** Lead Poisoning Hazard! **

If you're using protein powder as part of a high protein diet, you may want to review your usage. New research from the Clean Label Project found disturbing—and unsafe—levels of lead and cadmium in nearly half of the most popular protein powder products on the market.

The research, published on January 9th, involved testing 160 protein powder products from the top 70 brands representing about 38% of the protein powder market. They were tested for a range of 258 different potential contaminants, including arsenic, mercury, and bisphenols. Of the products tested, 47% had higher levels of heavy metals than recommended under California Proposition 65 safety thresholds—with 21% of those testing more than twice over the Prop 65 threshold for lead...

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