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At least one third of various products Hershey’s signature chocolatewhich Consumer Reports tested, has ‘alarming’ levels of lead and cadmiumannounced this American magazine of the Consumers Union, a
At least one third of various products Hershey’s signature chocolatewhich Consumer Reports tested, has ‘alarming’ levels of lead and cadmiumannounced this American magazine of the Consumers Union, a non-profit organization involved in product testing.
Total 16 of 48 products from different manufacturers, analyzed by their scientists, contained potentially hazardous levels of lead, cadmium, or boththerefore, the company asked the brand to reduce the amount of heavy metals in chocolate.
Consumer Reports analyzed products from seven categories: dark chocolate bars, milk chocolate bars, cocoa powder, chocolate chips and brownie mixes, chocolate cakes and hot chocolate.
Products with high metal content included dark chocolate bar and hot chocolate mixes from Walmart WMT.N , cocoa powder from Hershey’s HSY.N and Droste , semi-sweet chocolate chips from Target TGT.N and hot chocolate mixes from Trader Joe’s, Nestlé NESN.S and Starbucks SBUX.
Yesonly milk chocolate bars that contain less cocoadid not contain excess metal content.
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According to Consumer Reports, long-term exposure to metals can cause nervous system problems, immune system suppression, and kidney damage, posing a greater risk for pregnant women and young children.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told the organization that experts believe chocolate “minor source of exposure” to lead and cadmium internationallyl, but producers and processors continue to be responsible for ensuring the safety of their food.
Consumer Reports food policy director Brian Ronholm said Hershey’s, as a “leading and popular brand,” must commit to making its chocolate safer.
For his part, Hershey Chief Financial Officer Steve Voskuil said in March that his company was trying to reduce lead and cadmium levels, which indicates that metals are the main elements that can naturally occur in a chocolate product.
(Reuters)
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