Buying dark chocolate for Valentine’s Day? It likely includes lead and cadmium, study finds

Lead gets into chocolate at various stages of cacao production, such as when beans are removed from their pods. Cadmium is in the soil itself and levels can vary widely. (Brent Hofacker - stock.adobe.com)

Check your cupboards. A new study by Consumer Reports has found that much of the dark chocolate we eat contains lead and cadmium. 

Of 28 dark chocolate bars tested, all contained both metals, the study found. Of those, 18 were considered high in either lead or cadmium while five were high in both.