Unfortunately Chinese manufacturers have a long history of using harmful fillers in consumables, even for the non-export market so it’s hard to tell how much is accidental and how much intentional.
They got the death penalty more for being dumb enough to get caught. Chinese goods - from aircraft parts and concrete to food and clothing have repeatedly been found to have dangerously cut corners and/or inadequately ensured product safety.
If it follows the chocolate heavy metal contaminants across brands, it’s likely the machinery used to grind things.
Unfortunately Chinese manufacturers have a long history of using harmful fillers in consumables, even for the non-export market so it’s hard to tell how much is accidental and how much intentional.
I dunno if I would consider that to be the norm…those people got the death penalty for what they did, after all.
They got the death penalty more for being dumb enough to get caught. Chinese goods - from aircraft parts and concrete to food and clothing have repeatedly been found to have dangerously cut corners and/or inadequately ensured product safety.