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Old 08-18-2007, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Raisondetre
Another interesting point is that Chinese believe in the use of powdered pearl for medicinal/beauty purposes. The levels of lead would probably be more significant if the powder were ingested.

Hi Raisondetre,

Scary isn't it !! Get your daily dose of calcium along with a whole slew of contaminants. Even many brands of "coral calcium" coming out of Japan were shown to be contaminated. Sad.

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