(from experience) Most local chocolatiers (e.g. truffle makers, etc) use bulk chocolate already produced from companies like Valrhona, so it may have the same

(from experience) Most local chocolatiers (e.g. truffle makers, etc) use bulk chocolate already produced from companies like Valrhona, so it may have the same issues. Most local chocolate makers use distributors to source their cacao beans, and those distributors test the batches. The regions with high Cd/Pb levels tend to be regions that those distributors avoid. You should always ask, though.