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@cnn.com A better headline reflecting the whole truth might be: "Lead and cadmium found in UNNAMED protein powders" Disclosure: I am only a shocked and concerned parent, with no other agenda. Also thank you for reinstating my comment after the initial denial on your Web site!
January 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
@cnn.com The worst problem is that the entire nutrition industry is being tarnished because some unnamed players are apparently non-compliant. Such charges are brought solely to make one group look bad without being held accountable in any way.
January 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
@cnn.com and asks them to demand answers, but refuses to give names!
3. A deeper review of the CLP website shows that each one of their Title Sponsors, Precision Botanical, Lifevine Wines, Serenity Kids and Crispy green also got awards from them!
January 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
@cnn.com so it is not necessarily illegal.

2. Although the writer has quoted the opposing side (CRN), which rightly asked for more detail, she has gone ahead and published the article anyway without seeking or obtaining that information. In fact CLP's Bowen even puts the onus back on consumers
January 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
@cnn.com 1. CLP is tarring all protein powders with one negative brush, solely because SOME of them apparently contain products that are not allowed by California Proposition 65. Prop 65 has recommendations for consumption and exemptions for companies with less than 10 employees,
January 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
@cnn.com As others have already pointed out, this is a misleading report by CleanLabelProject dot org (CLP). It is perplexing that an outlet like CNN would publish it without doing a deeper dive:
January 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
@cnn.com shocked and concerned by this misleading article by CNN: www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/h.... This is not a political story so no idea how it got published. Can CNN please review?
Lead and cadmium found in muscle-building protein powders, report says | CNN
Protein powders may contain high levels of lead and cadmium, with chocolate-flavored and plant-based products testing at the highest levels, a new report said.
www.cnn.com
January 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM