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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I pay eight dollars for what I assumed was "fancy toothpaste". It's expensive. Good teeth, too bad about the fucking lead poisoning though...

Wtf!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

At the moment if it comes from the US I'm not buying it. 😏

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm guessing the double meaning flew right over, hence the incomplete table mentioning Tamara's site from Oregon, USA. The thing is, I'll need further research from other countries to consider trusting these findings, even if I'm already used to being overly cautious when purchasing hygiene products.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The findings have not been peer-reviewed and the author has been convicted of…a lot of crime.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 weeks ago

We can fix this! Quick, destroy the FDA so the problem will never be seen again!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So long story short what adult toothpastes and children's toothpastes are ok to use

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

Rubin said the contamination seems to lie in some ingredients added to toothpaste, including hydroxyapatite, calcium carbonate and bentonite clay.

Several children’s toothpastes, like Dr Brown’s Baby Toothpaste, did not test positive for any metals and did not contain the ingredients in question.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago

Send directives to retract the word lead from all communications, done

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

They had to stop putting lead into fuel years, and now even lead water pipes are under threat, so they need another way to lower peoples IQs to keep them mallable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Don't worry. Chronic underfunding of education coupled with social media means we can save money on expensive lead!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

back in my day they even leaded the wine!

that's where the phrase, "get the lead out", became so popular.

invite some friends over for dinner, break out the wine and one of the servants would say, "this wine is vinegar!" and then you'd whip them and scream, "get the lead out!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Back when I hunted mammoth, lead was not a concern.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

The word "Docile" is better suited here

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The way they hit you, malleable fits, too.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Thanks. But I definitely remember having read "mallable" before. Could that be a British vs. American thing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

it seems alot of themse are kids toothpaste, and SLS-free ones. they might be less regulated, because different companies may produce it, and alot of them base the manufactering in china. i also notice some of them sls-free can cause allergic reactions too.

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