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Study of 70 Australian Household Spices Found Lead in Every Sample

April 23, 2023
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An Australian study of 70 popular dried herbs and spices stocked on supermarket shelves revealed that all samples had traces of heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, antimony, cadmium, and mercury. A 2021 U.S. consumer data advocate’s analysis of 126 herbs and spices discovered that roughly one-third of the tested products had significant levels of toxic…

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Study of 70 Household Spices Found Lead in Every Sample

April 23, 2023
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An Australian study of 12 different brands of popular dried herbs and spices stocked on supermarket shelves revealed that all samples had traces of heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, antimony, cadmium, and mercury. A 2021 U.S. consumer data advocate’s analysis of 126 herbs and spices discovered that roughly one-third of the tested products had significant…

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Beware of Toxic Spices: Heavy Metals Found in Major Brand Names

March 25, 2023
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Despite four lawsuits over the last two years over significant levels of toxic heavy metals in big brand names of herbs and spices found in a 2021 consumer report, big box stores continue to carry the listed brands and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet set stricter limits on heavy metals…

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