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Dark chocolate has long been touted as having health benefits. We've been told it can improve our moods, decrease inflammation and even increase blood flow. But some researchers are now warning of ...

Dark chocolate has been contaminated with the heavy metals lead and cadmium for years, according to a study published today in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition. Between 2014 and 2022, the team ...

Dark chocolate can sometimes contain surprisingly high levels of lead and cadmium, two heavy metals that have been linked to health problems, as Consumer Reports’ recent investigation into dark ...

You might want to watch your chocolate intake even as consumption rises during Halloween and the holidays. A third of chocolate products tested by Consumer Reports contained “concerning levels of lead ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new report found higher-than-acceptable levels of the ...

The study tested 160 products from 70 top protein powder brands, representing 83% of the market Anna Blazhuk/Getty Protein powders used to build muscle mass can contain harmful heavy metals like ...

We all likely still remember the (bad) news from this past December: A Consumer Reports investigation found 23 of the 28 dark chocolates from different brands they tested contained harmful levels of ...

Trader Joe's is accused in a lawsuit of misleading and endangering shoppers by selling dark chocolate that contains harmful levels of lead and cadmium. The suit, filed on behalf of a New York consumer ...

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but health professionals are worried about root vegetables and grains. That’s the case in France at least, where doctors have raised over dangerous levels of ...

As malls and public markets fill the atmosphere with colorful lights and decorations for the early holiday shopping season, toxics watchdog group BAN Toxics warned the public to be mindful of the pres ...