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Some of your favorite sweet treats may contain heavy metals, a new report warns.. The report, published Oct. 25, 2023, in Consumer Reports, found heavy metals — lead and cadmium — in chocolate ...
Surprisingly, organic-labeled products had higher levels of lead and cadmium than non-organic products, the researchers said. Contamination can come from soil or occur during manufacturing.
From 2014 to 2022, researchers bought 72 popular cocoa products — predominantly pure dark chocolate bars, but also cocoa powder — from Amazon.com, Whole Foods, GNC and other retailers in the U.S.
Cadmium is used in nickel-cadmium batteries; these are some of the most popular and most common cadmium-based products. In February 2010, cadmium was found in an entire line of Wal-Mart exclusive Miley Cyrus jewelry. The charms were tested at the behest of the Associated Press and were found to contain high levels of cadmium. Wal-Mart did not ...
Cadmium is a common impurity in zinc ores, and it is most often isolated during the production of zinc. Some zinc ores concentrates from zinc sulfate ores contain up to 1.4% of cadmium. [41] In the 1970s, the output of cadmium was 2.9 kilograms (6.5 lb) per ton of zinc. [41]
A new study finds that dark chocolate products sold nationwide may contain excessive amounts of heavy metals. ... cadmium or arsenic were in them. Overall, 43% of the products studied exceeded ...
Cocoa powders may contain cadmium, a toxic heavy metal and probable carcinogen, found naturally in high levels in the soil of some regions of cocoa-producing countries. The European Union has imposed a limit (as of 1 January 2019) for cadmium in cocoa powder of 0.6 μg per gram of cocoa powder and 0.8 μg per gram for chocolate with ≥ 50% ...
Lead and cadmium found, but no arsenic. The new study analyzed 72 consumer cocoa products for levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic. Compared with prior studies, which have looked at heavy metals in ...