A new investigation reveals that many plant-based, organic, and chocolate-flavored protein powders contain high levels of heavy metals such as lead and cadmium. Despite being marketed to health ...

Many protein powders on the market may contain dangerous amounts of heavy metals such as lead and cadmium. Clean Label Project, a consumer product safety nonprofit, tested 160 products from 70 ...

But a new report raises concerns about the safety of these supplements, finding that many protein powders have higher-than-acceptable levels of the toxic heavy metals cadmium and lead. Lead is ...

“The fact that nearly half of the protein powders tested exceeded Proposition 65 safety thresholds for heavy metals such as lead and cadmium highlights a gap in current safety standards,” she ...

Which heavy metals were found in protein powders? Lead and cadmium were found in a majority of the protein powders that were tested. There is no safe level of lead, which has been linked to ...

Researchers then conducted more than 35,000 individual tests for a range of contaminants, including heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury), bisphenols (BPA and BPS), and other industrial ...

Jan. 10, 2025 -- Over-the-counter protein powders have levels of lead and heavy metals like cadmium that exceed government food safety regulations, according to a report issued by the Clean Label ...

A recent investigation by the Clean Label Project has raised concerns over the presence of heavy metals, including lead and cadmium, in many commercially available protein powders. The study ...