04-24-2007, 08:33 AM
The US FDA, under pressure from an industry group, considers redefining chocolate's ingredients:
From a site setup to protest the proposed change:
full article: http://dontmesswithourchocolate.guittard...sabout.asp
the protest site: http://dontmesswithourchocolate.guittard.com/
From a site setup to protest the proposed change:
Quote:... if some members of the U.S. Chocolate Industry have their way, it will negatively change the quality of chocolate you love.  Their plan is to change the basic formula of chocolate in order to use vegetable fat substitutes in place of cocoa butter, and to use milk substitutes in the place of nutritionally superior milk. These changes will have adverse effects on the eating, physical and nutritional quality of chocolate, and beg the question: What consumer benefit is associated with implementing these changes?  The answer is none.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a chocolate standard of identity requiring manufacturers to use approved ingredients in making chocolate, and it protects the consumer from any substitution of inferior ingredients. As a result, the Chocolate Industry must obtain approval from the Food and Drug Administration to make any changes.
The U.S. Chocolate Industry, through its Chocolate Manufacturers of America (CMA), and in collaboration with the Grocery Manufacturers Association, have petitioned the Food and Drug Association (FDA) to change the current requirements for chocolate.
full article: http://dontmesswithourchocolate.guittard...sabout.asp
the protest site: http://dontmesswithourchocolate.guittard.com/
Can they not find something else to waste our tax dollars on? 
