ATTOR­NEY GEN­ER­AL KEN PAX­TON LAUNCH­ES INDUS­TRY-WIDE INVES­TI­GA­TION INTO PRO­TEIN POW­DER MAN­U­FAC­TUR­ERS TO PRO­TECT TEX­ANS FROM HEAVY MET­ALS, INCLUD­ING LEAD AND CAD­MI­UM, FOUND IN POP­U­LAR PRO­TEIN POWDERS

AUSTIN, June 8 -- The Texas Attorney General issued the following press release:

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his industry-wide investigation into protein powder manufacturers based on concerns of heavy metals, including lead and cadmium, found in popular protein powders.

Consumer Reports and the Clean Label Project independently conducted testing on popular protein powders and ready-to-drink shakes. Consumer Reports tested 23 products and found that lead levels in plant-based protein powders were, on average, nine times higher than those made with dairy proteins such as whey and twice as high as beef-based products. Three products also exceeded Consumer Reports' level of concern for cadmium and inorganic arsenic. In a separate s...