Testing Local Honey for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic

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Published: February 27, 2026
A Quick Note From Tamara Rubin

I will start by disclosing that I am a part-owner of my family’s honey farm in Northern California — so there is potential for bias in my statements related to this testing.

While we were waiting to raise the funds for testing and reporting on a mainstream honey product sold by Whole Foods, based on feedback from the Lead Safe Mama online community, I decided to go ahead and send a random honey sample from a small local family farm to the lab for testing.

Since this is the first honey sample we’ve tested and we don’t yet know how it will compare to others, we are not sharing more details about its origin at this time. I expect that the test results for this particular sample will likely be representative of honey that one might normally find at small family farms in the United States.* Based on other product testing we have organized to date, my educated guess is that this particular honey will likely test similarly to (or cleaner than) other honey products once we do have the opportunity to test more samples. Specifically, this product is likely cleaner from a toxicant-contamination perspective than many other similar honey products, given the region where it was harvested and other considerations related to small family farms.

*Absent large scale contamination events around-or-near honey farming activities — for example, the LA fires burned down countless Lead-painted structures in a concentrated zone, which likely impacted the contamination levels of honey in that area for an extended period.

The full original lab report for this honey sample is below, at the very bottom of this article.

This honey product tested positive for a very low level of Lead (just above the Action Level threshold for foods that children may consume), and came back “non-detect” for Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic. Given we don’t yet have other honey lab reports for comparison, I think it is reasonable to place the test results for this product in a comparative chart with results from other sweeteners, which we will publish shortly and link to here.

Note: A primary concern I have with Lead contamination on small family honey farms is the common practice of reusing boards to make bee boxes. In my 30+ years of experience with family in the honey business, we have seen Lead-contaminated bee boxes in many different scenarios. We always recommend (for both the health of the bees and the humans consuming the honey) that bee boxes be made of virgin wood and painted with food-safe paint or sealants (if painted at all). Bee boxes with deteriorating paint should never be used, and honey farmers should consider testing their existing bee boxes with reliable Lead paint test kits. This is the best option when testing for Lead in paint (please note this product does not work for testing honey or other consumer goods for Lead).

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Some additional reading and viewing:

1. For more lab reports for sweetener products we have tested to date (maple syrup, molasses, cane sugar, coconut sugar, and xylitol), click here.
2. Watch our documentary on YouTube here, or commercial-free on Vimeo here. 

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Our work evaluates only heavy metals toxicity — not potency, nutritional benefits or deficits, potential health impacts from daily use, or other considerations. 

The full original lab report is below the shareable social media graphics and our Lab-Tested Safer Choices List. Scroll down to check it out!

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Who paid for testing and reporting on this product?

Testing and reporting for this product was not funded — we will subsidize our costs with undesignated funds gifted via Patreon and GoFundMe.

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How does this testing and reporting work in general?

Products are nominated for testing by our online community. You can learn more about the nomination process at this link. Most nominated products are funded through dedicated GoFundMe campaigns, while some are covered by generous contributions from individual sponsors. 

We also frequently test important and/or high-interest products before funding is secured, and we welcome contributions to help cover those costs, making it possible for us to continue this important work. Here is our budget for testing and reporting on a single product.

Our full list of published and pending lab reports is available here — this landing page is updated frequently, so bookmark it and check back periodically.

Find all our open GoFundMe campaigns for product testing here. 

Our Lab Tested Safer Choices list — the result of Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative, featuring products that either tested “non-detect” across the board or safe by all current and proposed standards — is available here. This list currently includes 113 products, with 10 to be added this week! The most recent version is also below — just scroll down.

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More ways to financially support the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC

Contributions to the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative can also be made through the following methods. Please note we are not a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so contributions are not tax-deductible — but they are truly appreciated as part of this community-collaborative effort! We are currently working to raise about $12,500 in support for the Lead Safe Mama legal fund, and any amount helps.

