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FDA Could Lower Chocolate Standards!

FDA Could Lower Chocolate Standards!
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    Post #1 - April 2nd, 2007, 12:53 pm
    Post #1 - April 2nd, 2007, 12:53 pm Post #1 - April 2nd, 2007, 12:53 pm
    What this proposed FDA law would do is make it so that up to 100% of the cocoa butter in chocolate could be replaced by vegetable fats and they could still call it Chocolate! So when you buy a bar of "fine chocolate" there would be a possibility that there is vegetable fats in it and not cocoa butter.

    Cocoa butter is important because of the way it melts. If this change occurs the companies that use vegetable fats will have chocolate that will have a horrible melting property and ruin the taste and feel of the chocolate.

    This law will confuse people on what real chocolate is in a time when people WANT REAL CHOCOLATE!

    So write in to the FDA! All the instructions are on the link below and it only takes a minute. Go tell them that you don't want to allow vegetable oils in Chocolate!

    http://dontmesswithourchocolate.guittar ... sabout.asp

    Robert Noel
    www.chocolateguild.com
  • Post #2 - April 5th, 2007, 7:26 pm
    Post #2 - April 5th, 2007, 7:26 pm Post #2 - April 5th, 2007, 7:26 pm
    Hey Everybody,
    Here is a link to the video that CBS 5 did on this proposal...They interviewed myself and Gary Guittard and showed it on the 6 oclock news...they messed up on how much vegetable oil will be allowed in the new definition of "chocolate" but check it out...

    http://cbs5.com/video/?id=22219@kpix.dayport.com

    Robert Noel
    www.chocolateguild.com
  • Post #3 - April 23rd, 2007, 12:35 pm
    Post #3 - April 23rd, 2007, 12:35 pm Post #3 - April 23rd, 2007, 12:35 pm
    Just 2 more days to write into the FDA! So if you haven't and you still want to then now is the time...

    www.dontmesswithourchocolate.com

    Have a great day,
    Robert
    www.chocolateguild.com
  • Post #4 - April 23rd, 2007, 9:27 pm
    Post #4 - April 23rd, 2007, 9:27 pm Post #4 - April 23rd, 2007, 9:27 pm
    During the Great War, and by that I mean WWII, dammit, an American GI could gain favour with a European gal for the price of a few Hershey Bars. Today, you'd be laughed at to your face.

    Regardless of any FDA ruling, LTH'rs will find good chocolate, but the mean will suffer. That's enough for action.

    -ramon

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