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Lindt admits its lead-filled chocolate bars don't really use "finest ingredients" — that was just boastful "puffery"

Carla Sinclair
Nov 12, 2024
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Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprungli has always charged premium prices for its self-described "excellence" and "finest ingredients" — but after the discovery that its so-called fine ingredients allegedly includes heavy metals, the company now says it was just kidding.

The gig was up after a US consumer group investigated an…

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