This is What We Mean By Top Quality Ingredients
No Lead in Our Supplements
Can Others Say That?
Turmeric means “yellow” in Bengali, but did you know that curcumin suppliers are adding lead to their curcumin supplements to make them look brighter?
Many customers are curious about the health benefits of curcumin, but an equally important question that we recently received was
“where does your turmeric come from?”
It was indeed a great question since recent studies are showing that 80% of curcumin supplies and supplements are contaminated by lead. Raw product manufacturers from Bangladesh, and other countries known for their turmeric supply have recently been found to be using lead chromate to enhance the brightness of their products so that they can sell them at a more expensive rate. Lead is extremely toxic and can negatively affect your nervous system dramatically. You certainly want to avoid the risk of lead poisoning.
Our bioscientists in Australia are cleanly extracting our curcumin from the world's premium turmeric sources, no corners cut in our company!
The first study on this topic showed that 7 out of 9 turmeric manufacturing districts in Bangladesh sold turmeric that was contaminated with lead chromate [1]. Further intricate studies found that this practice was not only limited to Bangladesh but spanned among many other popular countries that supply curcumin.
These supplies are not only sold in their respective countries, they are often sold to supplement companies in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe who reprocess the contaminated raw materials and package them into health supplements without even knowing that lead chromate is present in their products. Private labs that analysed these products were stunned to find out that in fact almost 80% of curcumin supplements tested positive for lead chromate[2]. Some of these were even well-known brands that had organic and pesticide-free labels.
We thoroughly test our products for any kind of harmful ingredients including heavy metals. We test our products in two labs, one of which is a research lab that can detect metals to the second decimal point. This is better than any lab in the UK. Test results show that we have zero lead in our products (ND Not Detected )
Here are the results from our most recent batch:
Lead = 0.00
Arsenic = 0.00
Mercury = 0.00
Cadmium = 0.00
To put this result into perspective, the EPA set a safety level of 15 parts per billion (or 0.015ppm) for lead in drinking water. Our product doesn’t contain any detectable amounts of lead at all.
We’re Not A Supplement Company Whose Purpose Is To Maximise Profit Over Quality
We spend a lot more on our ingredients, and this is a perfect example of why!
1.We don’t use any dubious suppliers, and we test our products thoroughly before we even consider releasing them to the market.
2. Dr. Harry has spent a good part of his life researching all aspects of nutrition and this is why he is pedantic about quality. We believe in our products so much because we personally use them and know the benefits.
3. We know that quality ingredients are the highest priority and we only use the cleanest, greenest, and most effective ingredients.
We’re Not A Supplement Company Whose Purpose Is To Maximise Profit Over Quality
We spend a lot more on our ingredients, and this is a perfect example of why!
1.We don’t use any dubious suppliers, and we test our products thoroughly before we even consider releasing them to the market.
2. Dr. Harry has spent a good part of his life researching all aspects of nutrition and this is why he is pedantic about quality. We believe in our products so much because we personally use them and know the benefits.
3. We know that quality ingredients are the highest priority and we only use the cleanest, greenest, and most effective ingredients.
A BIG Thank You to our customer's question which prompted this blog post.
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talk@truthorigins.co.uk
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References
[1] Turmeric means “yellow” in Bengali: Lead chromate pigments added to turmeric threaten public health across Bangladesh. Jenna E.Forsyth, Syeda Nurunnahar, Sheikh Shariful Islam, Musa Baker, Dalia Yeasmin, M. Saiful Islam, Mahbubur Rahman, Scott Fendorf, Nicole M. Ardoin, Peter J. Winch, & Stephen P. Luby. Environmental Research, Volume 179, Part A, December 2019, 108722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108722.
[2] “80 Percent of Curcumin Supplies and Supplements Contaminated By Lead.” Thailand Medical News, September 25, 2019.