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NEW YORK - Concentrations of heavy metal s found in single servings of some chocolates and cocoa-based products are too low in most cases to pose a health risk to consumers, research published on Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition shows.Some consumer groups and independent test agencies have previously reported heavy metal contamination in cocoa products such as dark chocolate, with possible causes being the type of soil where cocoa is grown and industrial processing.
"If contaminated products as a whole are consumed in small amounts and infrequently by most, these contaminants may not be a public health concern," read the paper, which concluded with a call for more testing of consumer products."In contrast, if many such products are consumed fairly regularly by the average consumer, the additive exposure may be a public health concern."U.S.
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