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Title: Toothpaste Widely Contaminated With Lead and Other Metals, US Research
Finds

Link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/04/18/1...

Bruce66423 shares a report: Toothpaste can be widely contaminated with lead
and other dangerous heavy metals, new research shows. Most of 51 brands of
toothpaste tested for lead contained the dangerous heavy metal, including
those for children or those marketed as green. The testing, conducted by Lead
Safe Mama, also found concerning levels of highly toxic arsenic, mercury and
cadmium in many brands. About 90% of toothpastes contained lead, 65%
contained arsenic, just under half contained mercury, and one-third had
cadmium. Many brands contain a number of the toxins. The highest levels
detected violated the state of Washington's limits, but not federal limits.
The thresholds have been roundly criticized by public health advocates for
not being protective -- no level of exposure to lead is safe, the federal
government has found. Bruce66423 asks: "As ever the question that should be
asked is: 'What level is worth worrying about and why?'"

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