• GoFundMe: Our general fund campaign (active since February 2017!)
• Zelle: Testing@LeadSafeMama.com
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• PayPal: Testing@LeadSafeMama.com

Thank you!

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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 working toward 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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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 Leprechaun with Shamrock graphic above (with the pink border) is our newest spacer for the March 2026 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, turkey, Christmas ornament, or shamrock), that means it is an earlier version of the Lab-Tested Safer Choices List.

While the date of the list, as it was last updated, 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” 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 120 product examples 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.

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 (three products currently fall in that category).

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Lab-Tested Safer Choices List
UPDATED: March 15, 2026 — Sunday
Now at 114 products + 6 “bonus” products
Scroll down to see all 120 Lab-Tested Safer Choices
We are working on updating this list this week.

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INDEX — See Product Categories Below

• Section A) Newly Identified Safer Choices — 14 products
  • Section A.1) Newly Identified Safer Choices Not Available on Amazon  — 4 products  (18 total)
• Section #1) Baby Food Pouches — 11 products (29 total)
• Section #2)Infant & Pediatric  Nutrition Formulas — 5 products (34 total)
• Section #3) Breakfast Cereals — 2 products (36 total)
• Section #4) Coffee & Tea — 3 products (39 total)
• Section #5) Dairy Products & Eggs — 4 products (43 total)
• Section #6) Other Beverages — 3 products (46 total)
• Section #7) Packaged Snacks for Kids (Fruit Bars, Chips, etc.) — 3 products (49 total)
• Section #8) Baking & Cooking Ingredients — 3 products (52 total)
• Section #9) Sweeteners/ Sugars/ Sugar Alternatives — 3 products (55 total)
• Section #10) Salts — 3 products (58 total)
• Section #11) Oils & Fats — 5 products (63 total)
• Section #12) Plant-Based Milks — 4 products (67 total)
• Section #13) Seeds — 1 product (68 total)
• Section #14) Candy — 5 products (73 total)
• Section #15) Adult Supplements & General Supplements (not expressly sold for use by kids) — 11 products (84 total)
  • Section #15.a.) Protein Powders — 2 products
• Section #16) Children’s Supplements — 5 products (89 total)
• Section #17) Cosmetics, Lotions, & Sunscreens — 5 products (94 total)
• Section #18) Toothpaste — 5 products (99 total)
• Section #19) Products Not Available On Amazon — All Categories — 7 products (106 total)
• Section #20) Products That Tested Clean — But That We Do Not Recommend — 8 products (114 total)
  
• Section #21) Bonus Products — Tested Safe By All Standards, but positive for Arsenic — 6 products (120 total)
• Section #22) Products Removed From This List based on LSM Re-Test Results — 3 products (not included in total)

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Not A “Recommended Products List”

In general this list should not be seen as a list of product recommendations. This list is — instead — simply and expressly a list of products that tested clean (non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic) when sent in to third party independent labs for scientific testing.

Some examples:

• As a mother of a child with reactive airway disease, I would NEVER under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES recommend the use of any essential oil products, yet there is an essential oil product in this list.
• I personally don’t take any supplements and believe the entire supplement industry is just a money grab — yet there are quite a few supplements on the list below (because they were nominated for testing by all of you!) You will never ever find me recommending a supplement product.
• I don’t use sunscreens and would never recommend a particular sunscreen. The two sunscreens that tested clean for heavy metals are chemical sunscreens, so that is also problematic for reasons outside of the heavy metals concerns, yet they are on the list below.

What you choose to do with the information in this list is up to you! All of the products in this list were nominated for testing by members of the greater Lead Safe Mama online community. 

It is extremely rare that we — here at Lead Safe Mama, LLC — go out of our way to recommend specific products. We have however added a section of products we would expressly “not recommend” because of bad reviews, health concerns, and negative feedback from the community. These products are still on our lab tested safer choices list as readers still may choose to use them if they are looking for a product in that category (given they had clean test results when tested for heavy metals).

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Color Coded Key

Orange = Tested in 2024
Purple = Tested in 2025
Pink = Retest
Teal = Tested in 2026
Products noted with “TAMARA” —  are products I use with my family. Many of these are products I only started using once they had be tested through the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative!

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Section A.)
Newly Identified Lab Tested Safer Choices (Jan, Feb, March 2026)

1. TAMARA — Norwegian Cheese** (not organic): [Tested: March 2026] — https://amzn.to/4sjhx6I
2. TAMARA — Italian Cheese** (not organic): [Tested: March 2026] — https://amzn.to/4ryqmce
3. TAMARA — American Salted Butter** (organic): [Tested: March 2026] — https://amzn.to/40d6al6
4. TAMARA — Non-Dairy American Plant Butter** (not organic): [Tested: March 2026] — https://amzn.to/4b2AX92
5. French Diaper Balm [Made in USA]** [Tested: March 2026] — https://amzn.to/40NbUlA  
6. Organic Apple Cider Vinegar: [Tested: Feb 2026] — https://amzn.to/4rNwXQp
7. Canned Supplement Water: [Tested: Feb 2026] — https://amzn.to/3PCsTVm
8. Essential Oil (with caveat!, please read article to be published shortly)**: [Tested: Jan 2026] — https://amzn.to/4diDGOo
9. TAMARA — Australian Carob Chips (organic, unsweetened): [Tested: Feb 2026] — https://amzn.to/4aGVmBt
10. Australian Vegetable Spread (not organic): [Tested: Feb 2026] — https://amzn.to/3Mm1wOf
11. UK Purchase Baking Soda**: [Tested: Jan 2026] — article to be published shortly — https://amzn.to/4cZSQrG 
12. Infant Formula!**: [Tested: March 2026] — article to be published shortly — https://amzn.to/3PnME2V
13. Infant Formula!!**: [Tested: March 2026] — article to be published shortly — https://amzn.to/4sJi7Lj
14. Organic “Mold Free” Coffee (Ground Version of this Coffee was Tested)  — [Tested: Feb 2026] — https://amzn.to/473KxaC

**Lab reports pending/ Not yet published as of 3/15/2026

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Section A.1)
Newly Identified Choices Not Available On Amazon

1. TAMARA — UK Purchase: White Chocolate Maltesers: — [Tested: Jan 2026] —  article link:https://tamararubin.com/2026/02/white-maltesers/
2. Lipstick!!**: [Tested: March 2026] — article with lab report to be published shortly — more info here — (only the one color noted  – “Delight” – was tested) — direct manufacturer link (not an affiliate link)
3. Vitamin C + D Supplement  — [Tested: Feb 2026] —  article link: https://tamararubin.com/2026/02/biome-boosters-vitamin-c-d/
4. Backyard Chicken Egg (Florida) — [Tested: Feb 2026] —  article link: https://tamararubin.com/2026/02/florida-egg/

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Section #1)
Baby Food Pouches
Due to the environmental impact of plastic food pouches, please limit the use of these products as much as possible.

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

**Lab reports pending/ Not yet published as of 3/15/2026

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Section #2)
Infant & Pediatric Nutrition Formulas

1. 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: 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

ByHeart Formula tested clean for heavy metals but has been removed from this list due to a November 2025 product recall for botulism contamination.

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Section #3)
Breakfast Cereals

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

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Section #4)
Coffee & Tea

1. TAMARA — Coffee Concentrate (liquid) — [Tested: Nov 2024] Chameleon Handcrafted Organic Cold Brew Concentrate: https://amzn.to/3OcrH77
2. TAMARA — Brewed Tea (tested as liquid)  — [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. Prepared Ready-To-Drink Coffee with Almond Milk — [Tested: Dec 2024] Califia Farms Almond Latte Cold Brew (XX Espresso): https://amzn.to/4gTTGoJ

