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

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

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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…

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

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

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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,…

King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour Tests Positive for Cadmium & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report

King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour Tests Positive for Cadmium & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report

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   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…

Anthony’s Organic Tiger Nut Flour (Gluten Free, Extra Fine) tests positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic — September 2024 Lab Report

Anthony’s Organic Tiger Nut Flour (Gluten Free, Extra Fine) tests positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic — September 2024 Lab Report

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   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 goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

Jovial Organic Brown Rice Pasta (Italy) tests positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic — August 2024 lab report

Jovial Organic Brown Rice Pasta (Italy) tests positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic — August 2024 lab report

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   Quick summary: The chart above shows where the Jovial Organic Brown Rice pasta falls in relation to six other products we have tested that also tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. Of the products on the above chart, the Amara Smoothie Melts have the highest Lead level (many times the Lead level of…

Cascadian Farm Organic Gluten Free Fruitful O’s (General Mills) tests positive for Lead. See the laboratory report here.

Cascadian Farm Organic Gluten Free Fruitful O’s (General Mills) tests positive for Lead. See the laboratory report here.

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   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 goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

June 2024 Laboratory Test Results for One Degree Organic Gluten Free Sprouted Rolled Oats

June 2024 Laboratory Test Results for One Degree Organic Gluten Free Sprouted Rolled Oats

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   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 goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

Unpacking Lesser Evil’s Public Response (June 2024) to Unsafe Levels of Lead Found in Children’s Food Products

Unpacking Lesser Evil’s Public Response (June 2024) to Unsafe Levels of Lead Found in Children’s Food Products

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   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 goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Siete Grain Free Tortilla Chips in “Simply No Salt” Flavor

March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Siete Grain Free Tortilla Chips in “Simply No Salt” Flavor

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     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 goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…

March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Happy Baby Superfood Puffs in “Sweet Potato & Carrot” Flavor

March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Happy Baby Superfood Puffs in “Sweet Potato & Carrot” Flavor

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   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 goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs in “No Cheese” Flavor

March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs in “No Cheese” Flavor

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   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 goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…