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[โ€“] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Hey, at least it's HFCS and not lead... You only need to figure it out that lead is clearly a better sweetener and then, as a stabilizer, start using asbestos.

[โ€“] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lead in the foreskin reduces autism.

[โ€“] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

uhhh it's also lead. I had to switch to a new protein shake brand because the one I was drinking was found to have unsafe levels of lead in it, and it was difficult because several other major brands also had unsafe levels of lead.

If it's happening in one industry, I bet it's happening in others.

[โ€“] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Chocolate too. I love dark chocolate, but most of them were full of heavy metals. Though that is likely world wide based on the brands that had problems. Trader Joes being in there was the biggest blow in our household.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2022/12/16/23-of-28-dark-chocolate-bars-tested-have-high-lead-cadmium-levels/

[โ€“] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 17 hours ago

Time to start growing our own