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Consumer labs has done studies and shown excessive heavy metals from around the world. In fact I’ve never seen a seaweed in CA that doesn’t contain a prop 65 lo

Consumer labs has done studies and shown excessive heavy metals from around the world. In fact I’ve never seen a seaweed in CA that doesn’t contain a prop 65 logo on it.

sokoloff 4y ago
My push lawnmower has a Prop 65 warning label on it.
- azinman2 4y ago
  It likely contains lead or some other prop 65 chemical. I wish the warnings were a bit better and more contextual, but it maybe that your lawnmower turns bits of its heavy metals into dust you could breathe in, which is dangerous. The ubiquity of prop 65 doesn’t mean the issue is with prop 65 warnings - the problem is the ubiquitous use of heavy metals and other nasty chemicals in manufacturing. Worse, most places don’t have such a warning so people have no idea. I was in H-Mart last weekend and the amount of food with prop 65 was quite disturbing. A lot of it grown in Asia in areas with heavy lead contamination. They have no such warnings there.
  - sokoloff 4y ago
    Wood dust was added to the list in 2010, and therefore, all wood products sold in California must bear the Prop 65 warning. At some point, it really is about the ubiquity of the warnings making them virtually useless. I think we’re past that point.
    - azinman2 4y ago
      It is very important for people who are sanding or working with wood products to not inhale that directly, and instead take proper precautions. When you say wood products, I’m assuming you mean that in its raw form versus a finished table, which will not carry such a warning. The lesson isn’t that their ubiquity doesn’t mean they’re useless; it’s that as a society we’ve allowed too much toxicity into our lives. I don’t know what percent of prop 65 warnings are for things like wood where it’s about the dust, but I do wish the warnings were improved to give specific actionable information. Like “hey wood dust shouldn’t get into your lungs. Make sure to wear a mask with certification X to prevent that”.
giantg2 4y ago
Do you have the link to the levels? My understanding is that it depends a lot on the type of seaweed and where it is grown.
- azinman2 4y ago
  Here’s the article; the levels are behind a paywall (which I subscribe to - ConsumerLab is fantastic): https://www.consumerlab.com/news/metals-in-seaweed-snacks/12-20-2021/ https://www.consumerlab.com/news/metals-in-seaweed-snacks/12... I don’t want to copy their copyrighted material to the open web. Perhaps it’s been summarized elsewhere but they give an overview. The levels were different by location, but everywhere had at least one bad level (arsenic, lead, iodine, cadmium, etc).
  - giantg2 4y ago
    Yeah, I found that but couldn't find the levels. I found a larger study on pubmed that seemed to have more mixed results based on the species and location.

Consumer labs has done studies and shown excessive heavy metals from around the world. In fact I’ve never seen a seaweed in CA that doesn’t contain a prop 65 logo on it.

sokoloff 4y ago

My push lawnmower has a Prop 65 warning label on it.

azinman2 4y ago
It likely contains lead or some other prop 65 chemical. I wish the warnings were a bit better and more contextual, but it maybe that your lawnmower turns bits of its heavy metals into dust you could breathe in, which is dangerous. The ubiquity of prop 65 doesn’t mean the issue is with prop 65 warnings - the problem is the ubiquitous use of heavy metals and other nasty chemicals in manufacturing. Worse, most places don’t have such a warning so people have no idea. I was in H-Mart last weekend and the amount of food with prop 65 was quite disturbing. A lot of it grown in Asia in areas with heavy lead contamination. They have no such warnings there.
- sokoloff 4y ago
  Wood dust was added to the list in 2010, and therefore, all wood products sold in California must bear the Prop 65 warning. At some point, it really is about the ubiquity of the warnings making them virtually useless. I think we’re past that point.
  - azinman2 4y ago
    It is very important for people who are sanding or working with wood products to not inhale that directly, and instead take proper precautions. When you say wood products, I’m assuming you mean that in its raw form versus a finished table, which will not carry such a warning. The lesson isn’t that their ubiquity doesn’t mean they’re useless; it’s that as a society we’ve allowed too much toxicity into our lives. I don’t know what percent of prop 65 warnings are for things like wood where it’s about the dust, but I do wish the warnings were improved to give specific actionable information. Like “hey wood dust shouldn’t get into your lungs. Make sure to wear a mask with certification X to prevent that”.

giantg2 4y ago

Do you have the link to the levels? My understanding is that it depends a lot on the type of seaweed and where it is grown.

azinman2 4y ago
Here’s the article; the levels are behind a paywall (which I subscribe to - ConsumerLab is fantastic): https://www.consumerlab.com/news/metals-in-seaweed-snacks/12-20-2021/ https://www.consumerlab.com/news/metals-in-seaweed-snacks/12... I don’t want to copy their copyrighted material to the open web. Perhaps it’s been summarized elsewhere but they give an overview. The levels were different by location, but everywhere had at least one bad level (arsenic, lead, iodine, cadmium, etc).
- giantg2 4y ago
  Yeah, I found that but couldn't find the levels. I found a larger study on pubmed that seemed to have more mixed results based on the species and location.