08-24-2008, 02:26 AM
didn't you know that Hershey (and probably others) have tried to legally redefine 'chocolate' and lost?
http://consumerist.com/5034753/hersheys-...-chocolate
http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/k...ormulated/
This one sums it up nicely:
http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/11/13/hershey/
Now, the CMA lobbied — in conjunction with the Grocery Manufacturers Association — to have the FDA change the definition of “chocolate” from “containing 100% cocoa butter” to allowing the cocoa butter to be substituted with “hydrogenated or chemically-modified vegetable fats”.
Kirk Saville, a Hershey’s spokesman, said:
"There are high-quality oils available which are equal to or better than cocoa butter in taste, nutrition, texture and function, and are preferred by consumers."
That reads: “Cocoa Butter Expensive. Corn oil cheap. Cheap is good. Customer won’t notice difference.”
DON'T FSCK WITH MY CHOCOLATE.
http://consumerist.com/5034753/hersheys-...-chocolate
http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/k...ormulated/
This one sums it up nicely:
http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/11/13/hershey/
Now, the CMA lobbied — in conjunction with the Grocery Manufacturers Association — to have the FDA change the definition of “chocolate” from “containing 100% cocoa butter” to allowing the cocoa butter to be substituted with “hydrogenated or chemically-modified vegetable fats”.
Kirk Saville, a Hershey’s spokesman, said:
"There are high-quality oils available which are equal to or better than cocoa butter in taste, nutrition, texture and function, and are preferred by consumers."
That reads: “Cocoa Butter Expensive. Corn oil cheap. Cheap is good. Customer won’t notice difference.”
DON'T FSCK WITH MY CHOCOLATE.