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What, did they have a lead contamination issue?
by andrewflnr 1y ago
What, did they have a lead contamination issue?
- Legend2440 1y agoA report recently came out that found lead in nearly every brand of protein powder, especially plant-based ones. It seems to be from lead naturally occurring in the soil where crops are grown. There is a similar problem with arsenic in rice.
- loeg 1y agoThere is nothing new under the sun. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42675538 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42675538 More recent discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45582809 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45582809
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- ch4s3 1y agoAny time you collect a bunch of plants, dehydrate them, and pulverize them you’ll end up with a powdered concentration of whatever was in the plants. Since many plants can fix lead and because lead is everywhere you’ll get a little lead. It won’t be much, barely more than 1000x lower than the safe level, but some. Also cadmium probably.