Was eating an onigiri with furikake sprinkled on top and started looking at the label. Apparently it says “Do not eat” and “consuming this product can expose you to lead and lead compounds”. HUHHH???
It says “do not eat” for the desiccant packet, not the product.
itlooksfine
I hope you forgot the /s for the don’t eat the desiccant warning…
Prop 65 warning is on literally everything in California to the point it means nothing because companies put that on their packaging even if it is not applicable.
kobuta99
In CA, nearly everything seems to require a P65 warning. Coffee (though I think they walked that back), potato chips, chocolate, furniture…
But seaweed can contain heavy metals, so that might be one of the ingredients requiring the lead P65 warning.
ChankonabeMan
You’ll see this label on almost any seaweed product sold in California. Why? Because seaweed has the ability to absorb trace minerals including lead. It doesn’t mean that it’s contaminated with lead though, just like the rice you eat has the ability to absorb arsenic, but doesn’t mean it’s contaminated with arsenic. And in a product like furikake, you’re not consuming a lot of the product at a time anyways, so exposure, if there were any, would be miniscule. But still manufacturers have to slap this stupid label on everything. They have to slap the label on foods that are roasted too because of acrylamides. 
Monkeyfeng
I mean you live in SLC… You probably get more lead from the air per day in SLC than getting it from Furikake.
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It says “do not eat” for the desiccant packet, not the product.
I hope you forgot the /s for the don’t eat the desiccant warning…
Prop 65 warning is on literally everything in California to the point it means nothing because companies put that on their packaging even if it is not applicable.
In CA, nearly everything seems to require a P65 warning. Coffee (though I think they walked that back), potato chips, chocolate, furniture…
But seaweed can contain heavy metals, so that might be one of the ingredients requiring the lead P65 warning.
You’ll see this label on almost any seaweed product sold in California. Why? Because seaweed has the ability to absorb trace minerals including lead. It doesn’t mean that it’s contaminated with lead though, just like the rice you eat has the ability to absorb arsenic, but doesn’t mean it’s contaminated with arsenic. And in a product like furikake, you’re not consuming a lot of the product at a time anyways, so exposure, if there were any, would be miniscule. But still manufacturers have to slap this stupid label on everything. They have to slap the label on foods that are roasted too because of acrylamides. 
I mean you live in SLC… You probably get more lead from the air per day in SLC than getting it from Furikake.