As shared on Instagram November 15, 2024 Last Updated: November 16, 2024 DRAFT IN-PROGRESS: Here’s a list for Lead Poisoning Prevention Initiatives that could be implemented in the next four years (with a little collaboration, conversation, and enforcement)! I will be working on this over the next couple of days (in response to…
As published on Facebook November 15, 2024 https://tamararubin.com/2024/07/lead-safe-mamas-landing-page-for-lab-tested-safer-foods/ <<< This article includes a list of the 25 products (foods and supplements) linked below 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…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: All of the potato chips that Lead Safe Mama, LLC has sent to the lab for testing this year (2024) have tested positive for unsafe levels of Cadmium. Cadmium is a known carcinogen. We’ll be writing a summary discussing the concerns for Cadmium in Potato Chips (“America’s Number…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is the first olive oil product we have sent to the lab for testing so far and we really had no idea what to expect. While the Lead level is relatively low (at 5 ppb, see the lab report at the bottom of this article), I do want…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: While the Kiki Milk in “Original Flavor” tested “non-detect” for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic (see the lab report here), we were not surprised to learn that the chocolate milk version of this product tested positive for unsafe levels of toxicants (and specifically, for an unsafe level of Cadmium)….
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Based on the research available to date, we anticipated this product would test positive for unsafe levels of Lead but wanted to quantify the concern for ourselves. We chose to start our molasses testing with this brand as it is the most popular and well-known brand historically in the…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Another prenatal vitamin has tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic after independent, third-party laboratory testing that Lead Safe Mama, LLC coordinated. We have not yet found a single prenatal vitamin that tested “non-detect” for toxicants. To see all of the prenatal vitamins we have sent in for laboratory…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Another unsafe prenatal vitamin. We have not yet found a single prenatal vitamin that tested “non-detect” for toxicants. To see all of the prenatal vitamins we have sent in for laboratory testing, click here. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is the fourth infant formula product we have tested that has tested “non-detect” for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic. Please note the low threshold of detection for each of these reports when comparing to other similar reports conducted by other agencies or organizations. The full lab report for…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: And yet ANOTHER safer choice! This Laird Superfood non-dairy creamer came back “non-detect” for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic when sent to the lab for independent testing. Here’s the link to this non-dairy creamer product on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4fn2QJS For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Here’s yet another safer choice! In a moment (shortly after we publish this article) we will be publishing the test results for the “Chocolate Milk” flavor of this product. The Chocolate flavor did NOT test well as it tested positive for toxicants at a level that is not safe…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Here’s another safer choice! We’re on a roll (this is so exciting!) This is the SECOND coffee product that we have sent to the lab for testing (to date) that has tested “non-detect” for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic – joining the company of Death Wish Organic Espresso Roast…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I am sure a LOT of people are very happy to learn that this product tested clean! This is the SECOND dairy product we tested (outside of infant formula)! Here’s a link to the first one we tested (which tested positive for Lead). Please scroll down to see the…
Batch info for the product we tested: Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Wow. Just… Wow. Scroll down to see the lab report for this product (at the bottom of this page). If you have been using this product, we encourage you to consider stopping use immediately. Please also contact your doctor and ask if…
This is a list of 25 products (foods & supplements) that have tested “non-detect” for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic with independent, 3rd 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 childhood Lead poisoning…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I was excited to see the test results for this product (which is made in Germany). This was one of my favorite candies as a child and it will continue to be a favorite for a special treat now that the results came back “non-detect” for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury,…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This product tested positive for very low levels of Arsenic. The level of Arsenic found is considered safe by ALL standards, including those proposed in the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021. Here’s a link to purchase this product (which is generally a safer choice): https://amzn.to/3AtkFYF For those new…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The test results for this flour are consistent with other gluten-free products we have tested. Scroll down to see the full lab report for this product. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is the first dairy product (excluding infant formulas) we have tested. We currently have one other dairy product at the lab and do not know what to expect as far as the potential range of test results. These Parm Crips offered an interesting result and will serve as…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The lab report for this prenatal vitamin shows the product tests positive for unacceptable levels of heavy metals. In addition to testing positive for Lead (a highly potent neurotoxin that interferes with fetal development, even at very low/ trace levels), and Cadmium (a known Carcinogen), the level of Arsenic…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: While this product did test positive for traces of Arsenic, the level found is considered safe by all standards (including the strictest standards proposed for products that may be consumed by young children). Please scroll down to see the full lab report for this product. Thank you. Here’s a…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Leaving the same comment here as an earlier published post about supplements: I’m not sure why anyone would consume this product… However, now you (the people interested in these test results) know it does test positive for Lead. There is no safe level of Lead exposure (period). Lead accumulates…
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I’m not sure why anyone would consume this product…. however now you (the people who are interested in the test results) know that it does test positive for Arsenic. The full lab report is below (at the bottom of this page) – please scroll down. I personally don’t think…
Published: November 7, 2024 Read more info at: https://tamararubin.com/food/ Pend = Pending ORG = Organic Pub = Published We will be updating this page shortly with a list of products sent into the lab for testing in August 2024. Please stand by. Please subscribe to Lead Safe Mama’s newsletter to be among the first…