the Menu can be found at the top of every page on this site).

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!


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).


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Below is an EXPANDING list of products (foods, supplements, and cosmetics) that have 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 limits of detection (low-threshold of detection) for each of the metals tested can be found 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).

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.


LIST UPDATED March 30, 2025 — Now at 62 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. Breakfast Item — 1 — Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Panda Puffs: https://amzn.to/4fo1crf
  9. #1 NEW! Breakfast Item — 2 — Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Corn Puffs Gorilla Munch**: https://amzn.to/3FHZCDO
  10. Breakfast Item — 3 — One Degree Organic, Gluten-Free, Sprouted Rolled Oats (Canada): https://amzn.to/3WIQ1BN
  11. Candy — 1 — Lindt White Chocolate Bar (Made in USA, New Hampshire): https://amzn.to/3OXkyIm
  12. Candy — 2 — Cavendish & Harvey Wild Berry Drops, not organic (Germany): https://amzn.to/3Z1Jxjr
  13. Coffee & Tea — 1 — Chameleon Handcrafted Organic Cold Brew Concentrate: https://amzn.to/3OcrH77
  14. Coffee & Tea — 2 — Tao of Tea Organic Genmaicha (Tamara’s favorite, from Japan, sold by a Portland, Oregon-based company!): https://amzn.to/3Dp8Fsd
  15. Coffee & Tea — 3 — Califia Farms Almond Latte Cold Brew (XX Espresso): https://amzn.to/4gTTGoJ
  16. Coffee & Tea — 4 — Death Wish Organic Espresso Roast Ground Coffee (Multi-country origin, non-USA): https://amzn.to/3yo1eiL  
  17. Coffee Creamer — Plant-Based  — 1 Laird Superfood Coconut Creamer: https://amzn.to/4fItA7A
  18. Coffee Creamer — Dairy — 2  Organic Valley Grassmilk Half and Half: https://amzn.to/4fHJIWT
  19. Dairy, Cheese – Babybel Mini Original Snack Cheese: https://amzn.to/3ZY5noO
  20. Fruit Snack — 1 — GoGo Squeez Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/3XhWYLe
  21. Fruit Snack — 2 — Costco’s Kirkland Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/4gOYpZ9
  22. Fruit Snack — 3 — Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Strawberry Banana Flavor: https://amzn.to/3WQEekA
  23. Fruit Snack — 4 — Once Upon A Farm Dairy Free Fruit Smoothie Pouch in Strawberry Banana Swirl Flavor: https://amzn.to/3CPMbAw
  24. Fruit Snack — 5 — Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Raspberry Lemonade Flavor: https://amzn.to/3XcFsIp
  25. Infant Formula — 1 — Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (pink and white can): https://amzn.to/3YYb849 
  26. Infant Formula — 2 — Bobbie Organic Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (green and white can): https://amzn.to/3VOr4Vy
  27. Infant Formula — 3 — Bobbie Grass-Fed Milk-Based Powder with Iron (green can): https://amzn.to/3ZlAaeJ
  28. Infant Formula — 4 — ByHeart Infant Formula (USA-made, not organic): https://amzn.to/48DJjTb
  29. Infant Formula — 5 — HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula Powder, Stage 1 (imported)
  30. Infant Formula — 6 — HiPP HA Stage PRE (0+ Months) Combiotic Formula  (imported)
  31. 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
  32. Infant Formula — 8 — Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (not organic): This product may be available at Target (it is not available on Amazon)
  33. Infant Formula — 9 — Kendamil Organic Follow-On Milk (European/ British Toddler Formula, for 6-12 months, Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon (report link)
  34. Infant Formula — 10 — Kendamil Whole Milk Infant Formula (from Europe, pink can, not organic), available at Target
  35. Infant Formula — 11 — Kendamil Organic Infant Formula (Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon but may be available at Target
  36. Ingredient — 1 — (salt) — Jacobsen’s Sea Salt (Oregon, USA): https://amzn.to/4dcbk5L
  37. #2 NEW! Ingredient — 2 — (salt) — Maldon Sea Salt Flakes**: https://amzn.to/4iTzWTE
  38. Ingredient — 3 — (baking flour) — Jovial Organic Einkorn Flour (Italy): https://amzn.to/3LIqxix 
  39. Ingredient — 4 — (seeds) — Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Seeds: https://amzn.to/4e05RP9
  40. Ingredient — 5 — (seeds) — Navitas Organic, Gluten-Free Chia Seeds (Mexico): https://amzn.to/3YvE7xC
  41. Ingredient — 6 — (vinegar) — Napa Valley Naturals Organic Red Wine Vinegar (California): https://amzn.to/4jWhHOg
  42. Ingredient — 7 — (beans) — Jovial Organic Chickpeas, Product of Italy: https://amzn.to/4iRON1l
  43. #3 NEW! Ingredient — 8 — (sugar) — Anthony’s Organic Granulated Cane Sugar**: https://amzn.to/4jf6vLv
  44. Oil — 1 — Chosen Foods 100% Avocado Oil (not organic): https://amzn.to/3YDZSuv
  45. Oil — 2 — Dr. Adorable’s Organic Perilla Seed Oil (Korea): https://amzn.to/3NDt7Yc
  46. Oil — 3 — Dr. Bronner’s Regenerative Organic Coconut Oil: https://amzn.to/40xwBmv
  47. Plant-Based Milk — 1 — Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk (original flavor): https://amzn.to/3AA6Qrt
  48. Plant-Based Milk — 2 — West Soy Unflavored Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk: https://amzn.to/4dwev8l
  49. Supplement — 1 — Baby Ddrops, Organic Vitamin D3 Supplement for Babies: https://amzn.to/49C3ktH
  50. Supplement — 2 — Doctor’s Best Vitamin C with Q-C: https://amzn.to/4hlVvea
  51. Supplement — 3 — Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Multivitamin Liquid Drops with Iron: https://amzn.to/3YPhcgx
  52. #4 NEW! Supplement — 4 — Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Elderberry Liquid Drops**: https://amzn.to/42617TU
  53. Supplement — 5  — Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oil: https://amzn.to/48q1j2V
  54. #5 NEW! Supplement — 6 — Nordic Naturals Kids Vitamin D3 Gummies (Ages 3+): https://amzn.to/4l7117a
  55. #6 NEW! Supplement — 7 — Pectasol Modified Citrus Pectin, Formulated in the USA: https://amzn.to/3QUmZfN
  56. Supplement — 8 — Pendulum Metabolic Daily Dietary Supplement: https://amzn.to/4gY5wOm
  57. Cosmetic — 1 — Kora Organics Noni Face Oil: https://amzn.to/43hy2XO
  58. Cosmetic —  2 — Fluoride-free Toothpaste! — Orajel Kids Training Toothpaste in Natural Berry Fruity Flavor, Elmo Sesame Street Packaging, Fluoride-free: https://amzn.to/41wxtrY
  59. Cosmetic —  3 — Fluoride-free Toothpaste! —  Miessence Mint Toothpaste: https://amzn.to/4bJc4PO
  60. Cosmetic —  4 — Fluoride-free Toothpaste! — Dr. Brown’s Fluoride-free Baby Toothpaste in Strawberry Flavor: https://amzn.to/3DCehzZ
  61. Cosmetic —  5 — Low-Fluoride Toothpaste! —  Pegciz Kids Foam Toothpaste in Watermelon Flavor: https://amzn.to/3RgKEXV
  62. Cosmetic —  6 — Fluoride-free Toothpaste! — Kid’s Spry Tooth Gel with Xylitol in Original Flavor: https://amzn.to/41GZb4e


**Lab Reports Pending / Not Yet Published – 3/31/2025 – Monday

Here’s a link to the third-party lab reports for all the foods, supplements, and cosmetic products we have tested, including those listed above:
https://tamararubin.com/2024/05/food-articles/


Stand by for more!

BONUS SIX: 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. #7 NEW! Ingredient — (corn flour) —Maseca Instant Corn Masa Flour (positive for traces of Arsenic) – Product of Mexicohttps://amzn.to/4iR8qWN
  2. 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
  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 — Now Sunflower Lecithin, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3AFdHzO
  6. Supplement — WishGarden Immune Boost Seasonal Rescue for Pregnancy: https://amzn.to/3Cd940N

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