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Research, explainers, and stories from the community funding independent contaminant testing.
Lead
No Safe Level: Why Our EFSA Line for Lead Just Moved
We lowered the EFSA reference line for lead on our charts by a factor of ten, following EFSA’s own guidance. No agency has found a safe level of lead, so each publishes a number for a different purpose under a different name. The post walks through what FDA, EFSA and Prop 65 each measure and how to read a result against a daily budget.
by Canopy · Oct 28, 2026
Pesticides
What Organic vs. Conventional Doesn't Tell You About Pesticide Exposure: Our Current Blueberry Data
Blueberries from four brands tested for pesticides show that conventional products can vary more from each other than they do from organic ones, and that the same result can look very different depending on whether it's scaled to an adult's or a child's body weight.
by Canopy · Jul 30, 2026