Overview

• Testing of 23 powders and shakes found more than two-thirds exceeded an expert concern threshold of about 0.5 micrograms of lead per serving.
• Plant-based formulas showed the highest average lead levels, about nine times dairy-based and roughly twice beef-based products.
• Naked Nutrition’s Vegan Mass Gainer and Huel’s Black Edition were labeled products to avoid for having the highest lead amounts.
• Two products exceeded Consumer Reports’ cadmium concern level and three contained inorganic arsenic, a known human carcinogen according to the EPA.
• Huel defended its safety testing and regulatory compliance, Naked Nutrition cited supplier checks and sought third-party retesting, and Consumer Reports launched a petition urging FDA action.