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Consumer Reports tested 23 protein powders and ready-to-drink shakes and found "troubling" levels of toxic metals in many of the products, according to a report released on Oct. 14

Their results follow a different study released by Clean Label Project in January with similar findings

While Consumer Reports outright recommended against using two products based on the presence of heavy metals, they also noted that occasional consumption of most of the tested products will not cause immediate harm

A new report continues to highlight the "troubling" presence of lead in some protein powders and shakes as the products' popularity remains high.

Earlier this year, a Clean Label Project report found that well over half of the plant-based protein powders, organic protein powders

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