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Section #5)
Dairy Products

1. TAMARA — (cheese in snack form) — [Tested: Dec 2024] Babybel Mini Original Snack Cheese: https://amzn.to/3ZY5noO
2. TAMARA — (coffee creamer in carton) — [Tested: Nov 2024] Organic Valley Grassmilk Half and Half: https://amzn.to/4fHJIWT
3. TAMARA — (powdered milk product) — [Tested: Oct 2025] Carnation Malted Milk: https://amzn.to/48YZg8F
4. (goat milk butter product) — [Tested: Nov 2025] — Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee: https://amzn.to/3LTyu7S

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Section #6)
Other Beverages

1. TAMARA — [Tested: Dec 2024] Honest Kids Organic Appley Ever After Apple Juice Drink: https://amzn.to/4fjGhov
2. [Tested: Aug 2024] Olipop Grape Tonic: https://amzn.to/4cjFYZu
3. TAMARA — [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.

1. TAMARA — Fruit Snack — 1 —(bar) — [Tested: Aug 2024] Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Raspberry Lemonade Flavor: https://amzn.to/3XcFsIp
2. TAMARA — Fruit Snack — 2 — (bar) — [Tested: Aug 2024] Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Strawberry Banana Flavor: https://amzn.to/3WQEekA
3. TAMARA — Puff  Snack — 1 — (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 — Including Vinegars

1. TAMARA — (beans) — [Tested: Dec 2024] — Jovial Organic Chickpeas, Product of Italy: https://amzn.to/4iRON1l
2. TAMARA — (red wine vinegar) — [Tested: Jan 2025] — Napa Valley Naturals Organic Red Wine Vinegar (California): https://amzn.to/4jWhHOg
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

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

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Section #10)
Salts

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

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Section #11)
Oils & Fats

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

1. (coffee creamer) — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Laird Superfood Coconut Creamer: https://amzn.to/4fItA7A
2. (plant milk) — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk (original flavor): https://amzn.to/3AA6Qrt
3.  TAMARA — (soy milk) — [Retest: Aug 2025] — West Soy Unflavored Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk: https://amzn.to/4dwev8l
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

1. TAMARA — [Tested: Aug 2024] — Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Seeds: https://amzn.to/4e05RP9

Navitas Organic Chia Seeds tested clean for heavy metals but has been removed from this list due to a January 2026 product recall for possible salmonella contamination.

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Section #14)
Candy

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

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

**Lab reports pending/ Not yet published as of 3/15/2026

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Section #15.a.)
Supplements: Protein Powders

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

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Section #16)
Children’s Supplements

1. [Tested: Dec 2024] Baby Ddrops, Organic Vitamin D3 Supplement for Babies: https://amzn.to/49C3ktH
2. [Tested: Oct 2024] Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Multivitamin Liquid Drops with Iron: https://amzn.to/3YPhcgx
3. [Tested: Mar 2025] Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Elderberry Liquid Drops: https://amzn.to/42617TU
4. [Tested: Mar 2025] Nordic Naturals Kids Vitamin D3 Gummies (Ages 3+): https://amzn.to/4l7117a
5. [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

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

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Section #18)
Toothpastes

1. TAMARA — [Tested: Jun 2025]Aquafresh “FRESH & MINTY” Fluoride Toothpaste, Purchased in London, England (Made in U.K. or Slovakia): https://amzn.to/4lhRMjO
2. TAMARA — [Tested: Feb 2025]Orajel Kids Training Toothpaste, Fluoride-free in Natural Berry Fruity Flavor with Elmo Sesame Street packaging: https://amzn.to/41wxtrY
3. [Tested: Mar 2025] Dr. Brown’s Fluoride-free Baby Toothpaste in Strawberry Flavor: https://amzn.to/3DCehzZ
4. [Tested: Mar 2025] Kid’s Spry Fluoride-free Tooth Gel with Xylitol in Original Flavor: https://amzn.to/41GZb4e
5. TAMARA — [Tested: Sept 2025] Weleda Natural Salt Toothpaste: https://amzn.to/48mQ3qk

