Published March 20, 2025 — Thursday

A Personal Message from Tamara Rubin:

This article highlights one of the five safer options for toothpaste we’ve identified through our community-driven, crowd-funded laboratory testing initiative at Lead Safe Mama, LLC. Our mission is to provide transparent, science-based data about consumer products to help families make safer choices. You can find the product testing details here: https://amzn.to/4hpUH7V. Please note that the test results below pertain specifically to the product shown — in this case, the strawberry flavor — and do not necessarily apply to other flavors or variants of the same brand, although they are likely similar based on primary ingredients.

The complete laboratory report for this product is included at the bottom of this article.

If you’re exploring safer options for foods, supplements, and cosmetics, we offer curated lists on our food and supplement testing landing page, which is linked here. We also have a dedicated section for safer snack choices. Additionally, you can access our latest updated list of 50 lab-tested safer foods, cosmetics, and supplements for your convenience. Bookmark this page for ongoing updates, as all reports are continually added to our website’s pinned menu at the top of every page.

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Tamara Rubin is a recognized advocate dedicated to childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer safety. She is an award-winning filmmaker and a mother whose own children suffered from Lead poisoning, which fuels her passion for advocacy and education. Since founding Lead Safe Mama, LLC, she has overseen multiple product recalls and strives to make consumer goods safer through independent testing.

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Current List of Safer Products (Updated March 19, 2025 — 56 Items):

• 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 — Order here
• Beverage — 2: Olipop Grape Tonic — Order here
• Breakfast Item — 1: Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Panda Puffs — Order here
• Breakfast Item — 2: One Degree Organic Gluten-Free Sprouted Rolled Oats (Canada) — Order here
• Candy — 1: Lindt White Chocolate Bar (Made in USA, New Hampshire) — Order here
• Candy — 2: Cavendish & Harvey Wild Berry Drops (Germany) — Order here
• Coffee & Tea — 1: Chameleon Handcrafted Organic Cold Brew Concentrate — Order here
• Coffee & Tea — 2: Tao of Tea Organic Genmaicha (Japan, Portland-based seller) — Order here
• Coffee & Tea — 3: Califia Farms Almond Latte Cold Brew (XX Espresso) — Order here
• Coffee & Tea — 4: Death Wish Organic Espresso Roast Ground Coffee (Multi-country) — Order here
• Coffee Creamer — Plant-Based — 1: Laird Superfood Coconut Creamer — Order here
• Coffee Creamer — Dairy — 2: Organic Valley Grassmilk Half and Half — Order here
• Dairy & Cheese: Babybel Mini Original Snack Cheese — Order here
• Fruit Snack — 1: GoGo Squeez Organic Apple Sauce Pouch — Order here
• Fruit Snack — 2: Kirkland Organic Apple Sauce Pouch (Costco) — Order here
• Fruit Snack — 3: Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars (Strawberry Banana) — Order here
• Fruit Snack — 4: Once Upon A Farm Dairy-Free Fruit Smoothie (Strawberry Banana Swirl) — Order here
• Fruit Snack — 5: Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars (Raspberry Lemonade) — Order here
• Infant Formula — 1: Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula — Order here
• Infant Formula — 2: Bobbie Organic Infant Formula — Order here
• Infant Formula — 3: Bobbie Grass-Fed Milk-Based Powder (Green can) — Order here
• Infant Formula — 4: ByHeart Infant Formula (USA-made, non-organic) — Order here
• Infant Formula — 5: HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula (Stage 1, imported) — Order here
• Infant Formula — 6: HiPP HA Stage PRE (0+ months, imported) — Order here
• Infant Formula — 7: Holle Bio Goat Stage 2 (organic, European, Swiss/German/Austrian) — Order here
• Infant Formula — 8: Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (non-organic, available at Target) — Order here
• Infant Formula — 9: Kendamil Organic Follow-On Milk (European, Cow Milk, 6-12 months) — Order here
• Infant Formula — 10: Kendamil Whole Milk Infant Formula (Europe, pink can) — Order here
• Infant Formula — 11: Kendamil Organic Infant Formula (Cow Milk) — Order here
• Ingredient — 1 (salt): Jacobsen’s Sea Salt (Oregon, USA) — Order here
• Ingredient — 2 (baking flour): Jovial Organic Einkorn Flour (Italy) — Order here
• Ingredient — 3 (seeds): Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Seeds — Order here
• Ingredient — 4 (seeds): Navitas Organic Gluten-Free Chia Seeds (Mexico) — Order here
• Ingredient — 5 (vinegar): Napa Valley Naturals Organic Red Wine Vinegar (California) — Order here
• Ingredient — 6 (beans): Jovial Organic Chickpeas (Italy) — Order here
• Oil — 1: Chosen Foods 100% Avocado Oil (not organic) — Order here
• Oil — 2: Dr. Adorable’s Organic Perilla Seed Oil (Korea) — Order here
• Oil — 3: Dr. Bronner’s Regenerative Organic Coconut Oil — Order here
• Plant-Based Milk — 1: Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk — Order here
• Plant-Based Milk — 2: West Soy Unflavored Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk — Order here
• Supplements — 1: Baby Ddrops Organic Vitamin D3 for Babies — Order here
• Supplements — 2: Doctor’s Best Vitamin C with Q-C — Order here
• Supplements — 3: Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oil — Order here
• Supplements — 4: Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Multivitamin Liquid Drops with Iron — Order here
• Supplements — 5: Pendulum Metabolic Daily Dietary Supplement — Order here
• Cosmetics — 1: Kora Organics Noni Face Oil — Order here
• Toothpaste — 1: Orajel Kids Natural Berry Fruity Fluoride-Free Training Toothpaste — Order here
• Toothpaste — 2: Miessence Mint Toothpaste* — Order here
• Toothpaste — 3: Dr. Brown’s Strawberry Flavor Fluoride-Free Baby Toothpaste* — Order here
• Toothpaste — 4: Kid’s Spry Tooth Gel with Xylitol (Original Flavor)* — Order here
• Toothpaste — 5: Pegciz Kids Foam Toothpaste in Watermelon Flavor* — Order here

*Note: Lab reports for these specific toothpaste products have not yet been published.

For comprehensive details and the latest updates, visit our full list of tested foods and supplements here: https://tamararubin.com/2024/05/food-articles/

Additional Noteworthy Findings: Five Products with Trace Arsenic

These five products tested positive for extremely low levels of Arsenic—levels considered safe by all regulatory standards, based on our independent testing. The detection limits are detailed in each product’s lab report:

1. Kendamil Goat Toddler Milk (non-organic): Contains trace Arsenic. Available at Target or other European formula suppliers.
2. That’s It Apple Cherry Bars: Not organic, positive for traces of Arsenic. Available at Amazon: Order here.
3. Chosen Foods 100% Pure Avocado Oil: Organic version tests positive for traces of Arsenic. Available at Amazon: Order here.
4. Now Sunflower Lecithin: Non-organic, traces detected. Available at Amazon: Order here.
5. WishGarden Immune Boost Seasonal Rescue: For pregnancy, contains very low levels of Arsenic. Available at Amazon: Order here.

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Full Laboratory Reports:

To view detailed lab reports for any of the products mentioned, enter the product’s brand name into the search bar on our website, and scroll down to the bottom of the related article for the comprehensive results. This transparency is part of our commitment to empower consumers with science-based information.