Thursday, April 26, 2007

Chocolate Being Redefined By FDA

Maybe someday it will be retitled "Willy Wonka & The Trans-Fat/Sugar Substitute Factory"?
If Hersheys and some other big candy companies pull the fast one they are trying with the Republican gutted FDA it might. They are trying to get the FDA to approve a new definition of "chocolate". It will basically cover a reformulated chocolate tasting substance they have developed that is , needless to say, cheaper to produce.

Genuine chocolate companies are fight this, like See's Candies, but since they back doored the measure the public comment time is up today. Let's just hope someone on the Senate or House has a sweet tooth and can fight this because the FDA won't.

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