Herbs And Spices
This page is an autonomy-created stub. The routing audit identified 13 source pages in the corpus declaring ingredients: [herbs-and-spices] in their frontmatter without a dedicated page existing. Per OPERATING.md Part 3, the autonomy loop created this stub so those sources route to a defined target. The synthesis pass per CLAUDE.md Part 9 fills in the contamination profile as sources accumulate.
Heavy metal contamination profile
| Analyte | Coverage | Typical (ppb) | p95 (ppb) | Confidence | Key sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pb | pending | — | — | — | — |
| Cd | pending | — | — | — | — |
| iAs | pending | — | — | — | — |
| tAs | pending | — | — | — | — |
| tHg | pending | — | — | — | — |
| Ni | pending | — | — | — | — |
| Al | pending | — | — | — | — |
| Cr | pending | — | — | — | — |
| Sn | pending | — | — | — | — |
| U | pending | — | — | — | — |
Sources
Auto-generated from source-page frontmatter. The “Used on this page for” column is populated by the orchestrator’s POPULATE-SOURCE-LEGEND action; pending entries appear as *[awaiting synthesis]*.
| # | Citation | Year | Type | Used on this page for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huff et al. 2025. Heavy metals in spices from Lancaster, PA: arsenic, cadmium, and lead exposure risks and the need for regulation, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | 2025 | Peer-reviewed | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 2 | LHAAC 2025. Coordinated Sampling Project 41: Microbial and Heavy Metal Detections in Herbs and Spices, Local Health Authorities Analytical Committee, Edith Cowan University | 2025 | Government report | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 3 | Tinggi et al. 2025. Heavy metal analysis in commercial spices and herbs by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and estimated dietary exposure, Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment | 2025 | Peer-reviewed | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 4 | Carpena et al. 2024. Assessment of the Chemical Hazards in Herbs Consumed in Europe: Toxins, Heavy Metals, and Pesticide Residues, Proceedings (MDPI) — 1st International Electronic Conference on Toxics (IECTO2024) | 2024 | Review | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 5 | Winiarska-Mieczan et al. 2023. The Content of Cd and Pb in Herbs and Single-Component Spices Used in Polish Cuisine, Biological Trace Element Research | 2023 | Peer-reviewed | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 6 | Cicero et al. 2022. Mineral and Microbiological Analysis of Spices and Aromatic Herbs, Foods | 2022 | Peer-reviewed | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 7 | Fischer et al. 2022. The Mercury Concentration in Spice Plants, Processes | 2022 | Peer-reviewed | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 8 | EFSA 2021. Aluminium in Food (Q&A): Sources, Safety and Regulations, European Food Safety Authority | 2021 | Government report | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 9 | Kowalska 2021. The Safety Assessment of Toxic Metals in Commonly Used Herbs, Spices, Tea, and Coffee in Poland, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2021 | Peer-reviewed | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 10 | Bureau of Toxic Substance 2019. Technical Support Document for Derivation of Health-Based Guidance Values for Metals in Spices, New York State Department of Health | 2019 | Government report | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 11 | Angelon-Gaetz et al. 2018. Lead in Spices, Herbal Remedies, and Ceremonial Powders Sampled from Home Investigations for Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels — North Carolina, 2011–2018, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | 2018 | Government report | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 12 | SCHEER 2017. Final Opinion on tolerable intake of aluminium with regards to adapting the migration limits for aluminium in toys, SCHEER Opinion, European Commission | 2017 | Government report | [awaiting synthesis] |
| 13 | Dghaim et al. 2015. Determination of Heavy Metals Concentration in Traditional Herbs Commonly Consumed in the United Arab Emirates, Journal of Environmental and Public Health | 2015 | Peer-reviewed | [awaiting synthesis] |