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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Consumer Reports said on Wednesday it had found "concerning" levels of lead and cadmium in a third of various chocolate products it tested recently, and called on Hershey to ...
Frame’s report, published Wednesday in Frontiers in Nutrition, follows a 2022 analysis by Consumer Reports that detected cadmium and lead in 28 dark chocolate bars. Agnes – stock.adobe.com
Dark chocolate has health benefits thanks to antioxidants. But it can also contain the heavy metals lead and cadmium, a Consumer Reports investigation finds.
In a 2022 review conducted by independent testing company, Consumer Reports, Green & Black's Organic Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao bar was found to exceed California's maximum allowable dose level (MADL) for lead and cadmium. An ounce of the dark chocolate bar was found to include 143% of the minimal allowable dose of lead and 181% of the minimum ...
They found that the chocolate samples ranged from 0 to as high as 3.316 mcg per daily serving. Levels of cadmium, a carcinogen at high levels, ranged from 0.29 to 14.12 mcg, with the limit being 4 ...
In a 2022 review conducted by independent testing company, Consumer Reports, two dark chocolate bars produced by Theo Chocolate were found to exceed California's maximum allowable dose level (MADL) for lead and cadmium. An ounce of the Theo Organic Pure Dark 70% Cocoa bar was found to include 120% of the maximum allowable dose of lead and 142% ...
In December 2022, 28 dark chocolate brands were tested by Consumer Reports, which found that 23 of them contained cadmium, lead or both. [119] When cocoa beans are set outside near polluting industrial plants, they can be contaminated by dust containing lead. [120]
Consumer Reports researchers found that some hot chocolate mixes contain high amounts of metals and, if frequently consumed, can cause health problems.