Consumer Reports found dangerous heavy metals in chocolate from Hershey's, Theo, Trader Joe's and other popular brands. Here are the ones that had the most, and some that are safer—
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 41 | December 17, 2022 2:31 AM |
Is there any food that isn't poison?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 16, 2022 4:27 AM |
They're also in a lot of matcha/green teas and matés.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | December 16, 2022 4:34 AM |
All of these chocolates are made in the USA including Lindt which is made by Lindt USA not the Swiss factory.
I'd be interested to learn if Euro chocolates have these same issues.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | December 16, 2022 4:50 AM |
Thanks, OP. I saw this devastating report earlier and forgot to post.
It's fucking galling they said California regulations aren't applicable when the only safe level of lead is ZERO.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | December 16, 2022 4:50 AM |
Well duh. Why do you think we named the company Cadbury?
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 16, 2022 4:51 AM |
R4, what do you mean in green tea?
Where can i find the info?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 16, 2022 4:52 AM |
I hope this actually resolves some contamination and quality issues. You're basically dependent upon third-party testing to find out you're consuming toxins, thanks to deregulation.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 10 | December 16, 2022 4:58 AM |
Hopefully this will silence DLers who declare they eat/cook clean and organic. No such thing in the USA.
Just eat a Stouffer's frozen lasagne and shaddup.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | December 16, 2022 5:03 AM |
r9, if the soil where your tea is grown is heavy metal contaminated, your tea (chocolate, wine, whatever) will be also.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | December 16, 2022 5:04 AM |
Mmmmmmmmmm... cadmium-tainted chocolate... *drools*
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | December 16, 2022 5:26 AM |
That’s why fraus are stupid, they eat too much chocolate! 😂
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | December 16, 2022 5:28 AM |
[quote]if the soil where your tea is grown is heavy metal contaminated, your tea (chocolate, wine, whatever) will be also.
There is also sometimes contamination in the water teas absorb as they grow, because many of them are grown in other countries with little or no regulation. The process of smoking the leaves dry adds more carcinogens and contamination.
If you want more info, you'll have to Google for it, r9. I've seen the issues mentioned in different articles and on various sites as I've surfed the web, so I don't have specific links for you.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | December 16, 2022 5:38 AM |
What about the PFAS in your plastic lasagne tray though, r11?
Maybe breatharianism is the way to go.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | December 16, 2022 5:39 AM |
What a chocolate buzz kill.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | December 16, 2022 6:01 AM |
Fuck Theo. That's the shit I buy.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | December 16, 2022 6:36 AM |
[quote]Hopefully this will silence DLers who declare they eat/cook clean and organic. No such thing in the USA. Just eat a Stouffer's frozen lasagne and shaddup.
Packaged chocolate containing toxins implies that everyone should just drop whole foods and eat packaged glop?
Logic isn't your strong suit, is it?
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | December 16, 2022 6:51 AM |
That’s why I always go for milk over dark.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | December 16, 2022 8:07 AM |
R20. You do amuse. Read a book or watch a documentary about tainted USA food. It's inescapable.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | December 16, 2022 9:18 AM |
A REAL fat whore eats MILK chocolate…
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | December 16, 2022 9:57 AM |
Oh, well. You gotta die of something.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | December 16, 2022 10:57 AM |
I love Cadmium's Easter Eggs. I look forward to them every year.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 25 | December 16, 2022 11:33 AM |
So dark chocolate is bad for you? Sounds racist AF to me!
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | December 16, 2022 11:34 AM |
I love these Cadmium eggs, r26, and was extremely disappointed to not find any this year.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 27 | December 16, 2022 1:26 PM |
Gasp! One was eating Trader Joe's dark chocolate this very morning!
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | December 16, 2022 1:28 PM |
Fat whores alert 🚨 I eat these… I hope they aren’t impacted. So good.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 29 | December 16, 2022 1:29 PM |
Do we think it's the cadmium or lead that imparts the sour, one might say vomititious, note to Hershey's chocolate?
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | December 16, 2022 1:36 PM |
What about swiss chocolate?
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | December 16, 2022 2:27 PM |
A REAL fat whore eats chocolate MILK by the gallon
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | December 16, 2022 3:30 PM |
A REAL fat whore doesn't give a shit! Load me up and weigh me down!
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | December 16, 2022 5:21 PM |
I've been putting one teaspoon of Trader Joe's Organic Fair Trade Cacao power on my oatmeal twice a week. I wonder now if that stuff is safe to consume.
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | December 16, 2022 6:59 PM |
The article doesn’t mention that the metals are naturally occurring because cacao plants absorb them from the soil, the same way rice absorbs arsenic (which CR did a similar expose of years ago.)
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 35 | December 16, 2022 7:52 PM |
Is that what makes those cheaper chocolate bars smell like vomit?
I hate that smell.
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | December 16, 2022 7:55 PM |
Fat whores don't eat dark chocolate; they eat milk chocolate and white chocolate.
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | December 16, 2022 7:58 PM |
There’s no guaranty that a brand that measures low today will continue to measure low. I’m sure they get raw ingredients from different sources over time.
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | December 16, 2022 9:22 PM |
r29 - Oh honey, no. Heavy metal poisoning should be the least of your health concerns...
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | December 16, 2022 9:42 PM |
just grow all the food you eat yourself and you won't have that problem!
| by Anonymous | reply 40 | December 16, 2022 9:50 PM |
I gave up milk chocolate years ago specifically because all you ever heard was that dark chocolate was so "healthy." Motherfuckers. I'm going back to my beloved kitkat. Fuck the expensive, "high-quality" "USDA Organic" BULL. SHIT!
| by Anonymous | reply 41 | December 17, 2022 2:31 AM |
