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July 2024 Laboratory Test Results for Jacobsen Salt Co. Pure Kosher Sea Salt from Netarts Bay, Oregon

July 2024 Laboratory Test Results for Jacobsen Salt Co. Pure Kosher Sea Salt from Netarts Bay, Oregon

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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,…

Selina Naturally Celtic Salt has extremely high levels of Lead and should not be consumed. Read the Laboratory test report here.

Selina Naturally Celtic Salt has extremely high levels of Lead and should not be consumed. Read the Laboratory test 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,…

To get a “beneficial” amount of “Trace Minerals” found in some salts (Himalayan, Celtic, Real Salt, etc.), you’d need to eat a lethal amount of salt.

To get a “beneficial” amount of “Trace Minerals” found in some salts (Himalayan, Celtic, Real Salt, etc.), you’d need to eat a lethal amount of salt.

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There’s a MYTH of “Beneficial Trace Minerals” found in mined (i.e. Himalayan) or gray unprocessed (i.e. Celtic) salts. Spoilers: It’s ALL GREENWASHING!

There’s a MYTH of “Beneficial Trace Minerals” found in mined (i.e. Himalayan) or gray unprocessed (i.e. Celtic) salts. Spoilers: It’s ALL GREENWASHING!

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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, LLC…

E-mail exchange with Maldon Salt: 8/31/2023-9/1/2023 (request for a retraction of information published in the Lead Safe Mama overview article on salt)

E-mail exchange with Maldon Salt: 8/31/2023-9/1/2023 (request for a retraction of information published in the Lead Safe Mama overview article on salt)

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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…

Redmond asked me where I came up with the 167 ppb Lead result for their Real Salt product. Read my response here.

Redmond asked me where I came up with the 167 ppb Lead result for their Real Salt product. Read my response 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,…

Redmond Salt just wrote me (February 16, 2021). Click through to read my response.

Redmond Salt just wrote me (February 16, 2021). Click through to read my response.

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Instagram Messenger Exchange Tuesday, February 16, 2021  Approximately 7:20 p.m. PST I thought my readers would like to see this exchange. I have been doing a lot of polite arguing with people today about the concern for unsafe levels of Lead and salt. I may have just snapped a little bit when I got this…

How much Lead is in salt? Which salt is safest to use for cooking? Is Himalayan salt safe?

How much Lead is in salt? Which salt is safest to use for cooking? Is Himalayan salt safe?

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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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a…

Which salt do you use in your kitchen, Tamara? (Hint: Pink Himalayan salt is among the highest Lead content salts!)

Which salt do you use in your kitchen, Tamara? (Hint: Pink Himalayan salt is among the highest Lead content salts!)

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Vintage restaurant-style salt shaker: Lead-Free. These are my favorite & just 75 ¢ each at a restaurant supply store.

Vintage restaurant-style salt shaker: Lead-Free. These are my favorite & just 75 ¢ each at a restaurant supply store.

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Salt Shaker Test Results This is my favorite style of salt shaker and I have never tested one that looked like this that was positive for Lead. It’s simple and relatively nontoxic – plus you can see the contents so you know exactly how much you have left (and I don’t know why anyone would…

Vintage golden porcelain Stouffer brand salt shaker: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free, Antimony-Free.

Vintage golden porcelain Stouffer brand salt shaker: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free, Antimony-Free.

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Salt Shaker Test Results When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage golden Stouffer brand porcelain salt shaker (with a cork stopper) had the following readings: Golden finish of the shaker: Barium (Ba): 1,344 +/- 214 ppm Gold (Au): 2,293 +/- 59 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,105 +/- 92 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 137 +/- 16 ppm…

Cut crystal salt shaker: 15,100 ppm Lead + 1,502 ppm Antimony. What kind of salt shaker do you have?

Cut crystal salt shaker: 15,100 ppm Lead + 1,502 ppm Antimony. What kind of salt shaker do you have?

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Salt Shaker Test Results When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage crystal salt shaker had the following readings: Crystal base of the shaker: Lead (Pb): 11,500  +/- 300 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,628 +/- 125 ppm Antimony (Sb): 1,502 +/-63 ppm Bromine (Br): 64 +/- 7 ppm Zinc (Zn): 4,582 +/- 179 ppm Iron (Fe):…

Himalayan Pink Salt lamp: Lead-free [down to single-digit-ppm range]. Himalayan salt: safe for lamps (but not safe in food!).

Himalayan Pink Salt lamp: Lead-free [down to single-digit-ppm range]. Himalayan salt: safe for lamps (but not safe in food!).

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Originally Published: December 2, 2017 When tested with an XRF instrument, the Himalayan Pink Salt lamp pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Chromium: 923 ppm Note: Himalayan salt is safe for a lamp but not safe…