Trader Joe’s accused of harmful levels of lead and cadmium in some chocolate products
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 lawsuit, brought on behalf of a New York consumer by a group of law firms that specialize in class action cases, accuses the supermarket chain of failing to warn consumers about heavy metals in its grocery products. bitter chocolate. “High levels of lead and cadmium in food products are important to reasonable consumers because these chemicals pose serious health risks, even in small doses,” said the plaintiff, Thomas Ferrante of Nassau County, New York.Trader Joe's…
