A recent study has revealed that dark chocolate and similar cocoa products contain significant levels of lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals associated with severe health risks, including cancer, chronic diseases, and reproductive and developmental problems, especially in children. The...
Lead(铅):0.5微克 Cadmium(镉):4.1微克 以下是CR黑巧克力重金属含量测试结果: 较安全的黑巧克力 (重金属含量低于100%CR水平,即没有超出加州标准) Mast Organic Dark Chocolate 80% Cocoa 图片来自于Mast Brothers,版权属于原作者 铅14% 镉40% Taza Chocolate Organic Deliciously Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao 图片来...
Trader Joe’s: Dark Chocolate 72% Cacao (192% of the lead MADL) and The Dark Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate 85% Cacao (127% of the lead MADL, 229% of the cadmium MADL) Trader Joe’s:Dark Chocolate 72%可可(以MADL为基准的铅含量为192%)和The Dark Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate 85%(以...
Yes, it's true and what's most shocking is that for the last 20 years we've been told that eating dark chocolate is actually good for you. The problem is, many brands of dark chocolate contain high levels of lead and Cadmium. For the record, we know consumption of lead is bad, but...
Researchers from George Washington University tested 72 cocoa-containing products from 2017 to 2022 and found 43% contained lead at a higher concentration than deemed safe under California's Prop 65 law, and 35% exceeded the recommended level of cadmium, according to findings released this week...
One lawsuit argues that Trader Joe's should have known there were traces of cadmium and lead in the chocolate. Instead, Trader Joe's allegedly decided to "ignore the health of the consuming public in pursuit of profit," thelawsuitfiled in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of ...
of dark chocolate bars and found cadmium and lead in all of them. For 23 of the bars, consuming just an ounce a day would put an adult over a level for at least one of the metals that could be harmful, CR said. Five of the bars were above those levels for both cadmium and lead...
Chocolate bars vary in size and weight, so check the label to see how many ounces are in one portion. And note other ingredients, like caramel, that can add extra sugar and fat. Dark chocolate and heavy metals Some dark chocolate bars contain lead and cadmium. AConsumer Reportsstudy of se...
CadmiumDark chocolateGFAASLebanonHealth risk assessmentRecently, cocoa-based products, specifically dark chocolate, have been suspected of threatening food safety and human health due to their residual contamination with heavy metals. To assess the health risk of cadmium (Cd) associated with dark ...
Surprisingly, organic products were found to contain higher levels of lead and cadmium compared to nonorganic items. None of the products surpassed the maximum for arsenic. The findings suggest eating less chocolate as a means of limiting exposure, Leigh Frame, director of integrative medicine at ...