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<div>Hi all!

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<div>As we head into summer there have been countless requests for us to test sunscreen products with the Lead Safe Mama, LLC community collaborative laboratory testing initiative.  

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<div>Given I do not use sunscreen products with my family (my lead-poisoned children have had severe allergic reactions to nearly every sunscreen product we have tried, plus it is my understanding based on research done by others that most sunscreen products are Lead-contaminated to some degree) - we are relying on input from the community as to which products are popular and merit testing. 

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<div>It would be absolutely wonderful if — through this initiative — we are able to find a safer sunscreen choice (from a heavy metals concern perspective!)

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<div>We have set this GoFundMe campaign up today to raise funds to cover the cost of testing and reporting for the specific product pictured here (see campaign image).

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<div>We will be adding more narrative details about this initiative (including links to the published lab reports once the testing has been completed and the lab report has been published) over the coming days and weeks (via updates to this campaign).

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<div>Once the campaign funds (once we reach our goal to cover the cost of testing and reporting for this product) we will close this campaign (we will turn off the donations for the campaign) and then it typically takes 2 to 4 weeks (and sometimes, rarely - a bit longer) for us to get the results back from the lab and publish the results on the Lead Safe Mama website: <a href="http://www.LeadSafeMama.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="http://www.LeadSafeMama.com" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.LeadSafeMama.com</a></a>

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<div>All of the articles with the lab reports for products we have tested are pinned here when they are initially published (on our website menu):

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<div><a href="https://tamararubin.com/website-menu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://tamararubin.com/website-menu/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tamararubin.com/website-menu/</a></a>

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<div>The lab reports can also be found here - this is the landing page with ALL of our lab reports linked. It is a good page to bookmark and check back on periodically, as it is updated almost daily - and currently has about 350 linked lab reports for products we have tested with this initiative:

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<div><a href="https://tamararubin.com/2024/05/food-articles/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://tamararubin.com/2024/05/food-articles/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tamararubin.com/2024/05/food-articles/</a></a>

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<div>As of the time of publishing this campaign - the Lead Safe Mama, LLC community collaborative laboratory testing initiative has identified 68 lab tested safer choices. Here's the link with the most recent version of our safer choices list: <a href="https://tamararubin.com/2025/03/67/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://tamararubin.com/2025/03/67/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tamararubin.com/2025/03/67/</a></a>

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<div>If you are interested in learning more about the community-collaborative / community-funded laboratory food testing (testing food, supplements, and cosmetics for the following toxicants: Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, &amp; Arsenic) we are doing (through Lead Safe Mama, LLC - a unique, community collaborative, woman-owned, small business based in Portland, Oregon - a small business with a focus on childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety) - please check out some of our other GoFundMe campaigns - here's the link with all of our open campaigns: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/s?q=lead+safe+mama&amp;location-description=Portland%2C+OR&amp;location-lat=45.520247&amp;location-lng=-122.674195&amp;c=342" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/s?q=lead+safe+mama&amp;location-description=Portland%2C+OR&amp;location-lat=45.520247&amp;location-lng=-122.674195&amp;c=342" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.gofundme.com/s?q=lead+safe+mama&amp;location-description=Portland%2C+OR&amp;location-lat=45.520247&amp;location-lng=-122.674195&amp;c=342</a></a>

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<div>Here's a link to one of many articles about our work from Consumer Reports Magazine - this is an article that discusses some collaborative follow up we worked on with CR in response to some of the early food testing done by Lead Safe Mama, LLC in March of 2024: <a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lesser-evil-serenity-kids-cassava-puffs-high-lead-levels-a2654657249/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lesser-evil-serenity-kids-cassava-puffs-high-lead-levels-a2654657249/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lesser-evil-serenity-kids-cassava-puffs-high-lead-levels-a2654657249/</a></a> 

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<div>In the coming month (April / May 2025), Consumer Reports will also be publishing a follow up piece based on our cassava flour testing - so please do keep an eye out for that!

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<div>You can also read more about this work on the following links:

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<div>1. This link has the budget for the expenditure of the funds raised:

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<div><a href="https://tamararubin.com/budget/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://tamararubin.com/budget/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tamararubin.com/budget/</a></a>

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<div>2. This link explains how to nominate a product for testing:

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<div><a href="https://tamararubin.com/nominate/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://tamararubin.com/nominate/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tamararubin.com/nominate/</a></a>

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<div>3. Here also is the "About" page from the Lead Safe Mama website:

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<div><a href="https://tamararubin.com/about/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://tamararubin.com/about/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tamararubin.com/about/</a></a>

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<div>4. This is our PRESS page:

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<div><a href="https://tamararubin.com/press/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://tamararubin.com/press/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tamararubin.com/press/</a></a>

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<div>5. This page discusses the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Business Model:

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<div><a href="https://tamararubin.com/2021/04/what-kind-of-business-is-lead-safe-mama-llc/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://tamararubin.com/2021/04/what-kind-of-business-is-lead-safe-mama-llc/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tamararubin.com/2021/04/what-kind-of-business-is-lead-safe-mama-llc/</a></a>

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<div>Thank you!

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<div>Lead Safe Mama, LLC is NOT a 501(c)3 nonprofit - so contributions in support of this initiative (truly independent, 3rd party, laboratory testing of foods and supplements) are NOT tax-deductible gifts - but are greatly appreciated!

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<div>You can also support Lead Safe Mama, LLC with a Monthly contribution via Patreon. Look up "Lead Safe Mama" on Patreon - and set up a monthly gift of whatever you can afford. We share lab reports on our Patreon account as soon as they are published as well.

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<div>Direct Link: <a href="/leadsafemama" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="http://www,patreon.com/leadsafemama" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www,patreon.com/leadsafemama</a></a>

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Lead Safe Mama Lab Tests: Kokua Sun Care SPF 50 Sunscreen

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