Consumer Reports tested 28 popular dark chocolate bars from Seattle’s own Theo Chocolate to Trader Joe’s, Hershey’s to Ghirardelli, and even smaller brands such as Alter Eco and Mast.
The study found cadmium and lead in every single bar.
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Consumer Reports last month called on chocolate makers, including Theo, to commit by Feb. 14 to reducing levels of heavy metals in their bars. The letters were sent alongside a petition with nearly 55,000 signatures.
With no federal limit set on heavy metals in foods, researchers used California’s limitations on lead and cadmium, the most protective in the country, to determine which chocolates posed the most risk.
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The study found cadmium and lead in every single bar.
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Consumer Reports last month called on chocolate makers, including Theo, to commit by Feb. 14 to reducing levels of heavy metals in their bars. The letters were sent alongside a petition with nearly 55,000 signatures.
With no federal limit set on heavy metals in foods, researchers used California’s limitations on lead and cadmium, the most protective in the country, to determine which chocolates posed the most risk.
Heavy metals found in 28 dark chocolate bars — including 2 from Theo Chocolate
Dark chocolate has a reputation as a relatively healthy treat. But a recent study found some dark chocolate bars may have potentially unsafe levels of heavy metals, including two from Seattle's Theo Chocolate.
