TOXIC PROTEIN ALERT!!! What's Your Brand?
Consumer Reports purchased 15 protein powders and drinks and tested multiple samples of each for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury. Levels in several of the products could, with just three servings a day, result in daily exposure to arsenic, cadmium, or lead exceeding USP limits. The protein shakes tested by Consumer Reports are frequently used by not only body builders, but also "regular folks," including some pregnant women, using them as meal replacements.
Unfortunately, some of these products turn out to be significantly contaminated with several of those heavy metal toxins. Of the 15 protein drinks tested, three of them contained very worrisome levels of arsenic, cadmium and lead.
THE WORST OFFENDERS:
Three daily servings of the ready-to-drink liquid EAS Myoplex Original Rich Dark Chocolate Shake contained an average of:
16.9 µg (micrograms) of arsenic
5.1 µg of cadmium
The proposed United States Pharmacopoeia's (USP) limits for these two toxins are 15 and 5 µg respectively.
The worst of the products tested was Muscle Milk Chocolate powder, which contained all four toxic metals; three of them at the highest levels of all products tested. Three daily servings of this particular brand and flavor contained an average of:
5.6 µg cadmium
13.5 µg of lead
12.2 µg of arsenic
0.7 µg of mercury
Muscle Milk's Vanilla Crème contained slightly less lead, but still exceeded the USP lead limit of 10 µg.
A fourth product, Muscle Milk's liquid Nutritional Shake Chocolate, also tested high in arsenic, providing you with an average of 14.3 µg of arsenic per day, which is very close to the USP limit.
Clearly, getting a potentially toxic dose of heavy metals with your daily protein drink is not what you had in mind, but based on these results, that may indeed be what you're getting. Personally, where whey protein is concerned I stick with unflavoured organic whey concentrate derived from grass fed cows. 80% protein, no crap in it, minimally processed unlike many of the isolates, and still got some good fats left in it. Also happy to use organic Hemp, Rice, and Pea protein.
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The sad thing is my gym still caries muscle milk, and I emailed them this report years ago. Muscle Milk = Poison crap.
AnonThis report is about a year old.. the interesting thing was Muscle Milks response..or maybe I should say the lack of response.. "Our products are safe..." what a crock ..
What sources are you using currently for your powders and also do you have the link with the info posted here?
The gym I go to I think is probably sponsered by Muscle Milk the way they post shit everywhere and push it, not too mention charge a shit load for it. I would love to dick slap them with this info. LOL
Nevermind....found it. LOL Still would like to know your sources though on your powders. Thanks
AnonA good source of standard whey protein concentrate from grass fed cows is www.myprotein.co.uk Their unflavoured 5kg bags are only £39.99. On the bag the ingredients list states un-denatured whey protein concentrate, not single thing more! That's good enough for me! They also sell organic hemp and organic brown rice protien. Source Naturals brand does a USDA certified organic whey concentrate, but it is quite pricey at around $20 for 285g.
i use syntha 6...
I use syntha6 as well.
AnonHow do I obtain the reports on my brand?
AnonGood question. Certainly not from the supplement company and probably only from any independent organisation that decides to randomly test. Other than that, unless you stick with whey derived from organic grass fed cows, that has gone through minimal processing and doesn't have all that junk added like artificial sweetners, flavourings etc., then you will probably never know. Scary thought! If you don't want to go to the expense of organic protein then safest is probably an unflavoured, unsweetened whey concentrate, derived from European cows as they will not have been treated with bovine growth hormone. Also best is to bulk buy your whey protein at the end of the summer, when available stocks are more likely to have been derived from cows that were outside grazing as opposed to those housed in winter and eating various silage combos. The cows are also more likely to have been given meds in the winter. You have probably noticed that the flavour of your regular protein might tend to taste a little different now and again. This is almost entirely due to variations in the diet of the cows from which that particular batch of whey was derived.
So many compaonies out there you just dont know what to trust. Good thred gazzer. These people should be put in prison