contamination

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One concern is that washing could create a lead-containing residue inside machines, which might need to be cleaned to prevent releasing contamination into wastewater.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

The contamination comes from stearates, which are not plastics but can closely resemble them during testing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

It said: "These products may contain mouse contamination making them unsafe to eat."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Smilowitz added that these fine details, like contamination during sampling or preparation, or if the products were tested in powder form or prepared formula, matter in understanding the results.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

They acknowledged that further studies would likely show that contamination “will ultimately account completely for our observations.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik