The iron is added to the cereal, the lead and pesticides/fungicides/fertilizer is usually absorbed from the ground where its grown or absorbed through the water it uses.

Cereals can contain iron and lead for different reasons. Iron is often added to cereals during fortification to enhance their nutritional value, particularly for children and individuals at risk of iron deficiency. Lead, on the other hand, can be present in trace amounts due to natural occurrences in the soil and water where the cereal grains are grown, or through human activities like industrial pollution and agricultural practices that contaminate the soil.

Which is why ive heard that teas from china are real bad.

While Chinese tea is widely enjoyed, there are valid concerns about potential heavy metal contamination due to factors like industrial pollution and soil contamination. Heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury can be present in tea leaves and leach into the brewed tea. However, it's important to note that not all tea from China is contaminated, and some studies suggest that brewing tea can even help remove heavy metals from water.

That and lead paint on the childrens toys, it almost feels intentional, but I dont think it is.

I just think the value of a human life in china dont mean shit.

The present study sampled 100 different toys purchased from the three largest online shopping platforms in China: JD, Taobao (TB) and Tmall (TM). These selected toys have been sold nearly 3 million times in total, suggesting that they may have reached the dwellings of millions of children. It was found that the toys sold by JD and TM, which are considered organized sellers, had average lead concentrations of 25 mg/kg and 32 mg/kg, respectively, much lower than that of toys sold by unorganized sellers on the TB platform, at 219 mg/kg. Approximately 12% of the toys purchased from TB contained paint with total lead concentrations exceeding China's regulatory standard for paints in toy manufacturing, and nearly 36% of the toys purchased from TB exceeded the equivalent US regulatory standard and EU standard. These results suggest that further action is needed to verify the health and safety standards of toys sold by such unorganized sellers.

Oh yeah, Iron, its what the heart craves. Thats sarcasm btw, if you eat enough real food and/or use cast iron skillets, you likely dont need that extra iron, it just literally makes your blood thicker and harder for your heart to pump.