michal_hanu_la t1_jdcwi73 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:28 PM

Reply to comment by Amazingawesomator in Hershey ‘evaluating’ if it can eliminate lead, cadmium in its chocolate: CFO by GhostlyRuse

> The threshold that is safe for human consumption when it comes to lead is zero. Yes, there is a threshold - it is 0.

That sound wrong, please do elaborate. What is your definition of safe? Do you have any source for the safe level, matching your definition?

Notice I am not saying lead is healthy, I am saying there is some level below which it is not unhealthy enough to warrant regulation.

And if you consider chocolate, what is the difference it makes to your total amount of lead?

Amazingawesomator t1_jdcylfv wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:42 PM

WHO

> There is no level of exposure to lead that is known to be without harmful effects.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lead-poisoning-and-health

jmlinden7 t1_jddsdx5 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:52 PM

They can't prove that a low dose is safe. That's not the same as saying that a low dose is proven to be dangerous.

michal_hanu_la t1_jdd354r wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:12 PM

And has anyone tested exposure at the levels of what's in the chocolate?

How does it compare to the impact from non-chocolate?

Edit: TODO(me): Get some numbers

BirdsbirdsBURDS t1_jdd95nt wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:51 PM

Heavy metal poisoning is a thing, FYI. It’s why mercury concentrations in fish are a problem in the east. Lead is no exception. It builds up in your system because your body can’t eliminate it. “Some lead exposure” is fine, kind of like getting stabbed once or twice is ok, except the cumulation limit is lifetime, rather than over a few minutes.

Bedbouncer t1_jdevjzt wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:01 PM

>It builds up in your system because your body can’t eliminate it.

This is simply not true. A quick Google search shows that.