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

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361 points perihelions | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 15:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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phendrenad2 ◴[11 Jul 25 17:56 UTC] No.44535175[source]▶
I think this NPR article is too quick to put a positive spin on this. They have made a nice little story here with a happy ending. Farmers had blackened turmeric -> they used a random yellow die they found -> massive lead spike in everyone's bloodstream -> Americans came in with a xray gun and saved the day -> no more lead in the blood.

But if you ascribe even the slightest but of agency to any of the non-Americans involved, you have to wonder if this problem will come back.

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abeppu ◴[11 Jul 25 19:46 UTC] No.44536177[source]▶
> But if you ascribe even the slightest but of agency to any of the non-Americans involved, you have to wonder if this problem will come back.

From the article:

> And recently they are celebrating some big news on the lead fighting front: This week, UNICEF and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new $150 million initiative to combat lead poisoning.

Americans have disassembled USAID. The agency of Americans is also contributing to this reccuring.

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1. amy214 ◴[12 Jul 25 12:25 UTC] No.44541577[source]▶
>Americans have disassembled USAID. The agency of Americans is also contributing to this reccuring.

I didn't realize all non-American societies were doomed to terrible things if not for the pleasure of America's free handouts' interfering