Should one be careful importing vegetables/spices/tomatoes/nopales from Mexico/Latin America, given potential heavy metal/pesticide/microplastic contamination?

AlexKChen · 2023-08-07T23:53:03.847Z

papers.ssrn.com

Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Organic and Conventional Vegetables from Chile...

Heavy metal and metalloid exposure due to the consumption of contaminated foods represents a serious health threat to consumers. We evaluated the levels of heav

NutritionFacts.org

Lead Contamination in Hot Sauces | NutritionFacts.org

Given the lead contamination found in candies containing chili imported from Mexico, 25 hot sauces were tested for heavy metals. “Lead toxicity is

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The Mercury News – 15 Feb 18

Warning issued after pesticide-poisoned Mexican cactus found in California

The contaminated produce was packaged as Mexpogroup Fresh Produce, Aramburo or Los Tres Huastecos, state health officials said.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279331625_Physical_and_chemical_characteristics_of_cactus_stems_Opuntia_ficus-indica_for_exportation_and_domestic_markets

Especially important b/c tomatoes are one of the two foods that decrease Mike Lustgarten’s aging rate, and nopales seem especially healthy, everything else equal

arugula · 2023-08-08T02:04:05.127Z

I still eat them. I also eat produce that will chelate heavy metals.