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  <description>Plain-language writing on heavy metals in food, Proposition 65, and independent laboratory testing, from the Consumer Safety Research Center.</description>
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    <title>From shopping cart to certificate of merit: how we test</title>
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    <description>Every CSRC finding follows the same documented chain: a retail purchase, an accredited laboratory, a published exposure calculation, and an expert's signature.</description>
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    <title>What a Prop 65 warning actually means</title>
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    <description>On a food label the warning means something specific — and its absence can mean more than its presence.</description>
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    <title>Why plant protein powders keep testing positive for lead</title>
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    <description>Soil uptake, ingredient concentration, and scoop-sized servings: the ordinary mechanism behind a recurring finding.</description>
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    <title>Safe harbor levels, explained</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
    <description>NSRLs, MADLs, the 1,000-fold safety factor, and why "over the limit" and "dangerous" are different claims.</description>
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    <title>How to read a certificate of analysis</title>
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    <description>Accreditation, batch specificity, detection limits, and the difference between "not detected" and "not tested."</description>
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