A new study found heavy metals in only four out of 155 samples of dark chocolate. (Getty Images) Some good news for dark chocolate lovers: Your favorite bittersweet or semisweet treat is safe to eat ...

Two new studies provide information on the correlation between exposure to heavy metals in food and the risk of cancers and other serious health risks. The problem of foodborne metal contamination has ...

While the amounts of lead, arsenic, and cadmium in baby foods appear to be getting lower, the overall risk hasn’t changed much in the past five years, according to new tests by Consumer Reports. The ...

As parents, the last thing we want is for our kids to be exposed to anything harmful, especially in their food. A California law that recently went into effect may help reduce that concern for parents ...

Dried herbs and spices added to food can be a “surprising and worrisome” source of heavy metals for kids and adults, a Consumer Reports investigation published on Tuesday found. When the organization ...

SEATTLE -- Amazon is making changes to its seller policies after an investigation by Washington state's attorney general identified unlawfully high levels of toxic metals in kids' school supplies sold ...

Current approaches may be underestimating the risks posed to children by toxic metals that they are exposed to while playing outdoors, according to Japanese researchers. The researchers used a new ...

Some good news for dark chocolate lovers: Your favorite bittersweet or semisweet treat is safe to eat and poses a low risk of toxic metal ingestion, a new study suggests. The research, published in ...