Santa Barbara Chocolate’s Cacao Fruit Chocolate Bar in 72% Dark Chocolate tests positive for Lead, Arsenic, & Cadmium — September 2024 Lab Report
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,…
Nature Nate’s Better than Popcorn! Popped Sorghum in Extremely Cheezy flavor tests positive for Arsenic & Cadmium — September 2024 Lab Report
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,…
Clif Kid Organic Zbar in Iced Oatmeal Cookie Flavor tests positive for unsafe levels of Lead (& Arsenic too) — September 2024 Lab Report
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,…
Anthony’s Organic Tiger Nut Flour (Gluten Free, Extra Fine) tests positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic — September 2024 Lab Report
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,…
Solely Organic Fruit Jerky in Mango flavor tests positive for Arsenic — September 2024 Lab Report
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,…
Santa Barbara Chocolate’s Cocoa Dynamics Dark Chocolate Discs (Containing Flavanols) tests positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic — September 2024 Lab Report
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,…
GoFundMe Campaign Update — September 20, 2024
Sept 20, 2024 Hi all! My last update on this was nine months ago and SO MUCH has happened in that “short” time — it seems like an entire lifetime ago. I apologize for not posting more updates here, but it is actually a bit intentional. I don’t publish here often because I assume everyone…
Siete Serrano Sea Salt Vinegar Kettle Cooked Potato Chips with Avocado Oil test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Arsenic, and Cadmium — September 2024 lab report
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,…
Newman’s Own Newman-O’s Original Crème Filled Chocolate Cookies test positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium — September 2024 lab report
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,…
“Lab Reports” Hiya is sending to Lead Safe Mama community members in response to inquiries about our findings of Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic in their Kids Daily Multivitamins
Published: September 18, 2024 To see an example of the lab reports Hiya is sending out, please scroll down (click the image of the first page on either of the “reports” linked below to see a full three-page report for each of the two flavors). Examples of the lab reports Hiya has been sending…
Hiya responds to Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic findings in their Kids Daily Multivitamins
The response from Hiya is in the image below. For my response (published on social media today), scroll down. THREE IMAGES TOTAL (the image above and the two below): – Dear @hiyahealth — – The article you reference includes independent, third-party testing done by Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a woman-owned small business for…
Baja Gold Salt Co. Mineral Sea Salt – Fine Grind (from Mexico) tests positive for Lead and Arsenic — September 2024 lab report
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,…
Jacobsen Salt Company’s Pure Italian Fine Sea Salt (from Trapani, Italy) tests positive for Lead — September 2024 lab report
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 ever recommended) this Italian Sea Salt product from Jacobsen’s (as…
Hiya Kids Daily Multivitamins test positive for Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. Read the laboratory report here.
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 daily multivitamin especially concerning given it is being consumed…
EllaOla Toddlers’ Unflavored Multivitamins test positive for Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic. Laboratory report here.
Quick Summary: All federal agencies agree that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for children. None. Lead bio-mimics Calcium, which means it is absorbed by the body in the place of Calcium by Calcium-dependent biological structures. This makes the presence of Lead in a children’s daily multivitamin especially concerning given it is…
The “#1 Pediatrician Recommended” Flintstones Chewable Children’s Vitamins tested positive for unsafe level of Lead (and also Arsenic). Here’s the laboratory 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 vitamin especially concerning given it is being consumed by…
Saltverk Hand Harvested Flaky (white ) Sea Salt from Iceland tests positive for Arsenic — August 2024 lab 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 research we had done to date), the Lava Salt version…
Like all other USA-made wheat flours we have tested, Costco’s Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour tested positive for unsafe levels of Cadmium. Read the August 2024 laboratory report.
Summary: This All-Purpose, Organic flour from Costco tested positive for 12 parts per billion (ppb) Cadmium. A level of 12 ppb is 240% of the “Action Level” for Cadmium proposed within the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 (2.4 times the level considered dangerous for consumption by children). Scroll down to read more about…
Clean Label Project-Certified, Purity Award-Winning, SmartyPants Organic Prenatal Multi & Omegas gummy vitamins test positive for a higher level of Lead than M&M’s chocolate candies — here’s the August 2024 laboratory report.
While this headline might seem alarmist, it’s 100% factual. And while one might eat more M&M’s in a single sitting (compared to the number of these Smarty Pants Organic Prenatal gummies one might take in a day), with the Organic “promise” and “Clean Label Project Purity Award” designation it would be reasonable for consumers…
Hu Organic Snacking & Baking Dark Chocolate Gems test positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium. Here’s the August 2024 laboratory 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 chocolate test results…
Navitas Unsweetened Organic Cacao Powder tests positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium — 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 considered safe for consumption by children. Cadmium is a known carcinogen — and has been…
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 considered safe for consumption by children. Cadmium is a known carcinogen — and has been…
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.
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 considered safe for consumption by children. Cadmium is a known carcinogen — and has been…