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STUDY/ Twix, Kit Kat, Snickers... Over 20 types of chocolates and candies have high levels of arsenic

2026-02-17 11:50:41Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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A January 2026 study by the Florida Department of Health under the Healthy Florida First Initiative found elevated levels of arsenic in several well-known brands of candy and chocolate, among the most beloved by Americans and beyond. Some of the favorite sweets that were found to be affected by abnormal levels of arsenic were Kit Kat, Snickers, Original Skittles, Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids, Tootsie Roll, Twix.

According to the FDA, the heavy metal can be found in food because of where it was grown or processed. Long-term exposure to arsenic can cause some very serious health problems, such as certain types of cancer, skin disorders, heart disease and neurological effects on fetuses in pregnant women, foreign media reports.

The National Confectioners' Association (NCA), however, disputed the study's findings and called the conclusions "erroneous." 

"Chocolate and caramel are safe to eat and can be enjoyed as sweets, as they have been for centuries," the NCA said in a statement.

Before you give up candy completely, it's worth looking back at the numbers from this recent study and how much candy you'd have to eat to leave a mark. For example, while high levels of arsenic were found in Skittles, a child would have to eat 48 pieces — and an adult 120 pieces — per year to exceed the safe threshold. For Sour Patch Kids, that number increases to 36 pieces for a child and 90 for an adult (again, per year). It would take 96 Nerds for a child and 240 single pieces for an adult to reach the limit/ southernliving.com . translated by zeri.ai

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