The FDA's daily lead limit is 8.8 micrograms for women of childbearing age, which is over 17 times higher than the conservative threshold used in the Consumer Reports analysis.

An extensive diet study estimated that about 90% of adults already consume around 3.2 to 7.8 micrograms of lead per day just from their food.

The Consumer Reports analysis used a very strict lead threshold of 0.5 micrograms per day, which comes from California's Prop 65 legislation and is considered overly cautious by critics.

The product found to have the most lead was Naked Nutrition's mass gainer powder, with 7.7 micrograms per serving, which is still within a typical daily exposure level.

The speaker is alarmed by the current "protein obsession," believing the trend is changing eating patterns in a way that threatens to damage our health.

The FDA intentionally sets its safety level for lead at one-tenth of the amount that would actually cause concern, creating a large margin of safety.

There are conflicting test results for Huel's Black Edition powder, with Consumer Reports finding 6.3 micrograms of lead while the testing company NSF found it was below their detection limit.

Average blood lead levels in US adults have fallen dramatically from 15 micrograms per deciliter in the 1970s to just 0.855 micrograms per deciliter in 2018.

For those concerned, Consumer Reports found that Kos Organic, Plant Fusion Complete Protein, and Orgain Organic Plant Protein powders were plant-based options with much lower lead levels.