Individuals consuming cacao products should ensure they are tested for low heavy metal content or monitor their own heavy metal levels.

“Also helpful if the chocolate vendor will share heavy meals testing so that you can be confident that one square is safe.”

“So if you are using cacao, make sure you are carefully looking at the certificate of analysis and that heavy metals are no joke. We're talking about things like lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. Look, we all love chocolate. I can't eat chocolate. It's a sad day over here in the Saladino house because I can't eat chocolate. Tends to trigger my eczema. But I know you guys love chocolate. When you're thinking about chocolate, make sure that you are eating the lowest possible heavy metal tested cacao chocolate that you can. That's really important. Otherwise, you better be checking your heavy metal levels.”