Lance: > I'm moving to Poland soon. I consider greens very important to my diet. > My Polish friend doesn't eat greens, because she thinks there is lead in > it (from pollution). Other people say the greens are okay. Has anyone > heard of this happening? How do I verify such a "rumor?" I guess it depends how close to industrial areas these vegetables are grown, and how polluting these industries are... I don't know about Poland, but the info at http://www.maff.gov.uk/food/infsheet/1998/No150/150milk.htm seems to show that lead concentrations are low in vegetables produced near industrial sites in the UK. --Jean-Louis Tu <[log in to unmask]>