Organic and regular dark chocolate contaminated by lead and cadmium, study shows One ounce bars of dark chocolate roll off a conveyor belt at the Scharffen Berger chocolate factory in Berkeley ...

Dark chocolate had higher amounts of lead and calcium than some of the FDA's most contaminated foods, one expert said. (Courtesy: Gabi Musat/500px/Getty Images/File via CNN Newsource) ...

Dark chocolate and similar cocoa products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals that are linked to cancer, chronic disease, or reproductive and developmental issues ...

Lead and cadmium found, but no arsenic. The new study analyzed 72 consumer cocoa products for levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic. Compared with prior studies, which have looked at heavy metals in ...