Does this product contain lead, on the package it says, "consuming this product can expose you to lead"?

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You may have seen a warning on some ProSupps products have left you concerned about what you may be ingesting. We get it and want to provide you with some background to help put your mind at ease. This is a “Prop 65 warning”, which is required by the state of California and can be found on most products from children’s toys to produce and coffee. Prop 65 is a law that seeks to protect consumers—using warning statements—from chemicals that (according to California) may cause cancer or be harmful to reproductive health. Prop 65 sets incredibly strict rules regarding the potential presence of certain chemicals in consumer products.
Since becoming law in 1986 the list has ballooned to around 900 different chemicals. Many of these have yet to show harm to humans…in many cases, simply showing harm in animal testing is enough to get it on the list. The law then requires any company doing business in California to tell consumers that a Prop 65 chemical is in a product by adding a warning like the one we talked about earlier.
This puts top companies in a tough spot because this well-intentioned law is to protect folks from things like synthetic/man-made compounds that show up in things like pesticides, insecticides, and agrichemicals. However, many of substances on the Prop 65 list—such as lead and cadmium—are found in even the cleanest, safest soils in the world. The amounts are hundreds of times lower than the levels set by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and World Health Organization (WHO).
Using lead as an example, a product must include a lead warning if it has 0.5mcg of lead. By contrast, the FDA calculated a “provisional” total tolerable intake of 75mcg of lead/day. That means that up to 75mcg can safely be consumed by adults every day! That’s 150 times greater than the amount that triggers a Prop 65 warning in California
Based on these extremely rigid guidelines, food and supplement companies—ProSupps included—require these warnings on product labeling, even though our products are extremely safe and healthier than most of the packaged foods in grocery stores that likely won’t have the same warning.
So why don’t similar products have the same warning? Until August of 2018, enforcement of the Prop 65 warnings was relatively inconsistent. Inconsistent enforcement explains why some products have the warnings and nearly identical products do not. It’s important to remember that a lack of warnings does not necessarily mean that the products is free of the same substances at similar levels. Some companies simply take the risk and are probably just counting down the days till they face a lawsuit because they don’t include a Prop 65 warning.

As a reminder, we make products for our families, friends, neighbors, and ourselves—so you can be certain that we make your health, and theirs, a priority. ProSupps products are all crafted using carefully selected, results-driven, quality ingredients and are prepared in facilities that adhere to strict Good Manufacturing Practices. As a responsible company that ships many products to California, we must display this warning on some of our products, even though they’d be deemed safe by the World’s leading health authorities.

ASIN	B0734RHXS3
Age Range Description	Adult
Allergen Information	Gluten Free
Best Sellers Rank	#80,352 in Health & Household ( See Top 100 in Health & Household ) #256 in Branched Chain Amino Acids Nutritional Supplements
Brand	ProSupps
Brand Name	ProSupps
Color	Citrus Punch
Container Type	Bottle
Customer Reviews	4.1 out of 5 stars 387 Reviews
Diet Type	Paleo
Dosage Form	Liquid
Flavor	Citrus Punch
Global Trade Identification Number	00818253022027
Item Dimensions	3.5 x 3.5 x 8.5 inches
Item Form	Powder
Item Highlight	Collagen Peptide Post Workout Supplement Supports Healthy Aging, Joints, Skin & Hair - Gluten-Free & Zero Sugar - 16 Servings
Item Weight	2.6 pounds
Manufacturer	PROSUPPS
Manufacturer Part Number	P32992
Material Features	Gluten Free
Material Type Free	en_AE
Model Name	Amino23 Post-Workout Liquid Shot Collagen Peptides and Whey Protein 16 Servings
Model Number	P32992
Number of Items	1
Primary Supplement Type	Liquid Collagen
Product Benefits	Skin, Hair, Nails & Join Support
Special Ingredients	Collagen
Specific Uses For Product	Laboratory
Total Servings Per Container	16
UPC	818253022027
Unit Count	32 Ounce

Amino23 Liquid Collagen Shots, Citrus Punch

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