The author's bio states that he "worked as an independent consultant for food companies, performing sensory analysis and scientific-tech advice"¹ - a potential conflict of interest if any were chocolate-producing companies.
The article's last two paragraphs read like damage control for those same companies:
> What we know today is that the chocolate and cocoa consumed in North America and Europe are safe and their cadmium and lead content doesn’t pose a health concern. ...
> For the moment, health authorities are working with producers and exporters to take measures to reduce the levels of these contaminants in cocoa. ...
I read that cadmium is taken up from the soil, but it's the cocoa processing that contaminates the beans with lead. As a consumer, I'd absolutely pay more for a lead-free chocolate.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 16.0 ms ] threadThe article's last two paragraphs read like damage control for those same companies:
> What we know today is that the chocolate and cocoa consumed in North America and Europe are safe and their cadmium and lead content doesn’t pose a health concern. ...
> For the moment, health authorities are working with producers and exporters to take measures to reduce the levels of these contaminants in cocoa. ...
1: https://gominolasdepetroleo.com/sobre-mi/
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I read that cadmium is taken up from the soil, but it's the cocoa processing that contaminates the beans with lead. As a consumer, I'd absolutely pay more for a lead-free chocolate.