Published on November 10, 2024 at 3:08 p.m. / Modified on November 10, 2024 at 4:33 p.m.
It was two years ago: the American consumer association Consumer Reports revealed in a report covering several brands that two flagship products from the Lindt & Sprüngli chocolate group, sold in the Excellence range, contained toxic heavy metals, above the standards set by the State of California. Thus the Excellence 85% dark chocolate bars had too high a lead content and the Excellence 70% bars had too high a cadmium content.
According to the authors of this report, “the consumption of a single ounce [l’équivalent de 30 grammes environ, ndlr] per day would put an adult above a level that public health authorities and Consumer Reports experts consider harmful to health.
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