A consumer accused and filed a lawsuit against Hershey Co (HSY.N) for selling dark chocolate laced with harmful levels of lead and cadmium.
Christopher Lazazzaro claimed in a proposed class action filed on Wednesday that he would not have purchased it if the brand had disclosed the content of the metal.
Hershey did not immediately responded to the lawsuit
Lazazzaro, filed the lawsuit two weeks after Consumer Reports released the results of 28 dark chocolate bars containing lead and cadmium.
According to the magazine, Hershey’s Special Dark bar contains 70% lead. Lazazzaro said that such amount would pose a health risk that consumers don’t want to have.
The lawsuit filed by Lazazzaro included the amount of $5 million for the damages.
Lazazzaro’s lawyers did not respond whether additional lawsuits are planned.
