Lab Tested Safer Choices - Lead Safe Mama

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Below is an expanding list of products (foods, supplements, cosmetics, and personal care items, including sunscreens and toothpaste) that tested “non-detect” for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic with independent, third-party, community-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 prevention).

The product examples below clearly demonstrate that companies can manufacture safer choices (at least from the perspective of concerns for heavy metals contamination).
The limits of detection (low-threshold of detection) for each of the metals tested are noted in the lab report for each specific product.
- To see the full original lab report (and read the related article) for any of these products, type the brand name — or product name — into the search bar at the top of any page on Lead Safe Mama dot com and scroll down to the bottom of the related article. The original lab report can always be found at the very bottom of each related article.
Most of our published lab reports are also linked here, on our lab testing landing page.
- This landing page is updated weekly (most weeks) and is a good page to bookmark and check back on periodically if you want to check in to see the latest test results.
Flavors (or specific variations) tested are noted in the list below (and on all of our related articles). Other variations of the same product (or other products from the same brand) have either not been tested or have been tested but did not yield similar results.
- Test results only apply to the specific products listed and linked below.
- Test results are PRODUCT SPECIFIC, not BRAND SPECIFIC.
- One should never assume that all products from a specific brand are clean, just because a few products from that specific brand tested clean.

Products on our “safer choices” list are retested periodically (annually or more frequently, as funding permits). If a product no longer tests clean when retested, it is removed from the list. If you have questions about a product that was removed from this list, please use the search bar at the top of the page to search for that product (by brand name or product name) to read the related article / to see the most recent test results for that product.

Lab-Tested Safer Choices List
UPDATED: September 6, 2025, Saturday
Now at 90 products + 6 “bonus” products (90 + 6 = 96)
Scroll down to see all 96 Lab-Tested Safer Choices

INDEX / Categories of Products Below

Section #1) Baby Foods & Baby Food Pouches
Section #2)Infant Formulas
Section #3) Breakfast Cereals
Section #4) Coffee & Tea
Section #5) Dairy Products
Section #6) Other Beverages
Section #7) Packaged Snacks For Kids (Fruit Bars, Chips, etc.)
Section #8) Baking & Cooking Ingredients
Section #9) Sweeteners / Sugars / Sugar Alternatives
Section #10) Salts
Section #11) Oils & Fats
Section #12) Plant-Based Milks
Section #13) Seeds (Chia & Hemp)
Section #14) Candy & Sweet Treats
Section #15) Adult Supplements & General Supplements (Not expressly sold for use by kids)
Section #16) Children’s Supplemets
Section #17) Cosmetics, Lotions, & Sunscreens
Section #18) Toothpastes

Section #1) Baby Foods & Baby Food Pouches (16)

Baby Food — 1 — Little Spoon Kale, Carrot + Pear BabyBlends
Baby Food — 2 — Little Spoon Butternut Squash + Blueberry BabyBlends
Baby Food — 3 — Little Spoon Sweet Potato BabyBlends
Baby Food — 4 — Little Spoon Sweet Potato + Carrot BabyBlends
Baby Food — 5 — Little Spoon Banana + Pitaya BabyBlends
Baby Food Pouch — 6 — Costco’s Kirkland Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/4gOYpZ9
Baby Food Pouch — 7 — GoGo Squeez Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/3XhWYLe
Baby Food Pouch — 8 — OUAF – Once Upon A Farm Dairy-free Fruit Smoothie Pouch in Strawberry Banana Swirl Flavor**: https://amzn.to/3CPMbAw
NEW! Baby Food Pouch — 9 — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — OUAF – Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend in Pear-y Blueberry & Spinach Flavor**: https://amzn.to/4mEIe3n
NEW! Baby Food Pouch — 10 — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — OUAF – Once Upon A Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend in OhMyMega Veggie Flavor**: https://amzn.to/4mIeanF
NEW! Baby Food Pouch — 11 — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — OUAF – Once Upon A Farm Organic Immunity Blend in Pineapple, Banana & Dragon Fruit Flavor**: https://amzn.to/4mJ4fON
NEW! Baby Food Pouch — 12 — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — OUAF – Once Upon A Farm Organic Immunity Blend in Mango, Banana & Spirulina Flavor**: https://amzn.to/429BjXE
NEW! Baby Food Pouch — 13 — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — OUAF – Once Upon A Farm Organic Immunity Blend in Blueberry, Banana & Ginger Flavor**: https://amzn.to/3HScYis
NEW! Baby Food Pouch — 14 — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — Pumpkin Tree – Organic Pear Puree with Oat Fiber & Seeds**: https://amzn.to/425mTb7
NEW! Baby Food Pouch — 15 — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — HappyTot Organics – Super Bellies Immune & Digestive Support Blend in Organic Pears, Beets & Blackberries Flavor**: https://amzn.to/4fZTaGk
NEW! Baby Food Pouch — 16 — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — HappyTot Organics – Fiber & Protein in Organic Pears, Peachers, Pumpkin, Apples & Cinnamon Flavor**: https://amzn.to/47UaUAS

