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Lead pigment in turmeric is the culprit in a global poisoning mystery (2024)

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354 points perihelions | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 15:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.229s | source
1. emmelaich ◴[11 Jul 25 19:25 UTC] No.44535989[source]▶
Reminds me of the Henna problem. People think / expect Henna to be darker than it is so in some countries they added paraphenylenediamine to it.

Paraphenylenediamine is toxic!