Cadmium and lead in cocoa powder and chocolate products in the US Market

Eileen Abt1, Jennifer Fong Sam1, Patrick Gray1

  • 1a Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition , U.S. Food and Drug Administration , College Park , MD , USA.

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