Section #2) Infant Formulas (11/27)

Infant Formula — 1 — Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (pink and white can): https://amzn.to/3YYb849
Infant Formula — 2 — Bobbie Organic Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (green and white can): https://amzn.to/3VOr4Vy
Infant Formula — 3 — Bobbie Grass-Fed Milk-Based Powder with Iron (green can): https://amzn.to/3ZlAaeJ
Infant Formula — 4 — ByHeart Infant Formula (USA-made, not organic): https://amzn.to/48DJjTb
Infant Formula — 5 — HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula Powder, Stage 1 (imported)
Infant Formula — 6 — HiPP HA Stage PRE (0+ Months) Combiotic Formula (imported)
Infant Formula — 7 — Holle Bio Goat Stage 2 Infant Formula (for 6-10 months, organic, European — Swiss/ German/ Austrian) is not available on Amazon, but the Stage 3 version of this product is (not yet tested, but will likely test similarly): https://amzn.to/3BVU7zI
Infant Formula — 8 — Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (not organic): This product may be available at Target (it is not available on Amazon)
Infant Formula — 9 — Kendamil Organic Follow-On Milk (European/ British Toddler Formula, for 6-12 months, Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon
Infant Formula — 10 — Kendamil Whole Milk Infant Formula (from Europe, pink can, not organic), available at Target
Infant Formula — 11 — Kendamil Organic Infant Formula (Cow Milk): Not available on Amazon but may be available at Target

Section #3) Breakfast Cereals (2/29)

Breakfast Cereal — 1 — Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Panda Puffs: https://amzn.to/4fo1crf
Breakfast Cereal — 2 — Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Corn Puffs Gorilla Munch: https://amzn.to/3FHZCDO

Section #4) Coffee & Tea (4/33)

Coffee & Tea — 1 — Chameleon Handcrafted Organic Cold Brew Concentrate: https://amzn.to/3OcrH77
Coffee & Tea — 2 — Tao of Tea Organic Genmaicha (Tamara’s favorite, Made in Japan, sold by a Portland, Oregon-based company!): https://amzn.to/3Dp8Fsd
Coffee & Tea — 3 — Califia Farms Almond Latte Cold Brew (XX Espresso): https://amzn.to/4gTTGoJ
Coffee & Tea — 4 — Death Wish Organic Espresso Roast Ground Coffee (Multi-country origin, non-USA): https://amzn.to/3yo1eiL

Section #5) Dairy Products (2/35)

Dairy — 1 — (cheese) — Babybel Mini Original Snack Cheese: https://amzn.to/3ZY5noO
Dairy — 2 — (coffee creamer) — Organic Valley Grassmilk Half and Half: https://amzn.to/4fHJIWT

Section #6) Other Beverages (3/38)

Beverage — 1 — Honest Kids Organic Appley Ever After Apple Juice Drink: https://amzn.to/4fjGhov
Beverage — 2 — Olipop Grape Tonic: https://amzn.to/4cjFYZu
Beverage — 3 — Synergy Golden Pineapple Kombucha: https://amzn.to/3HVzMgM

Section #7) Packaged Snacks For Kids – Fruit Bars, Chips, etc. – (3/41)

Fruit Snack — 1 — (bar) — Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Raspberry Lemonade Flavor: https://amzn.to/3XcFsIp
Fruit Snack — 2 — (bar) — Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Strawberry Banana Flavor: https://amzn.to/3WQEekA
Puff Snack — 3 — (cheese puffs) — Barbara’s Original Cheese Puffs Gluten Free Snack: https://amzn.to/429mdBB

Section #8) Baking & Cooking Ingredients (3/44)

Ingredient — 1 — (beans) — Jovial Organic Chickpeas, Product of Italy: https://amzn.to/4iRON1l
Ingredient — 2 — (red wine vinegar) — Napa Valley Naturals Organic Red Wine Vinegar (California): https://amzn.to/4jWhHOg
NEW! Ingredient — 3 — (apple cider vinegar) — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — Fairchild’s Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (Raw & Unfiltered)**: https://amzn.to/46gsTjM

Section #9) Sweeteners / Sugars / Sugar Alternatives (3/47)

Sweetener — 1 — (sugar) — Anthony’s Organic Granulated Cane Sugar: https://amzn.to/4jf6vLv
Sweetener — 2— (xylitol) — Espure Organic Xylitol: https://amzn.to/3GsCSrU
Sweetener — 3— (xylitol) — Now Real Food Granulated Xylitol: https://amzn.to/4cNWDpM

