• pageflight@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    I can’t tell from the article if there’s a real problem. None of the levels exceed FDA thresholds, and it sounds bad, but there’s also no definite claim of harm.

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      23 hours ago

      The max thresholds don’t mean it’s fine if it’s lower, just that at some point it becomes difficult to both detect the presence of things and there’s a limit on how much can be prevented. If we were progressing in time correctly we should be lowering these maximum levels both in the ability of detection and in the beginning sources. Especially in cases like this where either the metals are being added or are part of specific ingredients that would cost more to process and remove the metals.

      And wow, they said Washington State was lower than the FDA, but that’s a magnitude less! Good job, Washington!

    • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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      23 hours ago

      The article told you. There is NO safe level of lead. The legal limits are not appropriate for health.

      Low level mass lead poisoning makes the world make a lot more sense now.