A Comprehensive Update on Our Lab Testing Results

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April 3, 2025 — Thursday

A Personal Message from Tamara Rubin:

As is often the case with the supplements we rigorously evaluate, this particular product has tested positive for concerning levels of toxic heavy metals—specifically Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. We urge you to review the complete original laboratory report attached below to understand the details fully.

  • To explore all the supplements we’ve tested so far, please click here.
  • To see all the products from New Chapter that have undergone testing, click here.

The full original lab report for this supplement is located at the bottom of this article. Please scroll down to access it.

When considering safer options for foods, dietary supplements, and cosmetic products, our curated lists on the Food and Supplement Testing Landing Page can assist you in making healthier choices for your loved ones. We also have a dedicated list highlighting safer snack options, accessible here. Additionally, this link takes you to our most recently updated list of 67 lab-tested safer foods, cosmetics, and supplements—an invaluable resource for informed consumer decisions. We encourage bookmarking this page, as it features all our latest lab reports, continually updated and pinned at the top of our website menu for easy access.

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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:

Tamara Rubin is a dedicated advocate with multiple federal awards, specializing in preventing childhood lead poisoning and ensuring consumer product safety. She is also a documentary filmmaker and a mother whose own children suffered from lead poisoning—two of her four sons were acutely affected in 2005.

  • Tamara is the founder and operator of Lead Safe Mama, LLC—a community-driven, woman-owned small business committed to safeguarding children from lead exposure and advocating for safer consumer goods.
  • Since July 2022, our work has contributed to six product recalls by the FDA and CPSC, ensuring consumer safety.
  • All our testing results are science-based, precise, and reproducible, ensuring transparency and reliability.
  • Visit our press page to see media coverage highlighting our work and impact.

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Current List of Safe Products (as of March 30, 2025):

Below is an expanding list of foods, supplements, and cosmetics that have tested non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic through independent, third-party, community-funded laboratory testing coordinated by Lead Safe Mama, LLC—an Oregon-based small business dedicated to promoting consumer safety and preventing childhood lead poisoning.

Note: Detection limits vary per product; refer to each lab report for specifics. To find the full report, search the brand name on our website and scroll to the related article.

Flavor variations are noted where applicable; other flavors or products from the same brand may not have been tested or may yield different results.

Updated March 30, 2025 — Now 62 products listed:

