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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports (www.consumerreports.org)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/health@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/53452632

This is a long and very thorough article. If you're using any particular brand of protein supplements, it might be worth searching the text for the name to catch all the relevant discussion (the measurements, whether the company is responding, etc.)

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[–] 4 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

The cows are probably acting as filters, absorbing the lead from the plant material they ingest. Makes me wonder where that goes — cow liver? brain? muscle?

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    The article noted that some of the plant based manufacturers talked about changing their sourcing from foreign to domestic markets. May be that whey (which is otherwise a waste product anyway) was always sufficiently cheap in western nations where tighter environmental controls would limit exposure to heavy metals.

    But your explaination makes sense as well.

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