The litigation follows a shocking exposé of tainted sweets.
"Italy's No. 1 Brand of Pasta" Is Actually Made In Iowa, Lawsuit SaysTrader Joe's The Dark Chocolate Lover's Chocolate 85% Cacao for containing high levels of both toxic metals, as well as Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate 72% Cacao, which it found to contain a significant amount of lead.Consumer Reports
based its tests on California's maximum allowable dose level for both metals. It found Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate 72% Cacao, for instance, to contain 192% of the allowable dose level for lead.because that heavy metal poses particular concerns and no amount of it is considered safe."Hershey's Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate as the worst offender, with a whopping 265% of the allowable level of lead.
Trader Joe's has not yet commented on the lawsuit. It's unclear whether the popular retailer has removed the chocolates in question from its store shelves or not.
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