A new study released Wednesday observing cocoa products, including dark chocolate, from 2014 to 2022 found that 43% of products had lead concentration over California limits, while 35% had cadmium content over the state’s limit.
GWU study finds that 43% of cocoa products exceed California legal limits for lead, 35% for cadmium
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