29/10/2025
Recomendamos que siempre estudie de dónde provienen y cómo producen los suplementos que utilizan. Aquí un ejemplo, vea los resultados en varias marcas de polvos para batidas.
“La mayoría de estas organizaciones no cuentan con límites ni directrices para los metales pesados en proteínas en polvo ni en suplementos dietéticos, especialmente en lo que respecta al plomo. La EPA no regula los niveles de plomo en los alimentos, pero ha establecido un nivel de acción de 10 partes por mil millones (ppb) para el plomo en el agua del grifo. (La concentración de plomo que encontramos en los productos Garden of Life y Orgain fue de 61 y 15 ppb, respectivamente). La FDA no ha establecido ningún nivel de acción para el plomo en proteínas en polvo ni en batidos. La OMS no ha publicado ninguna guía sobre el plomo en los suplementos y, a través de su comité conjunto con la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), ha declarado que no existe un nivel de plomo que sea seguro consumir semanalmente. La cantidad máxima de plomo permitida en los suplementos alimenticios, según la EFSA, es de 3000 ppb (3 mg/kg), un nivel que, según los expertos en seguridad alimentaria de CR, es demasiado alto para proteger la salud.”
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“Most of those organizations do not have limits or guidelines for heavy metals in protein powders or dietary supplements, particularly with regard to lead. The EPA does not regulate lead levels in food but has set an action level of 10 parts per billion for lead in tap water. (The concentration of lead we found in the Garden of Life and Orgain products was 61 and 15 ppb, respectively.) The FDA has not set any action levels for lead in protein powders or shakes. The WHO has published no guidance on lead in supplements and, through its joint committee with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, has said there is no level of lead that is safe to consume weekly. The maximum amount of lead permitted in food supplements according to the EFSA is 3,000 ppb (3 mg/kg), a level that CR’s food safety experts say is far too high to be health protective. Most of those organizations do not have limits or guidelines for heavy metals in protein powders or dietary supplements, particularly with regard to lead. The EPA does not regulate lead levels in food but has set an action level of 10 parts per billion for lead in tap water. (The concentration of lead we found in the Garden of Life and Orgain products was 61 and 15 ppb, respectively.) The FDA has not set any action levels for lead in protein powders or shakes. The WHO has published no guidance on lead in supplements and, through its joint committee with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, has said there is no level of lead that is safe to consume weekly. The maximum amount of lead permitted in food supplements according to the EFSA is 3,000 ppb (3 mg/kg), a level that CR’s food safety experts say is far too high to be health protective.”
https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/?
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
