Nations quiz EU over chocolate cadmium level proposals
date:Jul 25, 2012
ogies to determine cadmium content in chocolate and asked for a five year transition period to allow producers to adapt to the measures.

Other worries

European Commissioner Dalli had invited cocoa producing countries to submit further occurrence data on cocoa products.

Two unnamed member states expressed strong disagreement, arguing that food commodities contributing most to exposure, such as grains, would not be targeted by lowering maximum levels in chocolate.

Cancer risk

Cadmium is a hea
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