It figures. Even psyllium comes from India and you have to select that carefully, as well, so it has the least heavy metals.
ConsumerLab does a good job reviewing such products for these problems.
Whey is the most nutritionally balanced protein.
It also gives cows gainful employment.
“Clean Label Project” and the “American Heart Association” should have been added to the “Source” field above.
When my wife was recovering from colon surgery, they recommended increasing her protein intake, and they said to stick with whey protein powders. The one she likes is non-GMO, has no sweeteners (and no artificial sweeteners), and no soy.
I rely heavily on dextrin fiber powder. Is this concern on that too ?
If the powders are manufactured in China, I wouldn’t touch them.
It is an issue with dark chocolates as well and at least with cocoa powder African sourced is apparently less polluted than South American. I was tested for cadmium recently since I eat around 1 lb of Baker’s (Kraft) 100% unsweetened baking choc a month. Fortunately came out negative. Get a urine sample if you are concerned.
“Clean Label Project... ran nearly 36,000 tests”
Analytical tests for trace elements are not cheap and require expensive equipment. $10/test? $100/test?
Maybe they are considering examining the results for each element a “test,” but one actual run through the instrument might have identified ten or more elements. That would mean actual test runs are far less than 36,000.
Either way, the “Clean Label Project” has access to sophisticated instrumentation and a big budget. So just who is this “Clean Label Project,” who is funding them and why should they be trusted?
So are there names we should be concerned about?
Just for shiznits and giggles, I bought psyllium husk fiber and used it for a while. It tasted like chemicals, quite frankly, and after thinking about it I eventually stopped using it. I am convinced the stuff WAS contaminated, and it was from India.
Skip the powder, eat a burger.
Next problem?
This makes me very suspicious. Why would they not name the brands ?
“Is your protein powder safe? Report reveals high heavy metal levels (Plant protein)”
hell no! ... there’s NO white powder of any kind from china that’s safe unless it’s been tested safe by HPLC ...
Why does the ‘organic’ version have so much lead?
Apparently they are using pesticides and lying about being organic.
I do not trust any organic certification for anything coming from overseas.
The chip that was in the vaccine needs those metals to work with. You can’t build a Borg out of just rna.
My youngest son was taking whey protein for a time, until he got a kidney stone, which he then found out was a known side-effect of using whey protein.