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If there were high levels of lead in chocolate I’d have been dead 30 years ago. I usually choose Hershey.
I'm not sure I see what's oniony here >

I think the notion that there's a "safe amount" of metal in your chocolate. >

no, it's not.
This article is right and it doesn't belong in this subreddit.
The metals in question are cadmium and lead which are found in trace amounts in all soil which is why the FDA has guidelines for safe amounts. Why? Plants absorb nutrients from the soil so the food reflects the soil it came from.
What's this article about?
A recent Harvard study showed where the Hershey's corporation is sourcing their cocoa contains high levels of lead and cadmium well beyond the trace amounts found naturally in soil and is therefore is illegal to use.
The Hershey's corporation is still using this contaminated cocoa despite it being detrimental to human health.  This is an article about a business knowingly using substandard materials and toxic materials to earn more profit.
This is not an article for the not the onion subreddit as unsafe levels of these two metals have been found in chocolate this is a fact.
Mods will you please remove this article. >

I appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share. There is one stipulation I want to point out, though. "nottheonion" doesn't mean false news. It is supposed to be accurate, but it just has to sound fake/hard to believe. Mods throw around the term "oniony" with that general/imperfect definition, but it is subjective enough to create arguments. >

I read a summary of this issue and it looks like chocolate levels of heavy metals is trivial, lower than levels permitted in drinking water. >

"There are no federal lead and cadmium limits for most foods" that explains a lot from the US. >

What kind of idiot bans lead paint and not lead food? Surely more people try eating food than their walls. >

He doesn't know to remove the foil wrapper >

It's worse. He was trying to eat it through the door of the refrigerator without opening it. >

Lol. >

Did he forget to peel the wrapping? >

I think if there had been lead in chocolate we'd be hearing a lot more about it, lead poisoning is pretty serious.
I'd be happier to see someone sue Hershey over the fact that their products often don't actually have the ingredients that really made chocolate taste good. >

This article does not belong here.
It's poorly referencing a Harvard study that was recently published in which higher levels of lead and cadmium were found in Hershey's chocolate.
This is a lawsuit to get them to follow regulation nothing more. The FDA guidelines vaguely being referenced here are being grossly violated by this corporation.
They have been caught red handed using cut rate cocoa to increase profits and lower their costs.
There are safe levels of heavy metals in food?
Yes.  There is an entire series of guidelines detailing what is acceptable and this is one of the reasons the  National Bureau of Standards  exists.
Why?  they exist in nature.
Where does it come from?
In the case of cocoa  it's because it's grown in soil and plants take in nutrients from soil.
Lead and cadmium is naturally found in TRACE amount in the soil so it will always be present in trace amount in our food.
The amount detected in this study goes far beyond the trace amounts that occur naturally meaning they're sourcing their cocoa from regions that have been contaminated with lead and cadmium. They are supposed to test for these before it's allowed to be used.
The man is right in his lawsuit. It's to try to get them to follow the law. It's sad that it takes this to make them comply.
This article does not belong here.
Side note: the  National Bureau of Standards produces the reference materials so these items can be tested. >

so, there's a "safe" amount of metal in chocolate? >

About time Hersheys was called out on its shit chocolate. >

American LIKE shit chocolate. It's not an accident. That's what they want. >

Not surprising considering that they invented McDonald's. >

We need a population purge >

"Sir, that wasn't the skin you ate, that was the wrapper."