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Vermillion may harm due to unsafe lead levels in it, says study

The substance is known to contain lead and other heavy metals with risk of kidney, hepatic, skin disorders.

20 Sep 2017 7:48 PM

'Sindoor' powder sold in India and US could have unsafe levels of lead

83 percent of the U.S. samples and 78 percent of the samples from India had at least 1 microgram of lead per gram of powder.

29 Aug 2017 10:35 AM

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