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Are You Eating Toxic Chocolate? Lead Found in Trader Joe’s, Hershey’s and Other Chocolates

Posted on January 9, 2017 by admin

EcoWatch-March 26, 2016-Consumer health watchdog As You Sow released results Wednesday showing that 35 of 50 chocolate products tested, including chocolate bunnies and eggs, expose consumers to lead and cadmium above levels set by California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic … MORE >

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RELEASE: Hershey Shareholders Vote on Nanomaterials Proposal at Annual Meeting; As You Sow Proposal Addresses Health Concerns

Posted on May 3, 2016 by admin

As You Sow Release – May 4, 2016 – Shareholders sent a message today to Hershey’s calling for the company to disclose information about its use of nanomaterials in food products and packaging. At the company’s … MORE >

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Hershey’s – Nanomaterials – 2016

Posted on November 17, 2015 by admin

BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board publish, by October 2016, at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary information, a report on Hershey’s use of nanomaterials, including the products or packaging that currently contain nanoparticles, the … MORE >

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Hershey’s

Posted on November 17, 2015 by admin

The Hershey Company, commonly called Hershey’s, is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America and increasingly elsewhere throughout the world. Hershey’s is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States, and Hershey’s products … MORE >

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