At least we have a long history of data on which to base conclusions. Unlike some of the stuff Monsanto is eager to spray on your food, lead wasn't invented in

At least we have a long history of data on which to base conclusions. Unlike some of the stuff Monsanto is eager to spray on your food, lead wasn't invented in a lab last year. And see how long it took for the harmful effects to become apparent? Longer than a FDA testing cycle, definitely! As for tomatoes, there was a serious lack of information regarding many topics in Europe at that time. Did the people living in lands to which the tomato is indigenous suffer from that misperception? Anyway, the point is to analyze these substances based on what we know now, not what someone thought 250 years ago.