Comparative Chart of Independent, Third-Party Laboratory Test Results for Boxed Mac & Cheese Products

A Quick Note from Tamara Rubin

January 13, 2026
Tuesday

The chart above compares the independent, third-party laboratory test results of the three different popular boxed mac & cheese products — all of the products in this category that we have tested to date through the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative.

Links to the product-specific articles — which include the full original lab report for each of these three products — are below, please scroll down to “Section #2” for those links. Each of these Mac & Cheese products tested positive for toxicants (heavy metals) at levels that the medical and scientific communities consider unsafe for consumption by young children.

Section #1) Links with more info about the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative

Here’s our Lab-Tested Safer Choices List: https://tamararubin.com/safer-choices/

Here’s our landing page, linking nearly all of the product lab reports we’ve published to date — we will be updating this page shortly, making it a good bookmark to check back on periodically:
https://tamararubin.com/lab-reports/

Here’s how to nominate a product for testing and reporting:
https://tamararubin.com/nominate/

Here’s our budget for testing and reporting on each item:
https://tamararubin.com/budget/

Here’s our Patreon channel link, where you can join us on Patreon and be among the first to see our lab reports as they are published (you can join for FREE or with a small monthly contribution supporting the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative):
https://www.patreon.com/leadsafemama/membership

Here’s the link to make a contribution in support of our work:
https://gofund.me/7a38f3fe1

Section #2) Articles with Mac & Cheese Lab Reports

1.) Goodles Mac & Cheese
https://tamararubin.com/2024/09/goodles-mac-cheese/
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2.) Kraft Mac & Cheese
https://tamararubin.com/2024/09/kraft-mac-cheese/
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3.) Annie’s Mac & Cheese
https://tamararubin.com/2024/08/annies-mac-cheese/

Thanks for reading!
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Thank you also for sharing this information in your communities. 

Tamara Rubin — Owner of Lead Safe Mama, LLC
& The Lead Safe Mama Team

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