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Review on 🌱 Lifetime Life's Basics Plant Based Protein Powder - Natural Chocolate Flavor, Vegan, Gluten-Free, No Artificial Flavors or Preservatives, 1.22lb by Melissa Anderson

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Unknown country of origin; contains harmful chemicals (California Prop. 65)

This product has two problems.1. Neither the place of manufacture nor the ingredients are specified on the label. It can come from high pollution countries.2. This product came with a California Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) sticker. This basically states that the product contains chemicals known to cause birth defects or other harm. Their website (http://www.lifetimevitamins.com/media/NC-Prop_65_Sheet.pdf) has a PDF with little useful information. While I support their product labeling with this sticker (I understand that some chemicals are naturally occurring), I am concerned that this product may have been manufactured in a country with high levels of soil pollution (see point 1). I returned the product because I want to send a message to the manufacturer: indicate on the label or on the website what harmful chemicals are in your product and in what quantity. The manufacturer should also work with their suppliers to reduce the amount of these harmful chemicals as much as possible. For those readers who would like to learn more about this subject, this product contains specific levels of harmful chemicals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic: http://labs.naturalnews.com/heavy-metals-chart-Proteins-pea. html I understand this product is safe to use based on the lab test results above, but this information should be on the product page for people to know before they buy.

Pros
  • Consistent test results
Cons
  • A newer model could have been selected