In a spirit of adventure I tried tofu skins the other day. Searching through the numerous options at our large Asian market, it looked like we found one that didn’t have the California lead advisory statement on the package - but later found one buried in the fine print.

We ate them anyway, and really like them, but wonder why they have lead. Internet searches so far haven’t yielded any answers.

Does anyone here know why they contain lead?

PS / TIL: tofu skins apparently are not be confused with tofu curls.

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Is it imported? I see an old Reddit thread with a similar issue where someone claims that warning was in everything imported from an area where there had been lead problems, whether there still are or not

    • lettruthout@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      3 months ago

      That thread sounds vaguely familiar.
      I no longer have the package but yes I believe it was imported. Yet other brands had the same warning. What are the chances of them all coming from the same area? We consumers are kept in the dark about so many things.