date:Sep 26, 2019
tudy, published in Environmental Research, researchers discovered that turmeric was likely the cause of blood lead contamination in Bangladeshis. They didn't find evidence of contaminated turmeric outside of Bangladesh, and say that food safety checks are incentives for spice processors to limit the lead added to turmeric that will be exported.
However, the researchers caution, the current system of periodic food safety checks may catch only a fraction of the adulterated turmeric being traded w