The holidays for 2020 are coming! Do you need some ideas for perfect natural, non-toxic, and green-living gifts for friends & family? We're here to help! You've trusted Mamamation to bring you topics like best & worst air purifiers, best & worst cookware, & best & worst organic mattresses, now join us as we bring you our 2020 …
Target Sued for Selling Raisins Containing Toxic Pesticides as “Natural”
Target has been a bit busy this year fighting battles in court about deceptive labeling of their raisins. So should you be purchasing a brand of raisins from Target that has been accused of deceptive marketing practices? Well, you may want to hear these details before you decide. You've trusted Mamavation to bring you topics like best & worst …
DDT Testing of ButcherBox Organic Chicken & Ground Beef
After finding DDT in backyard chicken eggs, this led us to discover that some persistent legacy pesticides aren’t monitored by USDA organic standards. So it’s possible that animal products like eggs, butter, yogurt, milk & lunchmeat could have trace amounts of DDT from legacy soil contamination. We simply won’t know unless we test. So …
DDT Testing–Stonyfield Organic Yogurt
After finding DDT in backyard chicken eggs, this led us to discover that some persistent legacy pesticides aren’t monitored by USDA organic standards. So it’s possible that animal products like eggs, butter, yogurt, milk & lunchmeat could have trace amounts of DDT from legacy soil contamination. We simply won’t know unless we test. So …
Organic Valley Butter & Eggs–DDT Test Results
Finding DDT in backyard chicken eggs led us to discover a secret of the organic food supply--residue from persistent legacy pesticides like DDT is not monitored by USDA organic standards. So it’s possible that animal products like eggs, butter, yogurt, milk & lunchmeat could have trace amounts of DDT from soil contamination. So we started …
Does In-N-Out Burger Contain Toxic PFAS? LAB REPORTS
PFAS "forever chemicals" are showing up in food packaging in fast food and fast-casual restaurants across the United States and this is very bad news. So we decided to test In-N-Out Burger for PFAS chemicals in their food packaging and share those results with you because we couldn't find them anywhere else. You've trusted Mamavation to bring you …
DDT Test Results–Kerrygold Irish Butter
Finding DDT in backyard chicken eggs led us to discover that some persistent legacy pesticides aren't monitored by USDA organic standards in products either. So it's possible that animal products like eggs, butter, yogurt, milk & lunchmeat could have trace amounts of DDT from soil contamination. We simply won't know unless we test. So we …
DDT Test Results–Vital Farms Eggs
Would you like to know if your eggs were contaminated with banned pesticide DDT? We tested Vital Farms eggs and have some results for you. You've trusted Mamavation to bring you topics like best & worst air purifiers, best & worst organic mattresses, & best & worst collagen, now join us as we bring you the test results of one …
DDT–Why I’m Keeping My Backyard Chickens But Throwing All My Eggs Out
Backyard chickens are all the rage, but there are some situations that can arise making their eggs less desirable to eat. Finding persistent banned pesticide DDT breaking down in your soil and inside your backyard eggs would be an example of that. So how do you go about finding out if your land is contaminated with toxic persistent pesticides AND …
Best & Worst Salmon Brands–Smoked, Frozen, Canned & Prepared
With millions of species of fish in the sea, it's odd that we only have certain types of seafood in the grocery store. One of the most popular, salmon, is a testament to that uniformity. But since salmon is so high in omega-3 fatty acids, it's incredibly popular and very nutritious. But which salmon products are the premium quality & best? …
Best & Worst Hummus & Chickpea Brands of 2020
Hummus is a gift from the Middle East linking us to the taste of places like Israel and Jordan. As vegan cuisine, it can be eaten by all religions in a metropolitan city like Tel Aviv with Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist & Druze. Currently, the world's largest consumers of hummus are the United States and the Middle East. But how healthy are all these …
Best & Worst Ceramic Cookware in 2022
Ceramic cookware is mega-popular as a cooking surface in many kitchens. After consumers got wind that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) coatings like Teflon were not safe in cookware, ceramic cookware became more advantageous and demand increased. But this increase in demand for ceramic cookware has also created an industry that is …