[AnthonyMouse]

> I doubt there are chemists sitting at home with an ICP testing heavy metal levels of all their produce.

It only takes one. Also, who says they're doing it at home? One hypochondriac willing to stay after work to use the equipment to quell their fears (or substantiate them) is all it takes.

[fragmede]

that's a really weird thing to hang the food safety of western civilization on.

[AndrewKemendo]

This is precisely how fragile our society is.

[Kinrany]

And yet: https://xkcd.com/2347/