As someone in the industry, I hate these articles. Yes, heavy metals matter and generally come from over usage of pesticides... But this article does what many are doing lately... Not giving values. Some heavy metals are naturally occuring and are at low levels with no risk... Without values this is bullshit. Reminds me of the girl scout cookies thing...
this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2025
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don't have the exact numbers but in the United States we have lowered by a percent or so or more the allowable heavy metals and such because of polluted soil not naturally occurring ones and how it is impossible with current technology to remove such impurities
the cannabis industry in the US has stricter rules and allows fewer heavy metals than is allowed in the food we consume with more stringent testing being required by third party labs
lot of spices just like tobacco for example are grown in India where industry are able to pollute the soils more with less government oversight leading to fake vanilla extract which is done with green chemistry to be a cleaner product as is synthetic nicotine (this does not include Metatine which is not a synthetic but more a nicotine alternative replacement and is not safe or healthier)
heavy metals and pollutants in food is very much a ginormous issue with nothing being done except lowering the standards to match our current predicament just like we solve our other problems
agree about the natural levels in soil but that is not an issue as you stated but the concern is the high percentage that is allowed and is in there because of human activities
gotta keep lowering the bar so we stay ahead of the issues
(am in the industry too)
@verdantbanana maybe i wasn't super clear... my issue isn't with heavy metals and what we should do about them. my issue with the article is that it lacks actual data what one could compare with regulatory levels globally... like regardless if it's true, my beef is with the lack of meat to the article.