All soil naturally contains cadmium. Cocoa trees take up cadmium from the soil accordingly – as do other plants such as cereals or vegetables. This is why our products may contain traces of cadmium. But eaten in such small quantities, they present no harm at all to health. An analysis of the cadmium content of cocoa beans forms an integral part of the quality control for our sourcing process. And the cocoa mass produced from cocoa beans and used for our products is also regularly checked for traces of cadmium. The limit values for cadmium content are set out in our product specifications, and the strict observance of the limits is checked on a regular basis. Lindt & Sprüngli complies with all applicable regulations and recommendations, such as those in the Codex Alimentarius.