Lead Levels in Spices From Market Basket and Home Lead Investigation Samples in North Carolina.
Kim A Angelon-GaetzMarjorie N SeguleMolly WilsonPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2022)
Purchasing spices in the United States is an action that consumers can take that may reduce their lead poisoning risk. Regulatory agencies should consider a lead limit of <1 mg/kg as attainable for spices sold in US stores and for ingredients of any foods that may be consumed by children.