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		Inhibit on June 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Turmeric’s unexpected link to lead poisoning in Ba... The lead is used to adulterate the product for color if I'm recalling correctly.

jaggederest on June 27, 2023 [–]

Lead chromate is an incredibly vivid yellow. Good color, bad health effects, as we learned from years of lead paint.

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