In 2018, a peer-reviewed study by researchers from the FDA looked at cadmium and lead in cocoa powder, dark chocolate, milk chocolate and cocoa nib products and identified items with cadmium ...

A multiyear analysis of 72 consumer cocoa products found 43% contaminated with lead above acceptable levels, while 35% surpassed cadmium thresholds, according to research led by scientists at ...

After eight years of testing dark chocolate, a new study reveals many products were contaminated with lead and cadmium — two ... but also cocoa powder — from Amazon.com, Whole Foods, GNC ...

such as lead and cadmium. These affect brain development, which can be a big problem for children and pregnant people. If you’re baking and are short on cocoa powder, you can substitute one ...

Meanwhile, protein powder manufacturers ... in plant-based powders—and cocoa plants, which are known to absorb more cadmium from the soil. Heavy metals like lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury ...

The study tested 160 products from 70 top protein powder brands ... muscle mass can contain harmful heavy metals like cadmium and lead. A report by the Clean Label Project released Jan. 9 found ...

To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free ... of Cocoa Puffs, it may take even less than that. Also in 2023, Consumer Reports found “concerning” levels of lead, cadmium ...

Protein powder is one of ... tested 72 “consumer cocoa-containing products” and reported that 43% of those products contained lead and 35% contained cadmium. “This indicates that heavy ...