( April 4, 2025, 9:14 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California has granted summary judgment to Trader Joe’s Co. on class claims that its dark chocolate products contain lead XE "lead" and other heavy metals XE "heavy metals" , ruling that information on the presence of heavy metals in chocolate has been “reasonably obtainable, easily discoverable, and available” for many years; therefore, the judge was “not persuaded” that the plaintiffs had created a genuine issue of material fact....