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by dghughes 3009 days ago
The latest is maple syrup it now has to have a warning it "may contain lead".

Which is I think is an inflammatory way to phrase it. There should be a level shown: "This product has lead levels of 11ppb, California drinking water has lead levels of 11ppb".

edit: Oh and apple seeds naturally contain cyanide, bananas have radioactive potassium-40, fish has mercury and on and on.

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Thanks to the FUD from water filtration companies, the public seems to think that any lead is dangerous.