Comparative Chart of Lab Test Results: Organic Vinegar Products
Published: April 18, 2026
A Quick Note From Tamara Rubin
Below you will find a comparative chart showing the lab test results for all of the popular organic vinegar products we have sent in for independent, third-party laboratory testing to date (since we started the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative in March of 2024).
There are currently lab test results for five products included in this chart as of the date of publishing, and we have at least one more community-nominated vinegar product that we are still raising funding for (we often raise funds through product-specific GoFundMe campaigns to help cover the cost of laboratory testing and reporting for specific products). Here is the link to our not-yet-funded campaign for vinegar testing (any contributions you may be able to make in support of this testing and reporting would be greatly appreciated!):
- Trader Joe’s Organic Balsamic Vinegar: https://gofund.me/85f89b36e
- If you are interested in nominating a different product for testing, please read the instructions on this link.
As always – to see the full original lab report for each product shown in the chart, click the link for the article for that specific product (the numbers in the list of linked articles below correspond with the numbers for each of the products shown in the chart below) and scroll down to the very bottom of the article. The lab reports are always BELOW the sharable social media graphic and BELOW the list of Lab Tested Safer Choices that is embedded in each article.
As with nearly all of the lab test results we share, we will take a moment reiterate a key point: All relevant federal agencies have published statements that are in agreement with the consensus in the scientific and medical communities that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for human beings — especially in products that will be ingested.
I would also like to say that this a very exciting subset of the data we have collected through the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative. With this data set we can see that sixty percent (60%!) of the vinegar products we have tested and reported on to date have tested clean. This data set clearly shows that these health-protective action levels (for heavy metals in products that may be accidentally or intentionally consumed) are reasonable limits that are achievable, and there is therefore no reason they should not be set as regulatory standards (regardless of what the industry might have to say on the subject.
- Organic Red Wine Vinegar
- Organic Trader Joe’s Apple Cider Vinegar
- Organic Fairchild’s Apple Cider Vinegar
- Organic Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar
- Organic Whole Foods Balsamic Vinegar
This article discusses the concern with balsamic vinegar in general, and may be worth taking the time to read if you have not yet read it. Thank you.
The Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative is direct by you (our readers help nominate products for testing and reporting), and funded by you (our readers help cover the costs of the testing and reporting we do).
The testing and reporting for several of the products included in this chart was not funded. If you appreciate this information (if it is helping you to make science-based informed choices for yourself and your family) and you would like to support our work with a financial contribution, we would like to encourage you to either make a one time contribution via the GoFundMe link above OR to join us on Patreon with a small monthly gift in support of the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative.
The link to our Patreon membership page is below. Thank you for considering this request. Even a monthly gift of just $2.00 or $3.00 makes a difference! Our current average monthly gift is $3.91 a month (there are also some fun membership perks at the $25.00 / month and $50.00 / month levels, so please do check those out as well). https://www.patreon.com/leadsafemama/membership
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