A Personal Update from Tamara Rubin:

The detailed laboratory analysis for this prenatal vitamin product is provided below. Please scroll past the social media share graphic and the list of safer tested products from our independent lab. Note on financial disclosure: A stakeholder associated with this company contributed $30 to our crowdfunding campaign dedicated to testing this product.

Important note: The detection limit for Mercury in this lab report is unusually high, which prevents us from definitively assessing Mercury content in this product.
- The test returned a result of NON-DETECT for Mercury, with a detection threshold as low as 12 parts per billion (ppb).
- Therefore, if Mercury is present, it is below 12 ppb, but the exact amount remains unknown. Based on similar products and ingredient profiles, we estimate Mercury levels are likely below our safe threshold of 5 ppb, but without more sensitive testing, certainty cannot be achieved.
- While Mercury appears non-detectable, it’s important to recognize that this prenatal vitamin already tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic, rendering it less than ideal regardless of Mercury content.
We are in the process of updating our comprehensive prenatal vitamin safety chart, which includes recent test results for several products. Meanwhile, you can view our existing chart here, showcasing the lab results of numerous tested prenatal options.

To be explicitly clear: Our third-party testing initiative, supported by the Lead Safe Mama community, has yet to identify a prenatal vitamin that tests completely non-detect for all toxicants. Consequently, we cannot currently recommend any specific prenatal supplement. It’s crucial to understand that there is no safe exposure level for Lead, especially during pregnancy, which is a consensus shared by all health authorities.

If you have concerns or questions, please consult your healthcare provider to determine whether a prenatal vitamin is necessary based on your personal health profile and any relevant testing. Sometimes, nutritional needs can be addressed through diet modifications, avoiding the need for supplements altogether.

For a complete list of all tested foods and supplements, visit this link.

This detailed lab report is available at the bottom of this page.

We offer guidance on safer food and supplement choices on our dedicated testing landing page, including specific lists for snack options and broader categories, to help you make informed decisions for your family’s health. You can also support our independent testing efforts via our GoFundMe campaigns, which fund additional lab analyses.

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Understanding Action Levels and Safety Thresholds

Note: The original lab reports are included below. The accompanying graphic displays detected metal levels in red, detection thresholds in orange, and proposed safe action levels in green or blue, based on the 2021 Baby Food Safety Act guidelines.

The 2021 proposed levels are designed to protect health. However, these are not maximum permitted levels or recommended daily limits.
- Many manufacturers wrongly interpret these as allowable or safe levels, ignoring the scientific consensus that no safe threshold exists for Lead exposure.
- Misunderstanding or misrepresenting these thresholds is a common industry tactic to justify presence of toxicants below regulatory limits.
- For example, some companies claim their products meet Prop 65 standards because they are below the Prop 65 limit—yet, there’s no safe level of Lead exposure, especially for children.
Heavy metals tend to accumulate in the body over time, making even small exposures harmful in the long run.
Products with metal levels at or above the proposed ‘Action Level’ are considered unsafe for children, based on current scientific understanding of toxicity.
Action Levels are a more protective metric than serving size-based limits because they account for total toxicant load regardless of consumption quantity at any given time.
Serving size limits are often set artificially low, primarily to comply with regulations, and do not reflect actual consumption habits or cumulative exposure.
PPB measurements (parts per billion) apply to any amount of food or supplement ingested, emphasizing the importance of considering total toxicant content rather than just serving size.
Applying these Action Levels across all foods and supplements would better align regulatory standards with scientific safety thresholds, which acknowledge that no amount of Lead is truly safe.

The proposed 2021 Action Levels serve as clear indicators of when manufacturers should take corrective actions—such as reducing toxicant levels, issuing recalls, or public notifications.

The fact that the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 was not enacted into law does not invalidate these levels; scientific and medical consensus continues to support their relevance as protective benchmarks.

While the industry claims these standards are unachievable, our testing demonstrates otherwise. Several tested products have shown non-detect results for all heavy metals, even with detection thresholds below 1.5 ppb.

Below is an expanding list of products that tested non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic, thanks to independent, crowd-funded analyses conducted by Lead Safe Mama, LLC. The detection limits are noted for each product, and full reports are available for review.

Updated List as of January 26, 2025 — 49 Products:

