10/26/2023
Consumer Reportsâ latest round of tests revealed more tough news for chocolate lovers: a third of the hot chocolate and brownie mixes, chocolate chips, and more in our tests had high levels of lead or cadmium.
Among them? Hersheyâs Cocoa Powder, popular for holiday baking, had concerning levels of lead. And while none of the milk chocolate bars in our tests exceeded CR's limit for either heavy metals, Hershey's â an iconic Halloween treat â had the highest lead levels of the milk chocolate we tested.
This isnât the first time that Hershey products have shown problematic levels of heavy metals â our tests last year found high lead levels in some of its dark chocolate bars. After that, Hershey stated it would like to get heavy metals out of its products, but has yet to publicly commit to a plan or timeline.
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