date:Jul 25, 2012
mium. This figure rose to 7.3% for children.
Chocolate and cocoa products account for almost all the exposure in the confectionery segment.
Maximum cadmium levels exist for a number of foods, but there are as yet none set for chocolate.
WTO members concerns
The dissenting countries raised concerns at the EUs plans to introduce such levels in a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting on 1011 July 2012 and submitted requests in a paper the following week.
The countries called on the EU toclear