Hershey sued by New York man over ‘unsafe’ levels of metal in chocolate

Christopher Lazazzaro alleges mass-market chocolatier failed to reveal lead and cadmium in dark chocolate products to consumers

A lawsuit filed in New York state alleges that the confectionary giant Hershey fails to disclose" that some of its chocolate products contain unsafe levels of lead and cadmium".

A New York man, Christopher Lazazzaro, filed the suit in Long Island federal court on 28 December. The suit against the mass-market chocolatier, which in 1988 acquired the license to produce Cadbury products in the US, seeks class-action status.