Trader Joe's sued after toxic metals were found in its dark chocolate bars
Both suits were filed in New York this week and came just weeks after a watchdog found two of the store's products contained lead and cadmium.
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Both suits were filed in New York this week and came just weeks after a watchdog found two of the store's products contained lead and cadmium.
Trader Joe's Company and The Hershey Company are facing lawsuits alleging select dark chocolate products contain "unsafe levels" of lead and cadmium.
A consumer has filed a lawsuit against Trader Joe's, claiming the California-based mislead shoppers on the level of lead and cadmium in its dark chocolate products.
One lawsuit seeks $550 in damages for every time customers bought chocolate from the California grocery chain.
Trader Joe's was sued on Wednesday by a consumer who accused the grocery chain of misleading and endangering shoppers by selling dark chocolate that contains harmful levels of lead and cadmium.