The popular retailer is facing two separate lawsuits over the questionable products.
. Both suits accuse the retailer of endangering customers by failing to disclose the presence of heavy metals on the products' labels.
Given the serious nature of the report's findings and the legal action that followed, I was surprised to find both dark chocolate bars still openly available for purchase at my local Trader Joe's in Brooklyn, N.Y. There were multiple stacks of the Dark Chocolate Lover's Chocolate Bars, priced at $1.99 each, under a sign reading:"Perfect in homemade brownies!" Three-packs of the 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bars were similarly displayed nearby along the same shelf.When I looked online, I could find no mention of either product on the company's website, as if both items had been scrubbed from the inventory. Yet, in the store, they were readily available to anyone looking for a sweet treat.
At my local Target, I spotted the Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate 70% Cocoa, which tested high in cadmium, and the Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa, which tested high in lead, according to the report; each priced at $3.49. Meanwhile, at my local Whole Foods, I noticed shelf tags for two varieties—Tony's Chocolonely Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao, which tested high in lead, and Beyond Good Organic Pure Dark Chocolate 70% Cocoa, which tested high in cadmium, according to the report—but neither product on the actual shelf, suggesting they were either removed or simply sold out.
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