Chameleon Organic Handcrafted Cold-Brew Super Concentrated Black Coffee: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Here’s another safer choice! We’re on a roll (this is so exciting!) This is the SECOND coffee product that we have sent to the lab for testing (to date) that has tested “non-detect” for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic – joining the company of Death Wish Organic Espresso Roast…
Organic Valley Grassmilk Half & Half: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I am sure a LOT of people are very happy to learn that this product tested clean! This is the SECOND dairy product we tested (outside of infant formula)! Here’s a link to the first one we tested (which tested positive for Lead). Please scroll down to see the…
Extraordinary (& outrageous!) Test Results for Now Organic Kelp Pure Powder Super Green Supplement: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Batch info for the product we tested: Quick note from Tamara Rubin: Wow. Just… Wow. Scroll down to see the lab report for this product (at the bottom of this page). If you have been using this product, we encourage you to consider stopping use immediately. Please also contact your doctor and ask if…
25 safer choices! – November 12, 2024
This is a list of 25 products (foods & supplements) that have tested “non-detect” for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic with independent, 3rd party, crowd-funded, laboratory testing coordinated by Lead Safe Mama, LLC (an Oregon-based small business with a unique community-collaborative business model and a focus on consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning…
Is Lead Safe Mama an Influencer?
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It’s almost my birthday! I’ll be 55-years-old. Here’s what I would like as a present!
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More on Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s #BestYearEver (to date) — 2024
The graphic below was published on Instagram & Facebook — November 11, 2024 I thought looking at these three years (2019, 2023, and 2024) side by side by side as a visual would make a fun comparative analysis of our recent growth (and recovery since the pandemic)! Thanks for being here! Thank you for…
XRF Test Result for Small (Single Serving Size) La Fermière Blue Glazed (Red Ceramic) Yogurt Crock (2024)
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This company has done an excellent job in sourcing Lead-free glaze for their yogurt cups! With multiple extended tests on different sections of the glazed areas, the cup registered as “Lead-Free” (non-detect for Lead, with the limits of detection of the XRF instrument), even though the bare red clay…
Cavendish & Harvey (Made in Germany) Wild Berry Drops: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: I was excited to see the test results for this product (which is made in Germany). This was one of my favorite candies as a child and it will continue to be a favorite for a special treat now that the results came back “non-detect” for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury,…
That’s it. Fruit Bars in 1 Apple + 10 Cherries Flavor Tests Positive for Trace Arsenic (at level considered safe by all standards): November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This product tested positive for very low levels of Arsenic. The level of Arsenic found is considered safe by ALL standards, including those proposed in the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021. Here’s a link to purchase this product (which is generally a safer choice): https://amzn.to/3AtkFYF For those new…
King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour Tests Positive for Cadmium & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The test results for this flour are consistent with other gluten-free products we have tested. Scroll down to see the full lab report for this product. 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…
Oven-Baked Parm Crisps (Original Flavor) Test Positive for Lead: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: This is the first dairy product (excluding infant formulas) we have tested. We currently have one other dairy product at the lab and do not know what to expect as far as the potential range of test results. These Parm Crips offered an interesting result and will serve as…
Garden of Life Organics Prenatal Multi Whole Food Multivitamin Tests Positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic: November 2024 Laboratory Report
Quick note from Tamara Rubin: The lab report for this prenatal vitamin shows the product tests positive for unacceptable levels of heavy metals. In addition to testing positive for Lead (a highly potent neurotoxin that interferes with fetal development, even at very low/ trace levels), and Cadmium (a known Carcinogen), the level of Arsenic…
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…