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Tamara Rubin

American filmmaker and activist

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Jan 29, 2026
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Which toothpaste brands have been independently shown to have non-detectable lead levels?

(LSM), an independent, community-funded testing operation run by , reports that a small subset of toothpastes it sent to third‑party labs came back with “non‑detect” results for lead; however, the pub...

Feb 1, 2026
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Which seven toothpastes are currently listed as non‑detect on Lead Safe Mama’s toothpaste chart (as of today) and what are the lab detection limits for each metal?

reports that tested “non‑detect” for in its community‑funded lab program (status reported as of July 8, 2025) . The organization publishes a comparative chart and the original third‑party lab reports ...

Jan 30, 2026
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Which specific toothpastes are listed on Lead Safe Mama’s full non‑detect chart and can their lab reports be downloaded?

’s independent testing program reports that seven toothpastes had “non‑detect” results for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic as of mid‑2025, and the organization publishes a comparative toothpaste ch...

Jan 31, 2026

Is there lead Iin tiithpaste

Independent testing by the consumer group and reporting by multiple news outlets found that most of the toothpastes they sampled contained ; headline studies reported roughly 90% of tested products po...

Feb 6, 2026

Where can the full Lead Safe Mama 2025 toothpaste chart and individual lab reports be downloaded?

The complete 2025 comparative toothpaste chart is published and downloadable from the Lead Safe Mama website as a PDF; the direct file link is the “” hosted on tamararubin.com . Individual third‑party...

Feb 6, 2026

Which toothpaste ingredients (e.g., bentonite clay, hydroxyapatite, calcium carbonate) were most commonly associated with higher lead in Lead Safe Mama’s tests?

’s laboratory testing singled out a handful of commonly used, —bentonite clay, hydrated silica, hydroxyapatite and calcium carbonate—as the ingredients most frequently present in toothpastes that retu...

Feb 3, 2026

What follow‑up testing or manufacturer responses have been published since Lead Safe Mama’s 2025 toothpaste findings?

(LSM) continued an aggressive, community‑funded testing campaign after its initial 2025 toothpaste releases, publishing expanded lab reports, an updated comparative chart and a “lab‑tested safer choic...

Feb 2, 2026

Where can I find Lead Safe Mama’s original 2025 lab reports and the comparative toothpaste chart with ppb values?

’s 2025 independent, community-funded lab reports and the comparative toothpaste chart (with measurements in parts per billion, ppb) are published on Tamara Rubin’s Lead Safe Mama website; the main hu...