The Watchdog With a Chain of Custody

Why it surfaced

This is more than a mission statement: the site lays out a six-step process involving retail purchases, preserved order records, ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratories, exposure calculations, expert attestation, and statutory notices. Its first reported finding concerns 0.772 micrograms of lead per serving in a plant protein powder—alongside a promise to publish the underlying documentation.

The Consumer Safety Research Center presents itself as a California nonprofit that tests consumer products for lead, heavy metals, and hazardous chemicals, then pursues accountability under Proposition 65.