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Are you really trying to suggest that consumer reports, the most trustworthy consumer advocate of all time is setting unreasonable safety standards?

The FDA is known to set acceptable levels too high especially for lead. The scientific consensus is clear, there is no amount of lead that is safe. If you’re regularly consuming products that contain lead you should stop immediately. If this suggestion makes you frustrated, angry or otherwise disturbed, perhaps you’re experiencing symptoms of lead exposure.



Yes, Consumer Reports has set an unreasonable standard here and reported on it in an alarmist way that completely ignores context.


As I said in an above comment, nobody with sense is going to claim lead is healthy. I’m just saying CR could just as easily come up with the same findings for other foodstuffs. Obviously change needs to happen but this doesn’t seem like it will do any good.




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