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[InquilineKea]

So I have a lot of powders from bulknutrition - are powders from BN virtually guaranteed to be lead free? I know they do testing and such.

Lead contamination is most likely in which supplements? Mineral supplements? What of nootropics like piracetam, or your general mineral supplements? Could it even be possibly attributable to the reduced longevity observed in those taking antioxidants? (doubt it, but don't rule it out yet)

Edited by inquilinekea, 22 April 2008 - 04:13 AM.

[lucid]

Products processed from plants and animals: cocoa can have a fair amount, and they have to be careful with fish products (fish oil). Thats all I know of.

[speda1]

Lead is found in soil worldwide, result of leaded gasoline. So plant foods absorb some of that lead, and pass it on to any animal that eats it.

[niner]

Lead is found in soil worldwide, result of leaded gasoline. So plant foods absorb some of that lead, and pass it on to any animal that eats it.

Good point. It is a lot higher adjacent to busy roads. In countries that haven't used leaded gas for a while, the ambient lead levels are dropping. For example, in America, the average lead levels in humans have dropped a lot in the past several decades. As far as I know, they are still using leaded gasoline in China. There was a case of lead contamination in tea that was traced to the exhaust of a truck that was used to grind the tea by driving back and forth over it. (great...)

Nearly all fish oils are vacuum distilled, so lead contamination is not likely to be a problem in that case.