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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…

From the “Official Journal of the European Union,” here are the new European limits for Lead and Cadmium in “foodstuffs” (including salt & supplements) as of August 2021

From the “Official Journal of the European Union,” here are the new European limits for Lead and Cadmium in “foodstuffs” (including salt & supplements) as of August 2021

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For those new to this 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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

Bentonite Clay Research Study: Lead from topically applied Bentonite clay concentrates in livers and kidneys of mice studied (March 2020, NIH: National Library of Medicine)

Bentonite Clay Research Study: Lead from topically applied Bentonite clay concentrates in livers and kidneys of mice studied (March 2020, NIH: National Library of Medicine)

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For those new to this 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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

Brown Glass Supplement Bottle for MediHerb Standard Process herbal supplement (Australia): 112 ppm Lead + 11 ppm Cadmium in the glass (typical of supplement bottles).

Brown Glass Supplement Bottle for MediHerb Standard Process herbal supplement (Australia): 112 ppm Lead + 11 ppm Cadmium in the glass (typical of supplement bottles).

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Reading #1) on the brown glass 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 112 +/- 7 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 11 +/- 2  ppm Arsenic (As): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 3,008 +/- 92 ppm Zinc (Zn): 47 +/- 7 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 268 +/- 6 ppm Niobium (Nb): 296 +/- 9…

Question: Can you test supplements with an XRF? Answer: Not in most cases. [Read post for details].

Question: Can you test supplements with an XRF? Answer: Not in most cases. [Read post for details].

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Question: I get this question quite often: “Can you test supplements with an XRF instrument?” So I thought it was time for a blog post with the answer! 🙂 Answer: In most cases, it is neither appropriate nor meaningful to test supplements (or food products for that matter) for Lead (or other heavy metals) using…

Blue Glass 4 oz Bottle for Physica Green Light Supplement: Positive for Trace Cadmium (15 ppm) and Antimony (25 ppm)

Blue Glass 4 oz Bottle for Physica Green Light Supplement: Positive for Trace Cadmium (15 ppm) and Antimony (25 ppm)

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For those new to this 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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

Natural Chelation: Food Based Interventions & Why I (Personally) Don’t Use Supplements. Also: Can you remove lead from the body?

Natural Chelation: Food Based Interventions & Why I (Personally) Don’t Use Supplements. Also: Can you remove lead from the body?

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Published: February 6, 2019 Edited Only Slightly: September 21, 2024 Below is an e-mail I sent to a family that I recently had a home visit with. When we met you asked about ways to get the lead out of blood (and out of the body) if kiddos test positive.   In my documentary film’s…