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Re:Turmeric’s unexpected link to lead poisoning in Bangladesh by camgunz on Monday June 26, 2023 @02:37PM (#36483848)
Yeah! I read this maybe a couple years ago and now lead test anything w/ turmeric in it (tea, actual turmeric, etc.) Haven't come up positive yet though, thank goodness.

Can recommend just lead testing things. Test kits are cheap, it's very easy to do, you really want to know if you're eating/drinking lead (especially if you have kids). Also can recommend getting a water filter. It doesn't really fix dishwashing but for drinking or making things w/ water it's very easy -- you can get pretty big tanks where you could conceivably even make a pot of spaghetti and such.

Re:Turmeric’s unexpected link to lead poisoning in Bangladesh by elzbardico on Monday June 26, 2023 @03:56PM (#36484970)
Where can I find those test kits?
Re:Turmeric’s unexpected link to lead poisoning in Bangladesh by TedDoesntTalk on Monday June 26, 2023 @04:35PM (#36485469)
Amazon. There are even strips. Now can we trust the manufacturer of the tests themselves given amazons sometimes shitty vendor quality? Who knows.
Re:Turmeric’s unexpected link to lead poisoning in Bangladesh by masfuerte on Monday June 26, 2023 @09:24PM (#36487942)
I have a gas engineer test my appliances every year. Last year he also fitted a CO alarm and he said he would test it every year. I asked if he had a CO aerosol to test the alarm. No, he said, I just press the button. Who knows if the alarm actually detects CO? Anyway, if you want to test your lead test, introduce it to some lead.