Chart Comparing The Toxicant Profiles of Six Popular Cinnamon Products Tested with Independent, Third Party, Laboratory Testing in 2024
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The above graphic is a chart comparing the toxicant profiles of six different cinnamon products (organic and conventional, ground and in stick form) that have been tested through the community collaborative (community directed and funded) independent, third party, laboratory testing coordinated by Lead Safe Mama, LLC. To learn more…
365 Whole Foods Market Organic California Sun-Dried Raisins: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The lab report below (at the bottom of this article) is presenting some sad news for me and many others I expect. One hopes that organic products may test clean (from a heavy metals perspective), but this “hope” is more of a “wish” and a “dream” as it is…
Once Again Unsweetened Creamy Organic Tahini (Only Sesame Seeds) : 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This Once Again Organic Tahini (made from a single ingredient – sesame seeds) tested positive for an unsafe level of Cadmium with the context being that it is a food that children may consume. [For “nay sayers” out there who don’t think this is a product that children may…
GoGo Squeez Organic AppleCinnamon Fruit On The Go Pouch: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The level of Lead found in this GoGo Squeez Organic AppleCinnamon pouch is alarming and upsetting for a few reasons – including: The plain (AppleApple flavor) organic applesauce pouch from this brand tested “non-detect” for Lead with Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s independent, 3rd party, community funded laboratory testing. Lab…
Natierra Freeze-Dried Organic Strawberries: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The levels of toxicants found in this snack product (which is a product frequently consumed by young children and often consumed in quantities larger than a single “serving size” – as noted on the packaging – in one sitting) are quite alarming. We (Lead Safe Mama, LLC) will be…
Magic Spoon Grain-Free Cereal in Fruity Flavor: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This cereal tested positive for a level of Lead that is high enough that it would be considered (by the scientific and medical community) to be unsafe for consumption by children were it to be eaten separately as a snack without milk- as so many “o” shaped cereals are….
Santa Cruz Organic Peanut Butter, Creamy Dark Roasted: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Santa Cruz Organic Peanut Butter tested positive for an unsafe level of Cadmium. This is a disappointment of course, but was not unexpected. All of the peanut butter products we have sent to the lab for testing to date (in 2024) have tested positive for unsafe levels of Cadmium…
Chart Comparing The Toxicant Profiles of Ten Popular Prenatal Vitamins Tested with Independent, Third Party, Laboratory Testing in 2024
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The above graphic is a chart comparing the toxicant profiles of ten prenatal vitamins that have been tested through the community collaborative (community directed and funded) independent, third party, laboratory testing coordinated by Lead Safe Mama, LLC. To learn more about Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s business model, click here….
Klaire Labs (now SFI Health) Prenatal and Nursing Formula Multivitamins and Minerals: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is the first prenatal vitamin we have tested that has tested positive for Mercury. It is our recommendation that those who have been taking this product stop doing so immediately and discuss the potential concern with their doctor. We will be writing a summary piece specifically about our…
And then there were 42! 42 Laboratory Tested Safer Foods & Supplements!
And then there were 42! – Below is an EXPANDING list of products (foods and supplements) that have tested “non-detect” for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic with independent, third-party, crowd-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…
Organic Genmaicha Tao of Tea — Green Tea & Toasted Rice (Japan): 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This has been my favorite tea for a zillion years (it seems… almost!). My grandfather used to share Genmaicha with us when we were very young children visiting him in San Francisco (it was one of his favorite teas). So when my husband and I discovered the Tao of…
Bobbie Organic Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder With Iron – Green & White Can (Made in USA): 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Another clean Infant Formula Choice from USA Made brand Bobbie! – This is the one in the green and white can (the Organic one, vs. the Organic Gentle one!) – aflink: https://amzn.to/3VOr4Vy Please check out our open/ not-yet-funded campaigns on GoFundMe if you would like to support some of…
XRF Test Result for Pfaltzgraff Heritage White (USA), c. mid-1980s
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: While the level of Lead found in the glaze on the food surface of this mid-1980s Pfaltzgraff “Heritage White ” (Made in USA) dish is relatively low (especially compared to some other vintage dishes we have tested), it still falls above the modern safety standard for dishes meant for…
XRF Test Result for Small Harkerware (Since 1840, Made in U.S.A.) dish: The Old Homestead in Winter, Currier & Ives
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Given both the age of this dish and the amount of Lead on the food surface of this dish (the Harkerware Currier & Ives “The Old Homestead in Winter” pattern), it is a reasonable conclusion to draw that these particular dishes are not safe for use with food. While…
Lindt Classic Recipe White Chocolate Bars (Made in USA): 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I am really excited to share this with you all and I am “secretly” hoping many of you might start considering switching over from the dark side of chocolate to the much less toxic side of white chocolate! This is actually our second white chocolate product that has tested…
Babybel Mini Snack Cheeses (wrapped in red wax): 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: And yet one more exciting set of test results! Here’s our Amazon affiliate link for this product: https://amzn.to/3ZY5noO – our full list of lab-tested safer choices is also below (scroll down), and now includes about 40 products that have tested non-detect for toxicants across the board (we’ll be working…
And then there were 38! 38 Laboratory Tested Safer Foods & Supplements!
And then there were 38! (well, actually – 42!) – Below is an EXPANDING list of products (foods and supplements) that have tested “non-detect” for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic with independent, third-party, crowd-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…
Honest Kids No Sugar Added Organic Appley Ever After Juice Drink From Concentrate: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Yet another exciting set of test results! This juice box / organic apple juice product by Honest Kids tested non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic (with the limits of detection for each of those metals noted in the full lab report at the bottom of the page –…
Baby Ddrops Organic Liquid Vitamin D3 Supplement: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is the second children’s supplement that we have sent to the lab for testing that has come back non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, & Arsenic! Scroll to the bottom of this article to see the full lab report for this product (including the testing methodology and limits of…
Jovial Organic Chickpeas, Product of Italy: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I was very happy to learn that this product tested non-detect for toxicants! My youngest son Charlie loves these rinsed and then soaked in a little red wine vinegar! He will eat them by the jar-ful. You can see the full lab report for this product if you scroll…
Amafil Polvilho Doce Sweet Manioc Starch Yuca Flour – Cassava Product of Brazil: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The lab report for this product was quite interesting to see. This product has the lowest level of Lead of all of the cassava flour products we have tested (excluding arrowroot and tapioca designated products which are apparently processed differently). So —consistent with our other findings of non-USA produced…
WestSoy West Life Organic Unsweetened Soymilk: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: As this is a product consumed by my family on a regular basis (and has been for years, since it is one of the only non-dairy milk products one of my disabled children will use), we were so excited to learn that this product tested non-detect for Lead, Mercury,…
Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Hearts (Product of Canada): 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: We were so excited to learn that this product tested non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic – and especially excited given the low thresholds of detection for the lab report for this particular product was so very low. Please scroll down to the bottom of this article to…
Three Wishes Marshmallow Gluten Free Cereal: 2024 Lab Report – Testing For Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, & Arsenic
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: We anticipated that this cereal would test positive for toxicants. Unfortunately the lab report for this particular product did not have a sufficiently low threshold of detection for Lead and Mercury, so it is important to note that we do not know (with this lab report, which can be…