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And then there were 42! 42 Laboratory Tested Safer Foods & Supplements!

December 21, 2024December 21, 2024

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

December 20, 2024December 21, 2024

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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

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024

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

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

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

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

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

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

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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

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

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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!

December 16, 2024December 21, 2024

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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

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

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

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

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

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

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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

December 15, 2024December 16, 2024

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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

December 15, 2024December 16, 2024

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

December 15, 2024December 20, 2024

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

December 15, 2024December 16, 2024

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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…

Peanut Butter Perfect Bar: November 2024 Lab Report

December 6, 2024December 16, 2024

Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is the second Perfect Bar product we have tested to date. You can see the lab report for the first product that we tested from this brand by clicking this link. Given the fact that the first of these that we tested was also positive for both Cadmium…

Food For Life Flourless Organic Sprouted Grain Bread Ezekiel 4:9 – Orange Package: November 2024 Lab Report

December 6, 2024December 16, 2024

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Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is the first packaged bread product we have tested and reported on (we do have others in the queue – so stand by for the reports on those as well!) As anticipated (given so many grain products / flours we have tested have tested positive for Cadmium), this…

Renzo’s Picky Eater Melty Tab Vitamins in Lil’ Green Apple Flavor: November 2024 Lab Report

December 6, 2024December 16, 2024

Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is yet another children’s vitamin that has tested positive for Lead. All federal agencies agree that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for children, we have (however) found one children’s vitamin that tested “non-detect” for Lead, so we do have evidence that it is possible to…

HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula Powder – Stage 1 (imported): November 2024 Lab Report

November 26, 2024December 16, 2024

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Quick note from Tamara Rubin: MORE GOOD NEWS! Yet Another Safer Infant Formula! (Scroll down to see lab report for this product). Please check out our open/ not-yet-funded campaigns on GoFundMe if you would like to support some of our additional independent, crowd-funded, third-party laboratory testing. Thank you! For those new to the Lead…

Bobbie Whole Milk (Grass-Fed) Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron: November 2024 Lab Report

November 26, 2024December 16, 2024

Quick note from Tamara Rubin: MORE GOOD NEWS! Another Safer Infant Formula! (Scroll down to see lab report for this product). Here’s the Amazon link for this product too: https://amzn.to/3ZlAaeJ – To see more products that we have tested from this brand, click here. Note: funding to test this product was fully covered by…

Once Upon A Farm Organic Dairy-Free Smoothie in Strawberry Banana Swirl Flavor (Pouch): November 2024 Lab Report

November 26, 2024December 20, 2024

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Quick note from Tamara Rubin: GOOD NEWS! (Scroll down to see lab report for this product). Here’s the Amazon link for this product too! https://amzn.to/3CPMbAw – to see more products that we have tested from this brand, click here. Please check out our open/ not-yet-funded campaigns on GoFundMe if you would like to support…

Lead Safe Mama’s “Safer Swaps” for Snacks! #SwapDrama2024

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

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11/26/2024 – Tuesday Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I don’t know if you saw the “swap drama” on social media over the weekend. It was a bit annoying. Several “influencers” in the “food space” recommended a list of toxic products as “safer choices” — nearly EVERY recommendation on their lists was for a…

Pillsbury Best All Purpose Flour (Bleached, Enriched – Not Organic) tested positive for an unsafe level of Cadmium: November 2024 Lab Report

November 23, 2024December 16, 2024

Quick note from Tamara Rubin: As anticipated, Pillsbury All Purpose Flour tested positive for an unsafe level of Cadmium (“unsafe” when considered as a product that may be consumed by young children). For more information about the standards we are using as a metric to determine safety, continue reading below. To quote Star Wars…

Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour tested positive for unsafe levels of Arsenic & Cadmium: November 2024 Lab Report

November 23, 2024December 16, 2024

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Quick note from Tamara Rubin: As anticipated, Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour tested positive for unsafe levels of Arsenic and Cadmium (“unsafe” when considered as a product that may be consumed by young children). For more information about the standards we are using as a metric to determine safety,…