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
Beverage — 1: Honest Kids Organic Appley Ever After Apple Juice Drink: https://amzn.to/4fjGhov
Beverage — 2: Olipop Grape Tonic: https://amzn.to/4cjFYZu
Breakfast Item — 1: Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Panda Puffs: https://amzn.to/4fo1crf
Breakfast Item — 2: One Degree Organic, Gluten-Free, Sprouted Rolled Oats (Canada): https://amzn.to/3WIQ1BN
Candy — Lindt White Chocolate Bar (Made in USA, New Hampshire): https://amzn.to/3OXkyIm
Candy — Cavendish & Harvey Wild Berry Drops, non-organic (Germany): https://amzn.to/3Z1Jxjr
Coffee & Tea — 1: Chameleon Handcrafted Organic Cold Brew Concentrate: https://amzn.to/3OcrH77
Coffee & Tea — 2: Tao of Tea Organic Genmaicha (from Japan, Portland-based seller): 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): https://amzn.to/3yo1eiL
Coffee Creamer — Plant-Based: Laird Superfood Coconut Creamer: https://amzn.to/4fItA7A
Dairy Coffee Creamer — Organic: Organic Valley Grassmilk Half and Half: https://amzn.to/4fHJIWT
Dairy & Cheese: Babybel Mini Original Snack Cheese: https://amzn.to/3ZY5noO
Fruit Snack — 1: GoGo Squeez Organic Apple Sauce Pouch: https://amzn.to/3XhWYLe
Fruit Snack — 2: Kirkland Organic Apple Sauce Pouch (Costco): https://amzn.to/4gOYpZ9
Fruit Snack — 3: Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars (Strawberry Banana): https://amzn.to/3WQEekA
Fruit Snack — 4: Once Upon A Farm Dairy-Free Fruit Smoothie in Strawberry Banana Swirl: https://amzn.to/3CPMbAw
Fruit Snack — 5: Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars (Raspberry Lemonade): https://amzn.to/3XcFsIp
Infant Formula — 1: Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk Powder (Pink/White Can): https://amzn.to/3YYb849
Infant Formula — 2: Bobbie Organic Infant Formula Milk Powder (Green/White Can): https://amzn.to/3VOr4Vy
Infant Formula — 3: Bobbie Grass-Fed Milk-Based Powder (Green Can): https://amzn.to/3ZlAaeJ
Infant Formula — 4: ByHeart Infant Formula (USA-made, non-organic): https://amzn.to/48DJjTb
Infant Formula — 5: HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula Stage 1 (imported): Link unavailable
Infant Formula — 6: HiPP HA Stage PRE (imported): Link unavailable
Infant Formula — 7: Holle Bio Goat Stage 2 (European, organic, Swiss/German/Austrian): https://amzn.to/3BVU7zI
Infant Formula — 8: Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (non-organic): Available at Target, not on Amazon
Infant Formula — 9: Kendamil Organic Follow-On Milk (European, Cow Milk): Unavailable on Amazon, check local retailers
Infant Formula — 10: Kendamil Whole Milk Infant Formula (European, Pink Can): Available at Target
Infant Formula — 11: Kendamil Organic Infant Formula (Cow Milk): Check local stores; not on Amazon
Ingredient — 1: Jacobsen’s Sea Salt (Oregon, USA): https://amzn.to/4dcbk5L
Ingredient — 2: Jovial Organic Einkorn Flour (Italy): https://amzn.to/3LIqxix
Ingredient — 3: Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Seeds: https://amzn.to/4e05RP9
Ingredient — 4: Navitas Organic Gluten-Free Chia Seeds (Mexico): https://amzn.to/3YvE7xC
Ingredient — 5 (Beans): Jovial Organic Chickpeas (Italy): https://amzn.to/4iRON1l
Oil — 1: Chosen Foods 100% Avocado Oil (not organic): https://amzn.to/3YDZSuv
Oil — 2: Dr. Adorable’s Organic Perilla Seed Oil (Korea): https://amzn.to/3NDt7Yc
Oil — 3: Dr. Bronner’s Regenerative Organic Coconut Oil: https://amzn.to/40xwBmv
Plant-Based Milk — 1: Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk: https://amzn.to/3AA6Qrt
Plant-Based Milk — 2: West Soy Unflavored Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk: https://amzn.to/4dwev8l
Supplement — 1: Baby Ddrops Organic Vitamin D3 for Babies: https://amzn.to/49C3ktH
Supplement — 2: Doctor’s Best Vitamin C with Q-C: https://amzn.to/4hlVvea
Supplement — 3: Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oil: https://amzn.to/48q1j2V
Supplement — 4: Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Multivitamin Liquid Drops with Iron: https://amzn.to/3YPhcgx
Supplement — 5: Pendulum Metabolic Daily Dietary Supplement: https://amzn.to/4gY5wOm

For additional details and full lab reports on all tested foods and supplements, visit this link.

More updates coming soon!

Bonus: Five products with trace Arsenic levels within safe limits

Kendamil Goat Toddler Milk (non-organic): Contains trace Arsenic, available via select retailers.
That’s It Apple Cherry Bars (non-organic): Trace Arsenic detected: https://amzn.to/4fHkSWV
Chosen Foods Avocado Oil (organic): Trace Arsenic: https://amzn.to/3BVQYQa
Now Sunflower Lecithin (non-organic): Trace Arsenic: https://amzn.to/3AFdHzO
WishGarden Immune Boost Seasonal Rescue: Trace Arsenic: https://amzn.to/3Cd940N

Publication Date & Additional Notes

Published on: February 5, 2025, Wednesday. For the complete laboratory report for the product shown above, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

Important Additional Considerations:

There is a lack of reasonable safety thresholds for toxicant levels in adult foods and dietary supplements within U.S. regulations.
Existing proposed safety guidelines do not adequately protect health, especially considering real-world consumption patterns, which tend to exceed standard serving sizes.
Our primary focus remains on safeguarding children—who consume and are more vulnerable to toxicants in food and supplements.
Applying the standards from the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 universally helps align regulations with scientific consensus that no safe Lead exposure level exists for humans.
Children eat all foods, including those marketed for adults—so safety standards should not be age-restricted but universally protective.
Remember: There is no safe level of Lead exposure for humans, a point agreed upon by all health and scientific communities.
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