Food Testing

What You Should Know

Testing food for lead is essential to ensure the safety and health of consumers. Lead contamination in food can occur through various sources, including contaminated soil, water, and manufacturing processes. By regularly testing food items for lead, we can identify and eliminate potential hazards before they reach your table. Utilizing advanced testing methods, such as Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), ensures precise detection of even the smallest traces of lead, helping to protect you and your loved ones from the harmful effects of lead poisoning. Stay informed and vigilant about the safety of your food to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Things that we consume like food and water are tested in measurements called parts per billion (ppb) instead of parts per million (ppm). Because of this, the chemical test kits like scitus and Fluoro-Spec are not sensitive enough to detect the presence of lead in food and water. We use a Graphite Furncace Atomic Absorption Spectrometer to find lead in these situations.

FOOD RESULTS

Lead Concentrations in Salt (ppb):

Celtic Light Grey: 472 ppb

Celtic Fine Ground: 322 ppb

Redmond: 264 ppb

McCormick Himalayan: 520 ppb

Riega Pink Salt: 357 ppb

Himalayan Pink: 83 ppb

Diamond Crystal: 257 ppb

Morton Kosher: 819 ppb

Morton Salt: 575 ppb

Great Value Salt: 69 ppb

Morton Sea Salt: 324 ppb

LMNT Salts

Salud: 8.6201

Watermelon LMNT: -0.2328

Raspberry LMNT: -0.9050

Raw LMNT: -1.4280

Baking Soda: -2.7874

Citrus LMNT: -0.2384

Olly Lemon: -0.5364

Salud Horchata: 0.3534

Johnsen Salt Co: -1.4602

Chocolate LMNT: 0.8970

Lemon Lime SOS: 0.1274

Lead Concentrations in Bottled Water

Figi: 0.1445 ppb

Artesian: 0.0591 ppb

Body Armor: 0.0117 ppb

Smart Water: -0.0169 ppb (Note: A negative value might indicate a reading within the noise level or below detection limits, effectively zero.)

Liquid Death: 0.2781 ppb

Voss: 0.0421 ppb

Wakena: -0.0370 ppb (Note: Similar to Smart Water, this is effectively zero.)

Origen: -0.0081 ppb (Note: Effectively zero.)

Aqua Panna: -0.0754 ppb (Note: Effectively zero.)

Essentia: -0.0418 ppb (Note: Effectively zero.)

Path: -0.0592 ppb (Note: Effectively zero.)

Mananalu: -0.1573 ppb (Note: Effectively zero.)

Path Alkaline: -0.0330 ppb (Note: Effectively zero.)

Open Water: 0.0819 ppb

Boxed Water: -0.1132 ppb (Note: Effectively zero.)

Islandic: -0.1021 ppb (Note: Effectively zero.)

Lead Concentrations in Olipop

No lead was detected in any Olipop Sodas.

Sodastream

No level of lead was detected in any of the Sodastream machines or the carbonated water that they produce.