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Teen Who Ate Spicy Tortilla Chip Died of High Chile Consumption; Also Had Heart Defect

A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract and also had a congenital heart defect, according to autopsy results obtained by The Associated Press. …

Hershey Looks to ‘Eradicate’ Lead, Cadmium From Chocolate

Hershey Co. is looking to reduce “trace” amounts of lead and cadmium in its chocolate, chief financial officer Steve Voskiul told Reuters on Wednesday, after Consumer Reports found that some dark chocolate bars had potentially harmful levels of the heavy …