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To: MarMema

CR determined that these eight dark chocolate bars were high in cadmium, but not lead:

Beyond Good Organic Pure Dark Chocolate, 70% Cocoa
Beyond Good Organic Pure Dark Chocolate, 80% Cocoa
Equal Exchange Organic Extra Dark Chocolate, 80% Cacao
Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate, 70% Cocoa
Scharffen Berger Extra Dark Chocolate, 82% Cacao
Alter Eco Organic Dark Chocolate Classic Blackout, 85% Cacao
Pascha Organic Very Dark Dark Chocolate, 85% Cacao
Dove Promises Deeper Dark Chocolate, 70% Cacao

These 10 dark chocolate bars were high in lead, but not cadmium:

Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Chocolate, 70% Cocoa
Lily’s Extra Dark Chocolate, 70% Cocoa
Godiva Signature Dark Chocolate, 72% Cacao
Chocolove Strong Dark Chocolate, 70% Cocoa
Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate, 85% Cocoa
Endangered Species Bold + Silky Dark Chocolate, 72% Cocoa
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate, 72% Cacao
Hu Organic Simple Dark Chocolate, 70% Cacao
Chocolove Extreme Dark Chocolate, 88% Cocoa
Hershey’s Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate

And finally, the researchers detected high levels of both lead and cadmium in these remaining five dark chocolate bars:

Theo Organic Pure Dark, 70% Cocoa
Trader Joe’s The Dark Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate, 85% Cacao
Theo Organic Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate, 85% Cocoa
Lily’s Extremely Dark Chocolate, 85% Cocoa
Green & Black’s Organic Dark Chocolate, 70% Cacao


70 posted on 12/19/2022 10:42:47 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

So we have Lily’s dark choc baking chips, 55%.

Do you think they are safe or just not tested?


73 posted on 12/19/2022 7:49:45 PM PST by MarMema (No bugs for consumption)
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