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Prop65 label on my beans! (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 23 hours ago by wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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So I was doing groceries and I thought some edamame would be nice. There was store brand, and also one with a label in Japanese, which I mistakenly assumed meant that it was imported from Japan.

Now I happen to like Japanese food from Japan better than Japanese food from America, so I went with the bag with the Japanese label.

Well, I pulled it out today to cook some and noticed that it has a Proposition 65 label mentioning lead exposure. I'm not used to seeing this on food. I also thought it was strange, because Japanese goods usually have better quality than this.

As it turns out, it's not from Japan at all. It was imported from China!

On its own, importing soybeans from China doesn't sound that awful. But they didn't just import soybeans. They called them Edamame, which is specifically the Japanese word for soybeans. Not only that, but they wrote "Mukimi Edamame" in big Japanese letters at the top of the front of the packaging, to fool unsuspecting shoppers like me into thinking it's a product of Japan.

If it weren't for the lead contamination, then this would only be a simple matter of cultural appropriation, and possibly false advertising. But no, apparently they contain lead. Why are US stores even allowed to sell this? Why was it allowed through customs? What US distributor decided to import a bunch of lead contaminated soybeans?

This is not okay!

A bag of frozen vegetables labeled "Mukimi Edamame" in Japanese characters

The back side of the same bag, with a label that says "Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food"

Another view of the back side of the bag, with a label that says "Product of China"

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

A wide range of products and businesses in California have scary looking Prop 65 warnings. Most restaurants have them posted. Just disregard it. They're internal California politicking, and don't represent a meaningful danger. If you see the text "known to the State of California", it's not a warning that you really need to worry about.

At one point, a group opposed to meat consumption tried to get a Prop 65 carcinogen warning stuck on all meat in California, though thankfully, that fell through.

One day, we will get our shit together in California, and you won't see stuff like this.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

This is bullshit. Have they not heard of "the boy who cried wolf"? If they throw a meaningless label on everything warning about potential lead exposure, it loses meaning. Then once people learn to ignore these labels, suddenly nothing's stopping them from ingesting products that are actually contaminated with lead. Because, you know, we already made those labels meaningless.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Turns out everything has some association with cancer https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.047142

So when one group introduces a law saying we should label anything with a cancer risk, nobody can argue against it.... but once the law is in place, it's now a tool which people can use against their pet peeves, and since everything has some association with cancer, you get the label on everything.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 21 hours ago

This is why I've always been against "excess of caution." It reminds me of that spongebob episode where he breaks his butt and becomes a recluse to avoid danger. It's no way to live.

Even the term "excess" implies that it's too much, it's being taken too far.

There will always be risk. It can't be eliminated. We can mitigate it, but there's no sense in trying to minimize it beyond a reasonable degree. It will only create unforeseen issues. Such as making warning labels meaningless, resulting in people ignoring them even when they matter.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This is bullshit. Have they not heard of "the boy who cried wolf"? If they throw a meaningless label on everything warning about potential lead exposure, it loses meaning.

I don't disagree. I'm not justifying the policy, just telling you not to panic when you see one.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 21 hours ago

Yeah, let me start disregarding that label because they've made it meaningless. And then when I get lead poisoning for ignoring the label on the wrong thing, I won't be able to hold anyone accountable because "it had a warning label"...

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Lucky!

I bought exhaust header gaskets and my purchase was denied because they didn't have an accompanying Prop 65 declaration.

Look at Mr. Posh with his leaded food vs my leaky engine.

/S obviously

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 23 hours ago

Just 3D print new ones, what's the worst that could happen?

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

I bought some imported candy at the Asian supermarket (in the US) and the bag had this warning on it. I know it's a CA thing. Now I wonder if it's an import thing too.

[–] Feyd@programming.dev 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I've noticed the Japanese curry roux bricks also have prop 65 warnings

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Ah, that's so sad! I love those 😭 Do you know which brand has that?

[–] Feyd@programming.dev 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

S&B i think but it's been a while since I bought any

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

But they're so tasty 😭

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 1 points 20 hours ago

Totally!

Lead is sweet. 🤤

[–] Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

I was looking for coffee kettles for camp fires, the ones at the sporting good store also had that warning on it. I didn’t buy it. wtf it’s a food product, keep it as far away from lead and cancer causing stuff.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 13 hours ago

Any basic stainless steel percolator should work. Or even a moka pot, but most of those are aluminum, so search specifically for stainless steel, which do exist.

A french press could work but you have to boil water separately and also it's made of glass. Aeropress if you like espresso; they're plastic and require special filters but you also have to boil the water separately