Lead Safe Mama

   Of particular interest: While we have recommended the Jacobsen Salt Company Oregon Sea Salt (which has been demonstrated to consistently test either negative or very low for toxicants — here's a link to our most recent lab report), we do not recommend (and have not ...
Read More about Jacobsen Salt Company’s Pure Italian Fine Sea Salt (from Trapani, Italy) tests positive for Lead — September 2024 lab report

   Quick Summary: All federal agencies agree there is no safe level of Lead exposure for children. None. Lead bio-mimics Calcium, which means it is absorbed by the body in place of Calcium by Calcium-dependent biological structures. This makes the presence of Lead in a children's ...
Read More about The “#1 Pediatrician Recommended” Flintstones Chewable Children’s Vitamins tested positive for unsafe level of Lead (and also Arsenic). Here’s the laboratory report.

   Of particular interest: We previously tested the "Lava Salt" from this company (toxicant levels for the Lava Salt can be seen in the chart directly above). While the white version of this salt tested "non-detect" for Lead (as we anticipated it would, based on ...
Read More about Saltverk Hand Harvested Flaky (white ) Sea Salt from Iceland tests positive for Arsenic — August 2024 lab report

   Note: We have not yet raised all the necessary funds for covering the cost of testing and reporting on this product, however, we decided to send it to the lab anyway (since we had so many requests to test this product AND since Consumer Reports indicated in their 2022 report on ...
Read More about Hu Organic Snacking & Baking Dark Chocolate Gems test positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium. Here’s the August 2024 laboratory report.

   Summary: When evaluated using the context of the health protective standards (for maximum allowable heavy metal contamination levels) proposed by the medical and scientific community within the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021, this food product should not be ...
Read More about Nature Nate’s Better than Popcorn Popped Sorghum (in Rosemary & Garlic flavor) tests positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium. Here’s the August 2024 laboratory report.

   Summary: When evaluated using the context of the health protective standards (for maximum allowable heavy metal contamination levels) proposed by the medical and scientific community within the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021, this food product should not be ...
Read More about Yumi Organic Bars (in Blueberry & Purple Carrot flavor) tested positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium. Read the August 2024 laboratory test report here.