date:Jul 25, 2013
ave a safe standard for lead in hot sauce, but it did set one for candy after evidence showed lead was an issue in certain imported products. The agency has set that limit at 0.1 parts per million (ppm).
Taking 25 bottles of imported hot sauces from Mexico and South America, the researches tested each for lead concentrations and pH levels; they also tested the packaging for lead, which can leach into food.
About 16 percent of the products tested exceeded the 0.1 ppm standard for unsafe levels