Purchased some bulk bacopa extract with .86 ppm of lead... safe?

Comment · Thu, September 12, 2013 · 6 pts

What standard are you going by that says that it is above? The FDA has 10ppm as the limit for dietary supplements. At a 250mg dose, and .86ppm, that would leave you with .215mcg. The FDA daily limit for adults is 75mcg.

Comment · Thu, September 12, 2013 · 2 pts

Well .215mcg is less than .5mcg. I misread the California specs. It's .5mcg for everyone, not just pregnant women. In any event, you are below that limit, even if you dose 2 times per day. I guess I should ask what perc

Comment · Thu, September 12, 2013 · 2 pts

I take the Himalaya Brahami extract. I think it might acutally be 60% bacosides. There are two versions out there of the Himalaya brand. One has 250mg of the extract, and one that has a mix of three different extracts. I

Comment · Fri, September 13, 2013 · 1 pts

They keep dicking me around. They want my address and date of birth before telling me anything. I told them that was ridiculous, and that my name, email, and phone number is sufficient. They have ignored me ever since I

Comment · Fri, September 13, 2013 · 2 pts

I just emailed them saying that I am a moderator of a supplement forum with 23,000 subscribers, and we are discussing which suppliers are reputable. I told them I cannot suggest them as a reliable bacopa source until the

Comment · Sat, September 14, 2013 · 2 pts

Many testing methods cannot go below a 2ppm detection limit. That is why they list <2ppm. It could be 0, but they cannot test that low. It all depends on the method in which they tested the product.

Comment · Sat, September 14, 2013 · 2 pts

I completely agree. We need more stringent testing methods and purity levels than we have traditionally gotten. I know Nootropics Depot is in the process of setting up their own testing lab. They are definitely working t