# Does Mexican Candy have Lead?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 22, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mexican-candy-have-lead/625908 "2012-06-22T02:14:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mexican-candy-have-lead/625908/1 "2012-06-22T02:14:48Z")

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in 2004 there was a big news story that Mexican Candy (some anyways) contained lead. Does any Mexican Candy sold in the US today still potentially contain lead? The FDA site seems inconclusive.