date:Jul 07, 2014
As part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) routine testing of various food products, a survey released today found no detectable lead or low levels of lead in samples of candy, chocolate and cocoa powder. Health Canada determined that the low lead levels detected in this survey are not expected to pose a safety concern to consumers.
The CFIA tested a total of 297 samples for this targeted survey. Low lead levels were detected in 60 per cent of the samples ranging from 0.0032 to 0.2