The National Confectioners Association and As You Sow, a nonprofit advocating for environmental and social corporate responsibility, have released the results of a three-year effort investigating how to reduce cadmium and lead in cocoa and chocolate.
Led by a four-person, multidisciplinary committee, the investigation was funded through a California Proposition 65 settlement reached between As You Sow and 32 members of the confectionery industry in 2018. The committee includes: