Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She ...
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Vintage cloth Raggedy Andy doll: 4,941 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe) + 238 ppm Arsenic (in the button eyes)
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
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Off-Brand Faux Leather Black Button Up Baby Shoes: 3,883 ppm Lead + 51 ppm Arsenic! [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids]
These shoes are unbranded with no information about the make or marker.
When tested with an XRF instrument the small buttons (picture below) on these shoes had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 3,883 +/- 77 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect/Negative
Arsenic ...
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#LeadPhree: Phish Commemorative/Collectible Button / Stash Tin Top?, Est. 1983
When this button/commemorative Phish pin (no backing) was tested with an XRF instrument it was negative for lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic. For those curious about what kind of metals are in something like this, here's the full XRF summary for this item. I have never tested a modern pin/button ...
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Kendamil Goat Toddler Milk Formula (not Organic) Tests Positive for Trace Arsenic (Level Considered Safe by all Standards): November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
While this Kendamil brand formula (the "Goat Toddler Milk" version from this brand) tested positive for traces of Arsenic, each of the other three versions we have tested (both goat milk and cow milk-based powders, organic and not organic) from this ...
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November 2024 Laboratory Report for Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (Not Organic)
Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
More good news (again)! Yet another "Infant Formula" product tested "non-detect" for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic! Scroll down to see the full lab report for the product pictured. We have added this product to our list of cleaner foods below! ...
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November 2024 Laboratory Report for Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron
Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
More good news! This product tested "non-detect" for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic! Scroll down to see the full lab report for the product pictured. We will be adding this product to our list of cleaner foods below! Here's the link to purchase ...
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365 Whole Foods Market Organic Italian Balsamic Vinegar Tests Positive for Lead & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
This is the second vinegar product we have tested. The first was the Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (lab report here). As anticipated this Balsamic vinegar did test positive for a higher level of Lead than the Apple Cider Vinegar.
We intend to ...
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365 Whole Foods Market Organic Sea Salt Potato Chips Test Positive for Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
This is the second type of organic potato chips we have tested. The organic chips are testing positive for toxicants consistent with the levels found in non-organic potato chips. You can see more of the test results for the potato chips we have ...
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Organic Humble Potato Chips in Sea Salt & Cider Vinegar Flavor Test Positive for Cadmium & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
We were really excited to test our first organic potato chips. We had high hopes tihs product would test better than the non-organic versions, but this wasn't to be the case. Scroll down to see the full lab report for this product.
Please check ...
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CauliPuffs Cauliflower Snack in White Cheddar Flavor Tests Positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
Given this is a partially rice-based product (see the ingredient panel above), these test results are not surprising (see a full lab report below, as well as a sharable graphic showing an assessment of the levels when compared to the proposed ...
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One Degree Organic Gluten Free Sprouted Brown Rice Crisps Test Positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, & Arsenic: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
Did you have this for breakfast? I hope not! Yikes. This is sad and more-than-a-bit upsetting. We were so thrilled with our independent, third-party lab test results for the One Degree Organic Oats (linked here), that I am sure there were many ...
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