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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead (www.consumerreports.org)

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if they buy the raw material for cheaper because it could not be sold in most markets due to its lead content.

[–] YerbaYerba@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Most of the bad ones are "plant based". Maybe extracting the protein also concentrates any trace lead.

[–] causepix@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

There's a section about this in the article. Plants take up lead from the soil they grow in (This phenomenon is actually well known and sometimes employed to decontaminate soil in brownfields; those plants aren't used for human consumption though obvs) However, the companies don't disclose where their raw goods are sourced from so it's impossible to know for sure.