Today’s Newsletter: People on the interwebs have their panties in a twist because we are planning on testing Froot Loops!
June 15, 2024Saturday Hello from Big Bear Lake, California (we’ve gotten so many miles in over the past couple of weeks, helping families from Northern Oregon to Southern California and beyond!)… Today we created five new GoFundMe campaigns for food testing (based on requests from Lead Safe Mama community members around the world and across…
When should babies be tested for Lead? How often should babies be tested for Lead?
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…
The Summer Disease: Why More American Children are Lead-Poisoned in Summer
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…
2nd Best May Ever for Lead Safe Mama, LLC — Final May 2024 Outreach Numbers
May 2024 Final Numbers Side by Side of April 2024 & May 2024 Final Numbers This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution that helps us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. Sunday — June 2, 2024 Hello all! – Each month (at the beginning of the month) we share…
Best April Ever for Lead Safe Mama, LLC — Final Outreach Numbers for April 2024
This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution that helps us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. Sunday — June 2, 2024 Hi all! I never got around to publishing the final April 2024 numbers here on the website. Here’s the text I shared on social media along with this…
Fundraiser to Cover the Cost of Independent Laboratory Testing of Birch Benders Micro-Pancakery Paleo Grain-Free Pancake & Waffle Mix
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,…
Fundraiser to Cover the Cost of Independent Laboratory Testing of Jovial Organic Gluten Free Grain Free Cassava Fusilli
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,…
Fundraiser to Cover the Cost of Independent Laboratory Testing of One Degree Organic Foods Gluten Free Sprouted Rolled Oats
Update – June 1, 2024 – 1:30 PST: This project was fully funded – and then some! – within two hours of publishing the GoFundMe campaign! Any additional funds raised beyond the costs for testing and reporting on this product will be allocated towards the cost of testing and reporting on another product that Lead…
Fundraiser to Cover the Cost of Independent Laboratory Testing of Seven Sundays Real Cocoa Sunflower Cereal
Update – June 1, 2024 – 12:30 PST: $145 has been raised in support of this testing so far. A full budget detailing the costs of testing that we are working to cover for each of the food products that Lead Safe Mama community members have asked us to test is included in the GoFundMe…
Fundraiser to Cover the Laboratory Testing of Jovial 100% Organic Einkorn All Purpose Flour
12:14 p.m. PST – June 1, 2024 UPDATE: The funding to cover the laboratory testing of this product was raised in just about 12 hours! Thank you! 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…
Nine Pieces of Toxic Tupperware & Safer Alternatives for Your Family
Published: May 26, 2024 — Sunday Any sales noted below are for the date published Prices may change at any time (because it’s Amazon!) Vintage Tupperware (pre 2011) can test positive for unsafe levels of LEAD, MERCURY, CADMIUM, and ARSENIC — all are used as colorants for the plastic — as well as…
Non-Toxic Modern Versions of Your Favorite Childhood Toys
Published: May 23, 2024, Thursday Most vintage toys are toxic — metal and painted wood toys are, of course, but many plastic toys are, too. Vintage plastics can test positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic at very high levels — not to mention BPA. I will put links to several examples of…
May 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Gold Medal All Purpose Flour
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,…
May 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Cascadian Farm Organic Purely O’s
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
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
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,…
Here’s every link to Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s food testing articles in one place!
Each graphic below is a clickable button that will take you to the article and lab report for the product pictured. Page Under Construction. Index (scroll down to see each of these sections):1. Flours2. Breads3. Cinnamons4. Prenatal Vitamins5. Children’s Vitamins6. Salts7. Chocolate8. Breakfast9. Potato Chips10. Snack Chips (not potato)11. Supplements12. Snack Bars13. Infant Formulas14. Coffee…
March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs in “No Cheese” Flavor
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 Serenity Kids Grain Free Puffs in Pumpkin & Cinnamon Flavor
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,…
May 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Harvest Snaps Snapea Crisps by Calbee
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,…
May 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Lovebird Grain-Free Cereal in Cassava Coconut Unsweetened Flavor (blue box)
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 Serenity Kids Grain Free Puffs in Broccoli & Spinach Flavor
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 Serenity Kids Grain Free Puffs in Tomato & Herb Flavor
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,…
Lead-Free & On Sale Today — Sunday, May 19, 2024
May 19, 2024 — Sunday The first 11 items on this list are go-to Lead-free things I recommend (most are on sale today) — and then there are another 11 items that I have purchased for my family recently, which you might find intriguing or helpful! Thanks for checking out these links! 1.) Lead-free Travel…