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

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351 points perihelions | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 15:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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vasusen ◴[11 Jul 25 16:42 UTC] No.44534256[source]▶
I grew up in India and now live in the US. My mom recently got some ground turmeric from our own farm when she visited us. I am was stunned by how much more duller, brownish-yellow it was compared to the turmeric I buy in Indian stores in the US. Those are usually really bright yellows.

Now, I am really scared that even stuff sold in California is probably lead paint tainted turmeric.

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1. williamscales ◴[11 Jul 25 20:19 UTC] No.44536431[source]▶
I'm curious about getting a personal XRF device for this reason. They don't look "that" expensive, I found some for $5k to $10k on Alibaba. Is it overkill? Probably yes. Am I overly paranoid about my health and would also like to generally have an XRF device? Also yes.