Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead are present in most foods, whether conventional or organic, usually as the result of environmental contamination. Because heavy metals pose significant ...

USP <231> Heavy Metals is transitioning toward the incorporation of modern quantitative technologies, but there is still much to be resolved. A stimuli article calling for revised methods for ...

Cannabis collects heavy metals. It “absorbs heavy metals from the soil, water and air,” says Bob Clifford, general manager at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. These elements—arsenic, cadmium, lead, ...

Attendees at a recent workshop endorsed new methods to detect metals in drugs, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USPC) asked the Institute of ...

Dark chocolate has long been touted as a healthier choice for people looking to satisfy their sweet tooth without spiking their blood-sugar. But what the millions of people may not know is that they ...

We report our experience with more than 1,000 patients who underwent patch testing with metals during the past decade at Mayo Clinic. Many metals with high reaction rates (eg, gold, nickel, and cobalt ...