Section #10) Salts (3/50)

Salt — 1 — [Retested Clean, August 2025] — Jacobsen’s Sea Salt (Oregon, USA): https://amzn.to/4dcbk5L
Salt — 2 — Maldon Sea Salt Flakes – Town of Maldon in Essex, England: https://amzn.to/4iTzWTE
NEW! Salt — 3 — Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt** : https://amzn.to/4cVQMiy

Section #11) Oils & Fats (5/55)

Oil — 1 — (avocado) — Chosen Foods 100% Avocado Oil (not organic): https://amzn.to/3YDZSuv
Oil — 2 — (coconut) — Dr. Bronner’s White Kernel Virgin Coconut Oil – Regenerative Organic Certified: https://amzn.to/40xwBmv
NEW! Oil — 3 — (coconut) — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — Dr. Bronner’s Whole Kernel Virgin Coconut Oil – Regenerative Organic Certified**: https://amzn.to/3UWrKYq
Oil — 4 — (olive) — Bryan Johnson BluePrint Snake Oil Olive Oil (not organic): https://amzn.to/4mMieUj
Oil — 5 — (perilla seed) — Dr. Adorable’s Organic Perilla Seed Oil (Korea): https://amzn.to/3NDt7Yc

Section #12) Plant-Based Milks (3/58)

Plant-Based Milk — 1 — (coffee creamer) — Laird Superfood Coconut Creamer: https://amzn.to/4fItA7A
Plant-Based Milk — 2 — (plant milk) — Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk (original flavor): https://amzn.to/3AA6Qrt
Plant-Based Milk — 3 — (soy milk) — [Retested Clean, August 2025] — West Soy Unflavored Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk: https://amzn.to/4dwev8l

Section #13) Seeds (2/60)

Seeds — 1 — (chia) — Navitas Organic, Gluten-Free Chia Seeds (Mexico): https://amzn.to/3YvE7xC
Seeds — 2 — (hemp) — Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Seeds: https://amzn.to/4e05RP9

Section #14) Candy & Sweet Treats (4/64)

Candy — 1 — Cavendish & Harvey Wild Berry Drops, not organic (Made in Germany): https://amzn.to/3Z1Jxjr
Candy — 2 — Haribo Gummy Bears (Made in Germany, not USA-produced): https://amzn.to/3FCGVlu
Candy — 3 — Lindt White Chocolate Bar (Made in USA, New Hampshire): https://amzn.to/3OXkyIm
Candy — 4 — Werther’s Original Butter Candies (Made in Germany, not USA-produced): https://amzn.to/4nkFc5i

Section #15) Adult Supplements & General Supplements — Not expressly sold for use by kids (9/73)

Supplement — 1 — (adult) — Clean Creatine (100% Creapure), Made in Germany (use with caution, please read article): https://amzn.to/43UjrS6
Supplement — 2 — (adult) — Doctor’s Best Vitamin C with Q-C: https://amzn.to/4hlVvea
Supplement — 3 — (adult) — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — Natural Vitality CALM, Magnesium Citrate Supplement Gummies (Raspberry Lemon Flavor): https://amzn.to/3VuwsN3
Supplement — 4 — (adult) — Nature’s Way Zinc Lozenges: https://amzn.to/4liDz6f
Supplement — 5 — (adult) — Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oil: https://amzn.to/48q1j2V
Supplement — 6 — (adult) — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — Nordic Naturals Prenatal DHA (Strawberry Soft Gels): https://amzn.to/4ngIVjv
Supplement — 7 — (adult) — Pectasol Modified Citrus Pectin, Formulated in the USA: https://amzn.to/3QUmZfN
Supplement — 8 — (adult) — Pendulum Metabolic Daily Dietary Supplement: https://amzn.to/4gY5wOm
Supplement — 9 — (adult) — Qwell Omega-3 by The Veggie Doctor, Vegan Algae DHA + EPA + DPA: https://amzn.to/45Lbosh

Section #16) Children’s Supplements (5/78)

Supplement — 8 — (kids) — Baby Ddrops, Organic Vitamin D3 Supplement for Babies: https://amzn.to/49C3ktH
Supplement — 9 — (kids) — Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Multivitamin Liquid Drops with Iron: https://amzn.to/3YPhcgx
Supplement — 10 — (kids) — Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Elderberry Liquid Drops: https://amzn.to/42617TU
Supplement — 11 — (kids) — Nordic Naturals Kids Vitamin D3 Gummies (Ages 3+): https://amzn.to/4l7117a
Supplement — 12 — (kids) — [Tested Clean, August 2025] — Seed PDS-08 Pediatric Daily Synbiotic, Fiber-Based Prebiotic & Probiotic for Kids: https://amzn.to/47kVTIc

