NOW Foods Sunflower Lecithin Tests Positive for Trace Arsenic (level is safe by all standards): November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: While this product did test positive for traces of Arsenic, the level found is considered safe by all standards (including the strictest standards proposed for products that may be consumed by young children). Please scroll down to see the full lab report for this product. Thank you. Here’s a…
LMNT Raw Unflavored Electrolyte Drink Mix Tests Positive for Lead: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Leaving the same comment here as an earlier published post about supplements: I’m not sure why anyone would consume this product… However, now you (the people interested in these test results) know it does test positive for Lead. There is no safe level of Lead exposure (period). Lead accumulates…
Armra Colostrum “Immune Revival” Superfood Supplement tests positive for Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I’m not sure why anyone would consume this product…. however now you (the people who are interested in the test results) know that it does test positive for Arsenic. The full lab report is below (at the bottom of this page) – please scroll down. I personally don’t think…
All the foods and supplements we sent to the lab for testing in August 2024
Published: November 7, 2024 Read more info at: https://tamararubin.com/food/ Pend = Pending ORG = Organic Pub = Published We will be updating this page shortly with a list of products sent into the lab for testing in August 2024. Please stand by. Please subscribe to Lead Safe Mama’s newsletter to be among the first…
All the foods and supplements we sent to the lab for testing in November 2024
Published: November 7, 2024 Last Updated: November 30, 2024 This is a list of all the foods and supplements Lead Safe Mama, LLC has sent to the lab for testing to date in November 2024. Funding for this testing is a community collaborative effort (Lead Safe Mama community members nominate the products and contribute…
All the foods and supplements we sent to the lab for testing in September 2024
Published: November 7, 2024 Below is a partly abbreviated list of all the 64 foods and supplements Lead Safe Mama, LLC sent to the lab for testing in September 2024. Funding for this testing is a community collaborative effort — Lead Safe Mama community members nominate the products and contribute to covering the…
All the foods and supplements we sent to the lab for testing in October 2024
Published: November 7, 2024 This is a partly abbreviated list of all the 61 foods and supplements Lead Safe Mama, LLC sent to the lab for testing in October 2024. Funding for this testing is a community collaborative effort (Lead Safe Mama community members nominate the products and contribute to covering the cost of…
2024… Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s BEST YEAR EVER for reach, readership, and impact!
To make a contribution that helps us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. Graphic above published on Instagram & Facebook — November 6, 2024 November 6, 2024, Wednesday! We have the ABSOLUTE BEST NEWS to share (for the Lead Safe Mama community)! This morning at about 10:45 a.m., the Lead…
Clif Bar in Chocolate Chip Flavor Tests Positive for Arsenic & Cadmium: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: We were not at all surprised to learn this Clif Bar product tested positive for toxicants (see the full lab report for the product at the bottom of this page). The primary reason we anticipated this Chocolate Chip Clif Bar would test positive for toxicants is because the two…
Andean Dream Organic Quinoa Pasta (Fusilli) Tests Positive for Lead, Arsenic, & Cadmium: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: We were really surprised to see the ingredient list for this product when we purchased it for testing (we had not heard of the product before it was nominated by a Lead Safe Mama community member for testing). The product is clearly advertised and sold as “Quinoa Pasta,” but…
Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder Tests Positive for Lead, Arsenic, & Cadmium: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Unsurprisingly, this product tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. We have not yet tested a single protein powder that has come back from the lab with a report stating it was “non-detect” for toxicants. We also have not yet tested a single (brown) chocolate product that has tested…
Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Golden Flax Sprouted Grain Crunchy Cereal Tests Positive for Arsenic & Cadmium: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is a particularly disappointing discovery. We (as a family) really hoped this product would test clean. This exact cereal had been a dietary staple for one of my disabled sons (who has special dietary needs) and he will no longer be eating this product. We’re sticking with homemade…
Ruffles Original Potato Chips Test Positive for Arsenic & Cadmium: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: As previously published, we have not yet found a potato chip snack product that has tested negative (non-detect) for Cadmium (a known carcinogen). As you can see from the aggregate data graphic below, each of the potato chip products we have tested resulted positive for an UNSAFE level of…
Lay’s Classic Potato Chips Test Positive for Lead, Arsenic, & Cadmium: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: As previously published, we have not yet found a potato chip snack product that has tested negative (non-detect) for Cadmium (a known carcinogen). As you can see from the aggregate data graphic below, each of the potato chip products we have tested have in fact tested positive for an…
Best October Ever for Lead Safe Mama, LLC — Final October 2024 Outreach Numbers
October 2024 Final Numbers To make a contribution that helps us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. Graphic above published on Instagram & Facebook — November 3, 2024 Hello all! Here are Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s final readership and outreach numbers for October 2024. The reach and impact of this…
Best September Ever for Lead Safe Mama, LLC — Final September 2024 Outreach Numbers
September 2024 Final Numbers To make a contribution that helps us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. Published on Instagram & Facebook — November 3, 2024 Hello all! We have been SO BUSY working on publishing the food reports for the lab testing we have been coordinating that we never…
Costco Kirkland Organic Creamy Peanut Butter (packaged in plastic jars) tests positive for Cadmium, Lead, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I have been informing readers about the concern for toxicants in this particular product for more than five years now, prompted initially when I was house-sitting for my friend Carissa and saw this product on the counter in her kitchen and decided to test the jar for toxicants using…
Lead-Free Shopping Ideas — November 2024
Hi friends! It’s my birthday month (I’m turning 55! Yikes!) and I thought I would take a moment to share some of my favorite Lead-free things I own and use every day in my home — things I would appreciate as a birthday gift if I didn’t already own them (in case you have friends…
Unreal Dark Chocolate Gems with Crispy Quinoa test positive for unsafe level of Arsenic & Cadmium: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Most of the Halloween-type candies we have tested have come back positive for very high levels of Cadmium, in addition to many also testing positive for concerning levels of Lead and Arsenic. Cadmium has been documented as a known carcinogen for more than three decades. While some parents might…
Twix Candy Bars Test Positive for Unsafe Level of Cadmium: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Most of the Halloween-type candies we have tested have come back positive for very high levels of Cadmium, in addition to many also testing positive for concerning levels of Lead and Arsenic. Cadmium has been documented as a known carcinogen for more than three decades. While some parents might…
Justin’s Organic Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups test positive for unsafe levels of Lead & Cadmium: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Most of the Halloween-type candies we have tested have come back positive for very high levels of Cadmium, in addition to many also testing positive for concerning levels of Lead and Arsenic. Cadmium has been documented as a known carcinogen for more than three decades. While some parents might…
Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars Test Positive for Unsafe Levels of Lead & Cadmium: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Most of the Halloween-type candies we have tested have come back positive for very high levels of Cadmium, in addition to many also testing positive for concerning levels of Lead and Arsenic. Cadmium has been documented as a known carcinogen for more than three decades. While some parents might…
KitKat candy bars test positive for unsafe levels of Lead & Cadmium: 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Most of the Halloween-type candies we have tested have come back positive for very high levels of Cadmium, in addition to many also testing positive for concerning levels of Lead and Arsenic. Cadmium has been documented as a known carcinogen for more than three decades. While some parents might…
Lundberg Family Farms Organic California White Basmati Rice Tests Positive for Arsenic & Cadmium: October 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Given the Arsenic and Cadmium levels found in this product (through community-funded, third-party, independent laboratory testing), the product should not be considered safe for children to eat. While the levels found for Arsenic in this case is the “total Arsenic” (meaning we do not know what percentage is organic Arsenic…