I see your points the Shellac was weird but Lead is a known poison and if they are just saying it "may" be found doesn't that imply that they are not totally in control of their manufacturing environment like they haven't checked all the paint in the buildings where their Gummy Bears are manufactured so there may be lead in it so if ... happens lead could get into some of the ingredients "just to let you know" I am making light of it but this is a product put out by a major grocery chain and they are talking not about a pesticide to keep bugs from destroying the food we eat but something that is never supposed to be around any type of food at least when it comes to lead. I guess the "other ingredients" are the lawyers' caveat so if something happens they can say well we wrote on the package ".... " so they should have been forewarned. Do you my question about lead - I see yours and agree about the others I guess I just have never seen any food with that ingredient or writing before.