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Literally from the article: > JECFA most recently concluded that it was not possible to determine the health-protective limit. No level of lead is safe, per se
by tomtheelder 3y ago
Literally from the article:
> JECFA most recently concluded that it was not possible to determine the health-protective limit. No level of lead is safe, per se.
There is no safe level, but zero lead intake is also practically impossible, and the amount in chocolate is extremely low. That is the point they are making.
- TedDoesntTalk 3y agoThat doesn’t mean throw up your hands and do nothing. It’s a spectrum… do what you can. Just like ingesting micro plastics. There are things you can reduce (but not eliminate) your intake, such as not microwaving plastic with food.
- tomtheelder 3y agoFor sure, but it also means don’t have a meltdown about minuscule amounts in a food that basically no one eats that much of anyway. Edit: aside from the Swiss, apparently