Section #17) Cosmetics, Lotions, & Sunscreens (5/83)

Cosmetic, Lotion — 1 — Babo Botanicals Sensitive Baby Lotion: https://amzn.to/3YmKxy1
Cosmetic, Lotion — 2 — Epaderm Lotion (for Psoriasis, European Product): https://amzn.to/4lXkyH5
Cosmetic, Moisturizer — 3 — Kora Organics Noni Face Oil: https://amzn.to/43hy2XO
Cosmetic , Sunscreen — 4 — La Roche Posay Kids’s Sunscreen: https://amzn.to/3IP2i4b
Cosmetic, Sunscreen — 5 — Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen, SPF 50 (chemical sunscreen, please read article): https://amzn.to/3HRMVrl

Section #18) Toothpastes (7/90)

Toothpaste — 1 — Aquafresh “FRESH & MINTY” Fluoride Toothpaste, Purchased in London, England (Made in U.K. or Slovakia): https://amzn.to/4lhRMjO
Toothpaste — 2 — Orajel Kids Training Toothpaste, Fluoride-free in Natural Berry Fruity Flavor with Elmo Sesame Street packaging: https://amzn.to/41wxtrY
Toothpaste — 3 — Miessence Fluoride-free Mint Toothpaste (Made in Australia): https://amzn.to/4bJc4PO
Toothpaste — 4 — Dr. Brown’s Fluoride-free Baby Toothpaste in Strawberry Flavor: https://amzn.to/3DCehzZ
Toothpaste — 5 — Pegciz Kids Foam Toothpaste in Watermelon Flavor, Low Flouride (packaging varies, see report): https://amzn.to/3YzP68e
Toothpaste — 6 — Kid’s Spry Fluoride-free Tooth Gel with Xylitol in Original Flavor: https://amzn.to/41GZb4e
Toothpaste — 7 — Essential Oxygen Fluoride-free BR Certified Organic in Peppermint Flavor: https://amzn.to/4lARZ2J

**Lab reports pending/ Not yet published as of 9/6/2025

Here’s a link to our landing page featuring all our third-party lab reports for the foods, supplements, and cosmetic products we have published to date, including those listed above. This is a good page to bookmark since it is updated several times each week, as new lab reports are published: https://tamararubin.com/lab-reports/

BONUS (6/96): Below are SIX additional products that each tested positive for trace (very low levels of) Arsenic — at levels considered safe by all standards (with the limits of detection noted in the lab report for the specific product listed).

Infant Formula — Kendamil Goat Toddler Milk, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): May be available at Target or through other online retailers of European infant formulas
Ingredient — Maseca Instant Corn Masa Flour, Product of Mexico (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/4iR8qWN
Fruit Snack — That’s It Apple Cherry Bars, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/4fHkSWV
Oil — Chosen Foods 100% Pure Avocado oil, organic (postive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3BVQYQa
Supplement — (adult) — Now Sunflower Lecithin, not organic (positive for traces of Arsenic): https://amzn.to/3AFdHzO
Supplement — (adult) — WishGarden Immune Boost Seasonal Rescue for Pregnancy: https://amzn.to/3Cd940N

Products Removed From The Above “Lab Tested Safer Choices” List

The following two products were previously on the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Lab-Tested Safer Choices List, but have been removed because a retest (in 2025) showed them to test positive for toxicants.

In each case (for the two products noted below) the retest showed a very low level of toxicants (consistent with the narrative that these two products are still a cleaner choice when compared to other similar choices in their product categories).
We only list products above that have come back from the lab with “non-detect” results for all four metals we test for (Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, & Arsenic), so even thought the re-test levels for these products were low, they do not meet the standards to remain on the list above.
You can read more about these products (and see the most recent lab test result for the corresponding product) on the article discussing that product – links below:

One Degree Organics Sprouted Rolled Oats (Canada) – Yellow Bag, May 2025 Retest
Jovial Organic All-Purpose Einkorn Flour (Italy), August 2025 Retest Lab Report To Be Published Shortly

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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 — a unique community collaborative woman-owned small business for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety.
Since July 2022, the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC has been responsible for six product recalls (FDA and CPSC).
All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable.
Please check out our press page to see some of the news coverage of our work, linked here.

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Lab-Tested Safer Choices List UPDATED: September 6, 2025, Saturday Now at 90 products + 6 “bonus” products (90 + 6 = 96) Scroll down to see all 96 Lab-Tested Safer Choices

Products Removed From The Above “Lab Tested Safer Choices” List

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Lab-Tested Safer Choices List
UPDATED: September 6, 2025, Saturday
Now at 90 products + 6 “bonus” products (90 + 6 = 96)
Scroll down to see all 96 Lab-Tested Safer Choices