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Section #19)
“Lab Tested Safer Choices” — Products Not Available on Amazon

1. TAMARA — Toothpaste  — [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
2. Infant Formula — 1a — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (not organic): This product may be available at Target.
3. Infant Formula — 2a — [Tested: Oct 2024] — Kendamil Organic Follow-On Milk (European/ British Toddler Formula, for 6-12 months, Cow Milk)
4. Infant Formula — 3a — [Tested: Dec 2024] — Kendamil Whole Milk Infant Formula (from Europe, pink can, not organic), available at Target
5. Infant Formula — 4a — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Kendamil Organic Infant Formula (Cow Milk): May be available at Target
6. Infant Formula — 5a — [Tested: Nov 2024] — HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula Powder, Stage 1 (imported)
7. Infant Formula — 6a — HiPP HA Stage PRE (0+ Months) Combiotic Formula  (imported)

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Section #20)
“Lab Tested Safer Choices” Not currently recommended

These are products that tested clean (across the board) when tested for heavy metals (so they also demonstrate that the levels we are striving for through this movement are achievable), but they are otherwise products that we (here at Lead Safe Mama, LLC) specifically do not recommend for reasons outside of heavy metals testing concerns.

For more information, please read our related articles specific to the products (enter the product name in the search bar at the top of any page of our website, or look for the product image on this landing page – and click through to the article), and do your own research before choosing these products. Reason products may be on this list: excessive plastic packaging, predatory subscription model for purchasing, consistently bad product reviews. You may still choose to purchase these products, no one is going to judge you! Now you know they are free of heavy metals (or were free of heavy metals when they were last tested!) We do not plan on re-testing these particular products given the considerations noted above.

1. Toothpaste — 1b —  [Tested: Apr 2025] — Essential Oxygen Fluoride-free BR Certified Organic in Peppermint Flavor: https://amzn.to/4lARZ2J Reason: Reports of Tooth Staining
2. Toothpaste — 1b — [Tested: Mar 2025] — Pegciz Kids Foam Toothpaste in Watermelon Flavor, Low Fluoride (packaging varies, see report): https://amzn.to/3YzP68e Reason: Unknown Country of Origin / Unclear Product Source
3. Baby Food — 1b —[Tested: Nov 2024] — Little Spoon Kale, Carrot + Pear BabyBlends — Reason: Plastic Packaging, etc.*
4. Baby Food — 2b —[Tested: Nov 2024] — Little Spoon Butternut Squash + Blueberry BabyBlends — Reason: Plastic Packaging, etc.*
5. Baby Food — 3b — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Little Spoon Sweet Potato BabyBlends — Reason: Plastic Packaging, etc.*
6. Baby Food — 4b — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Little Spoon Sweet Potato + Carrot BabyBlends — Reason: Plastic Packaging, etc.*
7. Baby Food — 5b — [Tested: Nov 2024] — Little Spoon Banana + Pitaya BabyBlends — Reason: Plastic Packaging, etc.*
8. Supplement — 1b — (adult) — [Tested: Jun 2025] Clean Creatine (100% Creapure), Made in Germany (use with caution, please read article): https://amzn.to/43UjrS6

*Brand sells products for consumption by infants that may be heated in the microwave in plastic. Packaging heavy brand, with subscription model.

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**Lab reports pending/ Not yet published as of 3/15/2026

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Here’s a link to our landing page featuring all the 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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Section #21)
Bonus Products

Below are dditional 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 —(adult) — [Tested: Nov 2024] Now Sunflower Lecithin, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3AFdHzO
6. Supplement — (adult) — [Tested: Jan 2025] WishGarden Immune Boost Seasonal Rescue for Pregnancy: https://amzn.to/3Cd940N

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Section #22
Products Removed from the Above “Lab-Tested Safer Choices” List Due To Re-Test Results

The three products 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 to remain 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:

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

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