  1. Baby Food #1: Little Spoon Kale, Carrot + Pear BabyBlends
  2. Baby Food #2: Little Spoon Butternut Squash + Blueberry BabyBlends
  3. Baby Food #3: Little Spoon Sweet Potato BabyBlends
  4. Baby Food #4: Little Spoon Sweet Potato + Carrot BabyBlends
  5. Baby Food #5: Little Spoon Banana + Pitaya BabyBlends
  6. Beverage #1: Honest Kids Organic Appley Ever After Apple Juice Drink — purchase here
  7. Beverage #2: Olipop Grape Tonic — purchase here
  8. Breakfast Item #1: Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Panda Puffs — purchase here
  9. Breakfast Item #2: Nature’s Path Envirokidz Organic Corn Puffs Gorilla Munch — purchase here
  10. Breakfast Item #3: One Degree Organic, Gluten-Free, Sprouted Rolled Oats (Canada) — purchase here
  11. Candy #1: Lindt White Chocolate Bar (Made in USA, New Hampshire) — purchase here
  12. Candy #2: Cavendish & Harvey Wild Berry Drops (Germany) — purchase here
  13. Coffee & Tea #1: Chameleon Handcrafted Organic Cold Brew Concentrate — purchase here
  14. Coffee & Tea #2: Tao of Tea Organic Genmaicha (Japan) — purchase here
  15. Coffee & Tea #3: Califia Farms Almond Latte Cold Brew — purchase here
  16. Coffee & Tea #4: Death Wish Organic Espresso Roast Ground Coffee — purchase here
  17. Coffee Creamer (Plant-Based): Laird Superfood Coconut Creamer — purchase here
  18. Coffee Creamer (Dairy): Organic Valley Grassmilk Half and Half — purchase here
  19. Dairy & Cheese: Babybel Mini Original Snack Cheese — purchase here
  20. Fruit Snacks #1: GoGo Squeez Organic Apple Sauce Pouch — purchase here
  21. Fruit Snacks #2: Kirkland Organic Apple Sauce Pouch (Costco) — purchase here
  22. Fruit Snacks #3: Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Strawberry Banana — purchase here
  23. Fruit Snacks #4: Once Upon A Farm Dairy-Free Fruit Smoothie Pouch (Strawberry Banana Swirl) — purchase here
  24. Fruit Snacks #5: Pure Organic Layered Fruit Bars in Raspberry Lemonade — purchase here
  25. Infant Formula #1: Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder — purchase here
  26. Infant Formula #2: Bobbie Organic Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder — purchase here
  27. Infant Formula #3: Bobbie Grass-Fed Milk-Based Powder — purchase here
  28. Infant Formula #4: ByHeart Infant Formula (USA-made, non-organic) — purchase here
  29. Infant Formula #5: HiPP Bio Combiotik Infant Formula Stage 1 — purchase here
  30. Infant Formula #6: HiPP HA Stage PRE (0+ Months) — purchase here
  31. Infant Formula #7: Holle Bio Goat Stage 2 — see product details
  32. Infant Formula #8: Kendamil Goat Infant Formula (not organic) — available at Target or other retailers
  33. Infant Formula #9: Kendamil Organic Follow-On Milk — see product details
  34. Infant Formula #10: Kendamil Whole Milk Infant Formula — see product details
  35. Infant Formula #11: Kendamil Organic Infant Formula — see product details
  36. Ingredient #1: Jacobsen’s Sea Salt (Oregon, USA) — purchase here
  37. Ingredient #2: Maldon Sea Salt Flakes — purchase here
  38. Ingredient #3: Jovial Organic Einkorn Flour (Italy) — purchase here
  39. Ingredient #4: Costco Kirkland Organic Hemp Seeds — purchase here
  40. Ingredient #5: Navitas Organic Gluten-Free Chia Seeds — purchase here
  41. Ingredient #6: Napa Valley Naturals Organic Red Wine Vinegar — purchase here
  42. Ingredient #7: Jovial Organic Chickpeas (Italy) — purchase here
  43. Ingredient #8: Anthony’s Organic Granulated Cane Sugar — purchase here
  44. Oil #1: Chosen Foods 100% Avocado Oil (not organic) — purchase here
  45. Oil #2: Dr. Adorable’s Organic Perilla Seed Oil (Korea) — purchase here
  46. Oil #3: Dr. Bronner’s Regenerative Organic Coconut Oil — purchase here
  47. Plant-Based Milk #1: Kiki Milk Organic Plant-Based Milk — purchase here
  48. Plant-Based Milk #2: West Soy Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk — purchase here
  49. Supplement #1: Baby Ddrops Organic Vitamin D3 for Babies — purchase here
  50. Supplement #2: Doctor’s Best Vitamin C with Q-C — purchase here
  51. Supplement #3: Mary Ruth’s Organic Toddler Multivitamin Drops — purchase here
  52. Supplement #4: Mary Ruth’s Organic Elderberry Drops — purchase here
  53. Supplement #5: Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oil — purchase here
  54. Supplement #6: Nordic Naturals Kids Vitamin D3 Gummies — purchase here
  55. Supplement #7: Pectasol Modified Citrus Pectin — purchase here
  56. Supplement #8: Pendulum Metabolic Daily — purchase here
  57. Cosmetic #1: Kora Organics Noni Face Oil — purchase here
  58. Cosmetic #2: Orajel Kids Fluoride-Free Training Toothpaste — purchase here
  59. Cosmetic #3: Miessence Mint Toothpaste — purchase here
  60. Cosmetic #4: Dr. Brown’s Fluoride-Free Strawberry Toothpaste — purchase here
  61. Cosmetic #5: Pegciz Kids Watermelon Toothpaste — purchase here
  62. Cosmetic #6: Kid’s Spry Xylitol Tooth Gel — purchase here

Pending Lab Reports (as of March 31, 2025):

Some products still awaiting official publication of their lab results. For comprehensive details on all tested items, including those listed above, please visit here.

Additional Safe Detections for Trace Arsenic:

Below are six products that tested positive for extremely low levels of Arsenic, which are considered safe by all existing standards, with detection limits specified in their respective lab reports:

  1. Maseca Instant Corn Masa Flour: Made in Mexico — purchase here
  2. Kendamil Goat Toddler Milk (non-organic): Available via Target or other European infant formula retailers.
  3. That’s It Apple Cherry Bars: Not organic — purchase here
  4. Chosen Foods Avocado Oil: Organic — purchase here
  5. Now Sunflower Lecithin: Not organic — purchase here
  6. WishGarden Seasonal Rescue (for pregnancy): purchase here

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