Is There Lead in Your Chocolate?

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Chocolate is a favorite treat for many people, and it can even be healthy if you choose high-quality dark chocolate that’s rich in antioxidants and low in sugar.

Your chocolate treat may be exposing you to an undesirable ingredient, however, as a California-based consumer advocacy group has detected lead in some chocolate brands.

The group, As You Sow, tested 50 cocoa products. More than half contained lead and cadmium levels above California’s state limit (cadmium is a metal with dangerous properties similar to lead).

While manufacturers say the lead is found only in trace …read more

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