How does lead keep ending up in the food? I could understand environmental exposure in a lead-contaminated field or something but why would anyone build a food processing plant and let lead near it?

[–] BlueMagaChud@hexbear.net 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

lots of products that are sold by weight have been found to have lead added to them to cheat the scales including food such as cinnamon recalled last month

[–] fox@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Lead can't possibly be cheaper than iron or sawdust or something

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Lead is one of the cheapest metals by density.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 18 points 7 months ago

Also one of the heaviest by volume.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

A quick google suggests lead is about 1/3 the price of iron ore. Nickel is around the same as lead, but it's only about 3/4 as dense.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's also added for sweetness and coloring sometimes.