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The Post has sought comment from Trader Joe’s. The suit demanded the company pay at least $5 million in damages over the “serious health risk” posed by heavy metals in its “Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate.”Ī Hershey’s spokesperson told The Post the company can’t comment on pending litigation. Last month, a Consumer Reports story cited studies that showed high levels of toxic heavy metals in several brands of dark chocolate. Last week, the attorneys representing Ferrante filed a separate lawsuit against Hershey’s on behalf of another Nassau County resident.

The other plaintiff, Thomas Ferrante, who is represented by the same attorneys as Herd, filed his lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court.īoth lawsuits cited a Consumer Reports story from last month that found that more than two dozen top name brands including Trader Joe’s, Hershey’s, Godiva, Ghirardelli, Lily’s, and Green & Black’s all sold dark chocolate that contained varying levels of cadmium and lead. One plaintiff, Tamakia Herd, filed suit in Manhattan federal court alleging that Trader Joe’s knowingly continued selling two products that were compromised - the “Dark Chocolate 72% Cacao” bar and the “Dark Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate 85% Cacao” bar. Two New Yorkers filed lawsuits against Trader Joe’s for its “continuing failure to disclose to consumers that” its products were unsafe, according to court filings. The in-house brand of dark chocolate sold at Trader Joe’s contains harmful levels of toxic metals including lead and cadmium, alleged two separate lawsuits filed against the popular grocery store chain. My Trader Joe’s candle burst into flames - here’s what I did wrongĥ-year-old among 8 injured after elderly driver accelerates into California Trader Joe’sĬar crashes into Trader Joe’s in California, at least 8 injured Woman rocks cleavage t-shirt at Trader Joe’s, draws stares across store in clip