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To see more “EWG Verified” products we have tested, click here.

Published August 17, 2025
A Quick Note from Tamara Rubin:

This Mercury-contaminated Solara Suncare Guardian Angel Sunscreen Milk (SPF 50) is an “EWG Verified” product, further illustrating a complete lack of integrity or appropriate scientific oversight of EWG’s ratings and verification system. The system is clearly pay-to-play, completely (and perhaps intentionally?) overlooking concerns for heavy metal contaminants in many of the products they “verify.” It’s that, or the scientists the EWG employs for the verification process are either 1) complete idiots, or 2) possibly paid off to look the other way.

This is the 10th report we have published for a Lead-contaminated EWG Verified product to date, and we have more reports pending in our queue. This means that 10 out of the 11 EWG Verified products we have tested and reported on to date came back positive for Lead contamination — that equates to 90.9%.

To reiterate, 90.9% of the EWG Verified products we have tested and reported on to have shown heavy metal contamination. You can read more about our concern for EWG’s rating system here.

 To see the full, original lab report from our testing on this product, please scroll down to the very bottom of this article. The shareable social media graphic with the lab test results is also below, about midway down.

The second image below is from the EWG’s website, which states that “EWG Verified aims to be the gold standard in the health and wellness space.” And, perhaps they are the gold standard — of greenwashing, misrepresentation, and false advertising, alongside fake standards and certifications (right up there with Made Safe, the Clean Label Project Purity Award, and so many other pay-to-play systems that are not at all impartial and have a history of giving their top certifications and awards to Lead-contaminated products).

It’s a jungle out there, folks — trust no corporation. Trust no agency generating income from offering certifications to manufacturers. Instead, trust in science. None of these certifications is trustworthy. The act of creating a certification program is fundamentally an act of compromise based on profit — it’s an act of compromise that leads to corruption. This is why you will never see a certification from Lead Safe Mama, LLC — we cannot be bought. We will only share actual scientific test results with you (the public), so you can use this information to help make informed, safer choices for your family. Our goal is to teach scientific curiosity, help you along the path of asking better questions, and conducting research using unbiased sources, all with the underlying guiding principle that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for human beings.

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We did not end up raising sufficient funding to cover the costs of testing and reporting on this Solara Suncare Sunscreen Milk (SPF 50) — at the time of publishing this report, only $5 had been contributed toward the $495 needed. Lead Safe Mama is not only searching for safer products for children, but also holding EWG accountable for greenwashing and using a misguided, corporate-influenced (bought and paid for) product ratings system — if you appreciate what we are trying to do here and would like to contribute in support of the testing and reporting costs for this specific product, here is the link to do so.

Here are some other EWG top-rated (and “EWG Verified”) products we have not yet raised the funds for testing and reporting costs, as publishing these reports asap will help us build awareness of this concern through news coverage, and we would greatly appreciate your contributions supporting any of these campaigns:

1. Attitude Sunly Sunscreen Stick, SPF 30
2. Attitude Sunly Face Sunscreen Cream, SPF 30
3. Kokua Sun Care, SPF 50
4. Mustela Baby Sunscreen Stick, SPF 50
5. Stream2Sea EcoStick Sunscreen, SPF 35

Contributions supporting Lead Safe Mama, LLC are always welcome but are particularly needed this month, as we are battling an operating shortfall of over $10,000 for this summer. We recently sent more than 50 (fifty!) products to the lab for testing (including many sunscreen products) without first receiving full funding through each respective campaign to cover the costs of testing and reporting  those items. While this may seem (at first glance) like an irresponsible action from a business perspective, all of this testing was very important in helping provide critical supporting data points for our greater Laboratory Testing Initiative and the work we are planning on organizing moving forward (including efforts like holding EWG accountable for greenwashing and repeated misrepresentations, as well as our separate initiative of reporting as many TFCA violations to the State of Washington and the FDA before the end of the 2025 calendar year).

To both support Lead Safe Mama, LLC and be among the first to see our new lab reports when they are published, please subscribe to our Patreon Channel (you can join us there for free or with a small monthly gift supporting our work). To see the full, original results for each sunscreen product we have tested to date, find our sunscreen lab report landing page here.

We have only found two sunscreen products to date that tested “non-detect” for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic (with the limits of detection for each metal noted on the lab report for that specific product). Each of these two is a chemical sunscreen product, so we encourage you to research the other ingredients in those products before choosing them for your family.

Please always use the findings of the independent, third-party laboratory testing conducted through the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative as a jumping-off point. Our data is intended as a starting point to help along your journey in making safer choices for your family. We understand that a product returning from the lab with “non-detect” readings for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic may not be your final deciding factor in which items you choose for your family.

• Here’s the first sunscreen that tested non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic: https://amzn.to/4mH5n4P
• And here’s the second sunscreen: https://amzn.to/4mP4tnc
• Read the Supergoop! sunscreen lab report here
• Read the La Roche-Posay Anthelios Kid’s sunscreen here
• Check out this article, which discusses the concern for the presence of Lead (and other heavy metals) in sunscreen products made for use by children in-depth. Please read this piece for more comprehensive context on the levels of toxicants found in this product (as shown below in both our shareable social media graphic with the results and the original lab report).
• NOTE: The full original lab report for this Solara Suncare Sunscreen Milk, SPF 50 product is published below, at the bottom of this article (scroll down).

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Can we find more safer choices?

We will continue seeking out safer choices, funding permitting. Lead Safe Mama, LLC is coordinating this independent, third-party laboratory testing as part of a community collaborative initiative. Our community (including you!) nominates what products we test and report on (here’s our instructions for how to nominate a product) and then contributes financially to help us cover the costs of that testing and reporting.

If you appreciate this information and want to support this work so we can continue publishing reports like these (always sharing the scientific data directly with the public, never behind a paywall), please consider contributing to any of the specific, not-yet-funded campaigns linked above or other related pending campaigns (helping us both identify safer choices, and report more dangerous products that you may want to avoid). Check out the link below. Thank you!

• This link features all of our open, not-yet-funded campaigns for the costs of testing and reporting on community-nominated products.

To date, we have identified 83 “Lab-Tested Safer Choices” across all product types we have tested — you can find the full list below (please scroll down).

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Ways you can support the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC

If you appreciate what we do and would like to help keep our work going by contributing something (any amount, really!) toward the costs of our not-yet-funded laboratory testing and reporting, please consider making a contribution ($25? $50? $100? Whatever you can afford) toward Lead Safe Mama, LLC through our General Fund GoFundMe or — even better — please consider  joining us on Patreon with a small monthly gift in support of the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community-Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative. Thank you.

• You can join us on Patreon for free or with a small monthly contribution.
• All of our Patreon membership tiers have the same benefits, as our work is never behind a paywall.
• Lead Safe Mama, LLC is not a 501(c)3 non-profit, we are instead an LLC with a unique community collaborative business model, so while gifts in support of our work are greatly appreciated they are not tax-deductible contributions.
• Thanks again!

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For those new to the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC

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 for news coverage of our work 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 8/15/2025

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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 we publish new lab reports: 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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Lab report for the product pictured above:

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