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, and likely prompted many shoppers to think twice about the cocoa-laden snacks they purchase, or even to avoid them altogether., spanning a whole range of chocolate products, including both dark chocolate and milk chocolate bars, chocolate chips, cake and brownie mixes, and hot chocolate mixes, too. Sixteen of 48 products included in the study—or, exactly one-third—were found to contain concerning levels of either lead or cadmium or both, according to the report.
Of all the chocolate products on the market, cocoa powder is probably the riskiest in terms of heavy metals, because it's"almost all cocoa solids,"notes, making it highly susceptible to contamination. Scientists with the consumer watchdog group tested six different cocoa powder brands in the latest survey, andpoints out that Navitas actually conducts its own testing to ensure low levels of toxic metals in its products.
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