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The US government does broadly limit lead in food products， and the FDA has lead regulations.

Lead contamination in food production has been nearly eliminated since they finally realized it was a problem in the '80s.

https://www.fda.gov/food/environmental-contaminants-food/lead-food-and-foodwares

Where does the AP pull this bullshit from? Of course the US government has enforceable regulations in place on this issue:

https://www.fda.gov/food/environmental-contaminants-food/lead-food-and-foodwares

I imagine lead tainted food is covered by half a dozen other laws.

There is an FDA acceptable level of rat shit in food.

And it's not fucking zero percent.

I'm glad stores like that exist overall. Contamination issues can happen at any grocery store. I was just reading about something being recalled from Trader Joe's.

Once the FDA has determined that the criteria for a mandatory recall have been met, the FDA must first provide the responsible party (as defined in section 417(a)(1) of the FD&C Act) with an opportunity to voluntarily cease distribution and recall the article of food. The FDA will notify the responsible party of this opportunity in writing using an expeditious method of delivery. If the responsible party refuses or does not voluntarily cease distribution and recall the article of food within the time and manner prescribed by the FDA, if so prescribed, the FDA may order the responsible party to cease distributing the article of food, order the responsible party to give notice to certain other persons to cease distributing the article of food, and give the responsible party an opportunity to request an informal hearing2 to be held not later than 2 days after the issuance of the order. After these steps are completed, the FDA may order a recall under section 423(d) of the FD&C Act if it is determined that the removal of the article from commerce is necessary. Only the FDA Commissioner has the authority to order a recall under section 423(d). If necessary, recall orders under section 423(d) shall be vacated by the Commissioner. If the FDA orders a recall under section 423 of the FD&C Act, the FDA will generally follow the process for termination of the recall in accordance with 21 C.F.R. 7.55.

https://www.fda.gov/media/117429/download#:~:text=Section%20423%20of%20the%20FD%26C,the%20FD%26C%20Act%20%5B21%20U.S.C.

Yup, John Oliver did a great segment on just how shitty it is to work at a dollar store

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM

I used to live near a penzys, really great spices! And the owners are definitely Democrats!

My in-laws got us a gift box from Penzey’s a while back, I’ve been using their sandwich sprinkle seasoning on grilled cheese sandwiches. Shit’s good. 👍

If you ever want to shock a guy out of pollution complacency, let them know that some studies link pollutants to shrinking penis size and reduced fertility. Poisoning me = I sleep. Shrinking penises = real problem.

I wouldn't be surprised if the irrigation or the soil is the source of the lead, not the processing methods.

Edit: someone else posted that it was traced to be lead chromate. That's a color that you could paint whole sticks with to make it seem fresher but makes more sense to mix with granulated. Same color often adulterated tumeric

So wait, I can just take cinnamon sticks and put them in a food processor? I love fresh ground coffee, so if it's actually just that easy I'll have to give it a try

This is a handy tip for weight loss! Thanks for that!

If you're sweating lead, does that mean your sweat is sweet?

You could try getting a lead paint test kit from the hardware store.

Eat it and see if you get lead poisoning. If you do, the product may contain lead.

for food, probably not in a way that wouldnt waste the food. for blood, there are definitely tests

They issued a recall recommendation, which basically means all these products will be thrown away by distributors. Looks like the lead contamination was pretty miniscule compared to that applesauce recall from last year, I'm glad the FDA is staying on top of this and taking any amount of lead contamination seriously.