A cluster of lead poisoning among consumers of Ayurvedic medicine.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the largest cluster of lead and mercury toxicity following use of Ayurvedic supplements described in the literature in the US. Contamination of herbal products is a public health issue of global significance. There are few regulations addressing contamination of "natural" products or supplements. PMID: 25843124 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25843124?dopt=Abstract

Source: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health - June 3, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Tags: Int J Occup Environ Health Source Type: research