Back in January, I wrote about how an organization called Clean Label Project conducted a series of experiments on protein powders. They found that they’re teeming with lead, the heavy metal that can cause a range of physical and mental health issues, including developmental problems in children.

Now, consumer advocate organization Consumer Reports swoops in with the damning results of their own look into lead levels in protein powders: more than two-thirds of the 23 protein powders they tested had lead levels exceeding what’s considered safe for daily consumption.

The worst offender was Naked Nutrition’s Vegan Mass Gainer, weighing in at a toxic 7.7 micrograms of lead per serving. For context of just how severe that is, California sets the “safe” daily intake at 0.5 micrograms.

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