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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead (www.consumerreports.org)
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[–] causepix@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

There's a section about this in the article. Plants take up lead from the soil they grow in (This phenomenon is actually well known and sometimes employed to decontaminate soil in brownfields; those plants aren't used for human consumption though obvs) However, the companies don't disclose where their raw goods are sourced from so it's impossible to know for sure.