Expandexplorelive t1_jdzdzu7 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:01 AM

Reply to comment by HomicidalHushPuppy in Hershey looking to remove lead, cadmium from chocolate by susinpgh

The guy is lying or mistaken. The lead level found in the Hershey's chocolate was 264% California's maximum allowable daily limit. We can argue whether the limit is reasonable, but it is a "recommended level".

ILikeMyGrassBlue t1_je0mmos wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:43 PM

Where are you getting that number from? I don’t see it in the article anywhere.

I’m curious if the difference here is the CA standard vs national standard. CA often has much stricter standards, hence all the “this product is known to cause cancer in the state of CA” warnings you see. Maybe the bars are within the national FDA standard or whatever, but far exceed the CA one .

Expandexplorelive t1_je2aog9 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:00 PM

You have to follow a couple of links from the article to get to the Consumer Reports article. It is based on California's standards which are stricter than the FDAs.