Supplement Testing

365 Whole Foods Market Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Mediterranean, Cold Processed) Tests Positive Lead: November 2024 Laboratory Report

365 Whole Foods Market Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Mediterranean, Cold Processed) Tests Positive Lead: November 2024 Laboratory Report

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   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…

Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk in Chocolate Flavor Tests Positive for an Unsafe Level of Cadmium: November 2024 Laboratory Report

Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk in Chocolate Flavor Tests Positive for an Unsafe Level of Cadmium: November 2024 Laboratory Report

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   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)….

Plantation Blackstrap Unsulphured Molasses Tests Positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report

Plantation Blackstrap Unsulphured Molasses Tests Positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report

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   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…

Tend Daily Prenatal Vitamin Bar For Mama + Baby in Lemon Berry Flavor Tests Positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report

Tend Daily Prenatal Vitamin Bar For Mama + Baby in Lemon Berry Flavor Tests Positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report

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   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…

Vitamin Code Raw Prenatal Whole Food Multivitamin (Nutritional Support for Mom & Baby) by Garden of Life tests positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report

Vitamin Code Raw Prenatal Whole Food Multivitamin (Nutritional Support for Mom & Baby) by Garden of Life tests positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report

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   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…

Grass-Fed Perfect Bovine Gelatin Collagen Protein (Brazil) — Tested Positive for Lead: October 2024 Laboratory Report

Grass-Fed Perfect Bovine Gelatin Collagen Protein (Brazil) — Tested Positive for Lead: October 2024 Laboratory Report

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   Quick note from Tamara Rubin: While the amount of Lead found in this supplement product is relatively low (compared to Lead levels we have found in similar products), it is the position of Lead Safe Mama, LLC that vitamins and supplements should not test positive for Lead at levels above 2 parts per billion…

Nordic Naturals Zero Sugar Children’s DHA Gummy Chews Test Positive for Lead: October 2024 Laboratory Report

Nordic Naturals Zero Sugar Children’s DHA Gummy Chews Test Positive for Lead: October 2024 Laboratory Report

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   Quick note from Tamara Rubin: While the amount of Lead found in this children’s supplement product is relatively low (compared to Lead levels we have found in other similar products), it is the position of Lead Safe Mama, LLC that children’s vitamins and supplements should not test positive for Lead at levels above 2…

Trace Minerals Zinc + Vitamin C Chewables test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic — August 2024 Lab Report

Trace Minerals Zinc + Vitamin C Chewables test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic — August 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,…