The popular specialty grocer 'stands by the safety of its products,' according to its lawyer.
after the watchdog group delivered a petition with over 55,000 signatures urging retailers and manufacturers to address the issue. Of the four companies called out in the petition, which also include Hershey, Mondelez International, and Theo Chocolate,In the letter, Trader Joe's reportedly took issue with the consumer group's scientific standard for determining what levels of heavy metals are unsafe for human consumption.
The Trader Joe's letter argued that"these levels are meant to create an 'ample margin of safety,' meaning that it takes higher levels than these to definitively cause harm," according to' director of food policy, called it "an example of how companies try to confuse consumers into believing a legal standard is the same as a public health standard.
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