{"id":532613,"date":"2022-12-29T23:18:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T20:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hershey-sued-in-ny-for-chocolate-containing-heavy-metals\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T23:18:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T20:18:15","slug":"hershey-sued-in-ny-for-chocolate-containing-heavy-metals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hershey-sued-in-ny-for-chocolate-containing-heavy-metals\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hershey sued in NY for chocolate containing heavy metals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28276ce54a9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hershey-sued-in-ny-for-chocolate-containing-heavy-metals\/#%E2%80%9CHershey_sued_in_NY_for_chocolate_containing_heavy_metals%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Hershey sued in NY for chocolate containing heavy metals&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHershey_sued_in_NY_for_chocolate_containing_heavy_metals%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Hershey sued in NY for chocolate containing heavy metals&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/hershey-lawsuit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Hershey has been sued by a consumer who accused the company of selling dark chocolate that contains harmful levels of lead and cadmium.<\/p>\n<p>In a proposed class action filed on Wednesday, Christopher Lazazzaro said he would not have bought or would have paid less for Hershey\u2019s Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate, Lily\u2019s Extra Dark Chocolate 70% Cocoa and Lily\u2019s Extreme Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa had Hershey disclosed their metals content.<\/p>\n<p>Hershey did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond on Thursday to requests for comment on the lawsuit, which was filed in the federal court in Central Islip, NY.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6950163\/\">Some\u00a0studies\u00a0suggest<\/a> that the antioxidants and relatively low levels of sugar in dark chocolate could help prevent cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<p>Lazazzaro, a resident of Nassau County, sued two weeks after\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/health\/food-safety\/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550\/\">Consumer Reports<\/a>\u00a0unveiled the results of scientific testing of 28 dark chocolate bars for lead and cadmium.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The magazine said that while all 28 contained the heavy metals, 23 including chocolate from Dove, Godiva, Lindt and Trader Joe\u2019s contained potentially harmful levels of lead, cadmium or both for people who eat one ounce of chocolate a day.<\/p>\n<p>Hershey\u2019s Special Dark bar and Lily\u2019s 70% bar were high in lead, and Lily\u2019s 85% bar was high in lead and cadmium, the magazine said.<\/p>\n<p>Lazazzaro said reasonable consumers would be turned off by such levels because they pose a \u201cserious health risk,\u201d and that consumers rely on Hershey to be truthful about ingredients in its products.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit seeks at least $5 million of damages, including at least $500 per transaction under New York law.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/hershey-completes-acquisition-of-lilys-confectionery-brand-301320151.html\">Hershey\u00a0bought Lily\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0for $425 million in June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Lazazzaro\u2019s lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment, including as to whether other lawsuits are planned.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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