so lead-contaminated dust won’t land on them. Another option is finding ways to remove metal contaminants when beans are cleaned at factories, Fugere says. Solving for cadmium is trickier ...

Manufacturers are getting more into the habit of saving the furnace and flue dust of zinc works, and ol separating the cadmium from them, and in this way the supply of the metal is increasing.

The researchers found that cadmium in cocoa beans naturally comes ... when wet cocoa beans are exposed to soil and dust during the drying, fermenting and transport phases. "The industry should ...

(Courtesy of Consumer Reports) “With cadmium, the research has shown that ... And then as you're drying these cocoa pods, they actually have dust that blows over from the industrial site and ...

Cadmium is in the soil itself and levels can vary heavily. Solutions to lead contamination include keeping sticky cacao beans off the ground to protect them from dust laden with lead.

This alternative is marginally safer at best. Breathing in cadmium dust or swallowing an item containing cadmium can cause vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, muscle aches, and organ damage.” ...

spinach can often contain cadmium. People may also be exposed to metals from industrial facilities near their homes, lead in dust, pipes, old paint, and other sources. In general, to limit risk ...

Jan. 10, 2025 -- Over-the-counter protein powders have levels of lead and heavy metals like cadmium that exceed government food safety regulations, according to a report issued by the Clean Label ...

People who use marijuana have statistically more lead and cadmium in their blood and urine than those who don't, according to a new study. Marijuana users in the test group had 27% higher levels ...

In particular, heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, mercury, and metalloid arsenic could delay brain development in babies and young children. In new research published in the academic journal ...

“The average levels of lead and cadmium in cocoa-containing products ... there’s lead in our soil, dust and air,” Fugere said. “Do I feel good about eating a piece of chocolate that ...