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Prop 65 lists of over 900 substances, including lead, that businesses are required to warn consumers about. Lead is a natural element in soil, so it can be found in trace amounts in anything that is grown or drawn from the earth — including fruits, vegetables, and, of course, Earthpaste. Since our bodies can’t absorb naturally occurring lead in many natural products, like Bentonite clay, proposition 65 allows exemptions for natural products like mixed nuts and brussels sprouts that would otherwise have to claim lead levels many times more than the limit imposed by the legislation. Now when it comes to lead being found in bentonite clay, its saving grace is this. While bentonite clay does contain small amounts of lead, it’s thankfully not bioavailable to the body … meaning that the lead doesn’t leach out of the clay and into the body. It’s already bound by the clay and held there. We know it’s unsettling to see a prop 65 lead warning on a healthful product like Earthpaste, and we know some consumers won’t buy our products with a warning on the package. But we believe in our products, and in our customers, and we hope we’ve helped you understand what the warning is all about. Yes, Earthpaste Toothpaste DOES have lead. The manufacturer has a prop 65 warning on the label that says it has lead AND I tested the main ingredient with an XRF instrument and found it to have lead in quantities consistent with the company’s statements. Please read the comments on this blog post for more details. Lead is a mineral found deep in the earth’s crust, and can be found in the air, water, and soil as well as common everyday things we’re exposed to. In the past, it’s been mostly used in things like paints, water pipes, batteries, gas, and cosmetics. For those that don’t know, according the to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lead occurs naturally in uncontaminated soils at a level of between 50 ppm and 400 ppm (http://www.epa.gov/superfund/lead/health.htm) because lead is one of the elements that the Earth is made of.
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