We’ve begun to expect unusual flavors like chili, salt, and lavender in chocolate. But there might be another surprising addition to your Valentine’s Day sweets: heavy metals. According to the ...

With Halloween bounties now collected and as end-of-year holidays that brim with tempting treats approach, you may once again be wondering about the dangers of indulging. Among the most alarming ...

Your favourite chocolate may not be as safe to consume as you think. The city’s consumer watchdog has discovered that all 29 chocolate samples it tested contained traces of the heavy metal cadmium, ...

Consumer Reports research has found that some dark chocolate bars contain cadmium and lead—two heavy metals linked to a variety of health problems in children and adults. James Rogers, CR’s Director ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Easter and chocolate: The two go hand in hand. But before you unwrap those tempting chocolates in that Easter basket, Consumer Reports says there are some you might want to ...

Before you cozy up on the couch with a mug of your favorite hot chocolate, you might want to consider Consumer Report’s latest list of powder mixes that contain high levels of metal. Last year, ...

Most dark chocolate bars don’t pose a heavy metal health risk to adults or children, according to a new study. A minority of bars (4 out of 155) tested by researchers, however, did contain levels of ...

Hershey has rejected claims of "unsafe" lead and cadmium levels in some of its chocolate as "old" and insisted that they were "discredited years ago". Non-profit campaign group, As You Sow, has ...

We’ve begun to expect unusual flavors like chili, salt, and lavender in chocolate. But there might be another surprising addition to your Valentine’s Day sweets: heavy metals. Expand your ...