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> seems to be advocating for products to be lead free & I think that's a perfectly reasonable position to take Is it? What harms would that prevent? How much w
by coldpie 2y ago
> seems to be advocating for products to be lead free & I think that's a perfectly reasonable position to take
Is it? What harms would that prevent? How much would preventing those harms cost? Is the cost worth the gain?
They may be right that the limits are too high! Lead is really bad! But an article telling me that toothpaste is within the limits considered acceptable by the FDA, with no argument that those limits are too high, is not answering the questions I'm interested in.
- pogue 2y agoYou'd want to do a deep dive on lead and it's negatives. The human body sees it as calcium and it can accumulate in the body and brain over time and cause a variety of health problems. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead#Biological_effects https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead#Biological_effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning In an ideal world, we would want no lead in our food and toothpaste (etc). But, I'm sure it's not economically possible for manufacturers/farmers to completely eliminate it, but it would be wise to avoid products that contain high levels of it. Recall the Flint, Michigan lead pipes environment disaster, for example of a worse case scenario https://www.nrdc.org/stories/flint-water-crisis-everything-you-need-know https://www.nrdc.org/stories/flint-water-crisis-everything-y...
- coldpie 2y agoAgreed. My point is this study & this article are not making the case for the policy change that the authors desire.