Dark chocolate bars tested by Consumer Reports exceeded California's daily maximum allowable dose levels for lead or cadmium. But a toxicologist says eaten in moderation, it's nothing to worry about.

What’s a chocolate lover to do? The upside is that you don’t have to give up dark chocolate entirely. Just enjoy it in moderation, and as part of a varied diet, Dr. Melough said.

Lindt may be a commercial chocolate brand, but its Excellence 70%, 85%, and 90% Dark Chocolate bars are surprisingly health-conscious. These high-cocoa-content bars are low in sugar and rich in cocoa ...

CR found that an ounce of Hershey's Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate contained lead 265% above what California allows, and Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate 72% Cacao holding 192% more. Trader Joe's ...

Dark chocolate and similar cocoa products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals that are linked to cancer, chronic disease, or reproductive and developmental issues ...

New study says some varieties of dark chocolate contain potentially hazardous heavy metals 02:19. Hershey's misled buyers of its dark chocolate by not disclosing the products contain lead and ...

Dark chocolate has health benefits thanks to antioxidants. But it can also contain the heavy metals lead and cadmium, a Consumer Reports investigation finds.

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.

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 ...

Ghirardelli Intense Dark Chocolate Twilight Delight. Lead contained was 61% below the allowable level and cadmium 96% beneath its allowable limit. Valrhona Abinao Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao.

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.

Dark chocolate and similar cocoa products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals that are linked to cancer, chronic disease, or reproductive and developmental issues ...