Before I jump to any conclusions at a minimum I will research the testing company:
1) possible conflicts of interest
2) who financed this study
3) type of tests used for the research
Possibly #BigPharma trick to stop consumers Health Benefits of CBD and Cannabis.
I will also inquire with #MikeAdams the #healthranger for his opinion. > Food Forensics
The Hidden Toxins Lurking in Your Food and How You Can Avoid Them for Lifelong Health
Author Mike Adams penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/692057/f…
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35987236/. Heavy metal and phthalate contamination and labeling integrity in a large sample of US commercially available cannabidiol (CBD) products. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Dec 10;851(Pt 1):158110. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158110. Epub 2022 Aug 17.PMID:35987236
Testing Methods: Levels of lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, four phthalates, and CBD labeling accuracy were quantified in a selection of commercially available CBD products in the US. Heavy metal concentrations were quantified by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.
The CBD content is the least of my worries: Heavy Metals Content is a bigger concern: Results: Lead was detected in 42 %, cadmium in 8 %, arsenic in 28 %, and mercury in 37 % of 121 edible CBD products.
I agree >Conclusions: Low-level contamination of edible CBD products with heavy metals and phthalates is pervasive...underscoring the need for tight regulations for CBD product label integrity to protect consumers.
Keywords: Cadmium; Cannabidiol; Heavy metals; Lead; Phthalates.
.@HempTodayNews I have more questions and since you wrote the story and claimed it would be December for test results. What are the results from the Science Paper I just previously shared?
.@HempTodayNews < (1) wrote the story I also want to make everyone aware of the prior Toxic contamination found in EU Hemp products.
There was also BAN on imported HEMP products from EU just a few years ago.
So in just a hour or so of research I spy 3 conflicts of interest.
(2) @HempTodayNews who is the Author of the Article: hemptoday.net/heavy-metals-p… In America the authors of even "hit pieces" sign their articles.
(3) who is: Greenwich Biosciences LLC (Jazz Pharmaceuticals Co). Hannah Gardener has provided paid consulting regarding phthalate and heavy metal exposure avoidance... provided legal expert witness testimony regarding heavy metals...compensation by the #CleanLabelProject
if requested I will dig this info out: In a previous censored acct, I tweeted: how much the EU lack progressive laws in re to cannabis is hurting the Hemp Farmers in that country. its the same story in the usa. still worth noting.
Poland is next door to Russia which is also a part of the area affected by "Chernobyl" Nuclear Disaster. If the article is a hit piece to make their country / Hemp Products look better. I want to see the testing data from their products as well. google.com/search?q=polan…
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So who is this @TheCleanLabel company who did all this testing on the Hemp products? cleanlabelproject.org
I admit they have a nice looking website and say all the right things quote awards and such... I'll be looking into this company and reporting back.
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