Why does Starwest Turmeric have a "California Prop 65" Warning and "Not to be used during pregnancy" Warning on this Amazon page?
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likely due to lead, which is often found in root crops. even organic ones apparently.
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Due to the presence of a very small amount of lead, which is true of almost all crops, especially root crops, due to the presence of lead in soil. You can read more here: http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/prop65
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The packaging I received does have a Prop 65 warning saying it contains chemicals known to the state of CA to cause cancer and/or birth defects...I'm assuming that includes lead.
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I'm not sure, but I'm definitely curious now! When I bought mine I don't recall there being any warnings so you've sparked my interest. According to various sites you have to contact the manufacturer directly to obtain the information, but I really liked the information found on the national cancer institutes website. Here's the link, http://m.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/cancer-warning-labels-based-on-californias-proposition-65 Hope that helps a little!
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I think that's only in CA, but this bag didn't come with any warnings. I can't imagine how it could be harmful, though.
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I can't remember reading any food warning . Turmeric is a spice I remember using They say it is family to jidin Tumeric is use for all sort of thing especially for cooking
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Type in proposition 65 salt lams and read it. This item should not be sold!
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Keith Kreider, I will have to contact the manufacturer to know for sure, however, I suspect it is because there is a California Proposition 65 Warning on the system. Customer Service TheBetterBuy
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I have not heard anything about lead in turmeric. Good question...but should be addressed to Starwest Botanicals directly, I imagine. Thank you.
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I emaled Zojirushi and this is what they said:Thank you for your inquiry.Amazon.com has a prop 65 warning on many of Zojirushi items for some reason.We have requested them to remove the warning before as our products havenothing to do with it. We will contact them again to fix the problem.Please feel free to contact me if you have further questions.Sincerely,ChicoZojirushi America Corp.1149 W.190th St., Suite 1000Gardena, CA 902481-800-733-6270 ext 106
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The purpose of Proposition 65 is to notify consumers that they are being exposed to chemicals that are known to cause cancer and/or reproductive toxicity. To request more information regarding the chemical exposures that are the basis of the warning, contact the manufacturer of the product.
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The Product Detail section of the page, though, does include a Prop 65 warning, but I know from experience many companies check that on Amazon simply to cover their bases.
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Just checked with the company....the product hasn't had the Prop 65 warning on it for over a year. The warning was due to one of the chemicals in the fire retardant that they were required to add, but since that requirement was lifted, they no longer use the fire retardant and therefore have removed the Prop 65 warning.
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Because California likes to slap warnings on just about everything. This teether is made from food grade silicone which is not a carcinogen. I have no idea how it would have come by the warning, but I'm not terribly concerned about it. Sometimes it feels like EVERYTHING causes cancer, and silicone is nowhere near the top of the list of my concerns. But hey, way to take a feature used to gain information about a product and turn it into a BS sanctimommy judgement. Kudos.Edit: maybe a better question would be WHY does this product have a prop 65 warning attached. That's actually a useful product question, and I'd be interested in the answer. :-p Because California likes to slap warnings on just about everything. This teether is made from food grade silicone which is not a carcinogen. I have no idea how it would have come by the warning, but I'm not terribly concerned about it. Sometimes it feels like EVERYTHING causes cancer, and silicone is nowhere near the top of the list of my concerns. But hey, way to take a feature used to gain information about a product and turn it into a BS sanctimommy judgement. Kudos.Edit: maybe a better question would be WHY does this product have a prop 65 warning attached.... » Read More Because California likes to slap warnings on just about everything. This teether is made from food grade silicone which is not a carcinogen. I have no idea how it would have come by the warning, but I'm not terribly concerned about it. Sometimes it feels like EVERYTHING causes cancer, and silicone is nowhere near the top of the list of my concerns. But hey, way to take a feature used to gain information about a product and turn it into a BS sanctimommy judgement. Kudos.Edit: maybe a better question would be WHY does this product have a prop 65 warning attached. That's actually a useful product question, and I'd be interested in the answer. :-p « Show Less
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This is actually a violation of DoTerra's agreements and they do risk having their membership as an advocate revoked. It specifically stats in the agreements etc. that the only online site that can actually SELL the product, is the DoTerra site that gets setup for them by DoTerra when they enroll. Even actually selling through social media is not allowed. Just because they do not always actively monitor and enforce it, and the oils are not watered down, does not make it legitimate.
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look up prop 65 and it will tell you that there is a list of chemicals that have been known to cause birth deffects and cancer it does not just pertain to lead it is a very long list this is probably why the warning is there not just lead is being warned
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It's in a resealable silver plastic bag. Mine says "Oyster Bay Spice" "Organic Turmeric 1lb". It does not look like the one on the picture titled Starwest Botanicals and the bar codes etc. It does NOT have the USDA Organic seal Item numbers or bar codes. I feel like it is false advertising and the package looks shady, because of this I will not be consuming this. I bought it from Oyster Bay Spice Company. Can someone please reply to me if this happened to you too. Thanks!
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just went through the manual and didn't find any reference to a Prop 65 warning