Three Pears

Artist: Junjun Cao

Age: 9

School Name: Creative Einstein

Lead-safety Message: Natural pectin in pears acts locally in your intestines. It binds to lead and other toxins in your food or digestive tract, preventing your body from absorbing them and helping you pass them out through your stool.

Description of Work: Coloured pencil drawing. Lead-Safety Message from Using Pectin as Heavy Metals Detoxification Agent to Reduce Environmental Contamination and health risks (Zhexenbay et al 2020).

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