Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
This is the second vinegar product we have tested. The first was the Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (lab report here). As anticipated this Balsamic vinegar did test positive for a higher level of Lead than the Apple Cider Vinegar.
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365 Whole Foods Market Organic Sea Salt Potato Chips Test Positive for Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
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Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
This is the second type of organic potato chips we have tested. The organic chips are testing positive for toxicants consistent with the levels found in non-organic potato chips. You can see more of the test results for the potato chips we have ...
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Organic Humble Potato Chips in Sea Salt & Cider Vinegar Flavor Test Positive for Cadmium & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
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Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
We were really excited to test our first organic potato chips. We had high hopes tihs product would test better than the non-organic versions, but this wasn't to be the case. Scroll down to see the full lab report for this product.
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CauliPuffs Cauliflower Snack in White Cheddar Flavor Tests Positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
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Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
Given this is a partially rice-based product (see the ingredient panel above), these test results are not surprising (see a full lab report below, as well as a sharable graphic showing an assessment of the levels when compared to the proposed ...
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One Degree Organic Gluten Free Sprouted Brown Rice Crisps Test Positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, & Arsenic: 2024 Laboratory Report
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Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
Did you have this for breakfast? I hope not! Yikes. This is sad and more-than-a-bit upsetting. We were so thrilled with our independent, third-party lab test results for the One Degree Organic Oats (linked here), that I am sure there were many ...
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A Comprehensive Plan for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Initiatitves: 2025-2028
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Here's a list for Lead Poisoning Prevention Initiatives that could be implemented in the next four years (with a little collaboration, conversation, and ...
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Cape Cod Kettle Cooked Original Sea Salt Potato Chips Test Positive for Cadmium (and traces of Arsenic): November 2024 Laboratory Report
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Quick note from Tamara Rubin:
All of the potato chips that Lead Safe Mama, LLC has sent to the lab for testing this year (2024) have tested positive for unsafe levels of Cadmium. Cadmium is a known carcinogen. We'll be writing a summary discussing the concerns ...
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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 to take a ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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