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Alan on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:02:04 +0000

quote:

Originally posted by amkirkland

Do current standards mandate that all the fat, save a small bit of milk fat, be from cocoa butter? Please send a link to an authoritative source.

Adam

Right.

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/SCRIPTs/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=163.123&SearchTerm=chocolate
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/SCRIPTs/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=163.153&SearchTerm=chocolate

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amkirkland on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:54:53 +0000

Do current standards mandate that all the fat, save a small bit of milk fat, be from cocoa butter? Please send a link to an authoritative source.

Adam

Juan Francisco Mollinedo on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:38:24 +0000

My sincerest congratulations for all those involved in the VICTORY over the companies that make their living Lobbying government instead of great quality and innovation in the Chocolate Business in the USA.

This is not only a Victory for the americans, is also for the rest of the world and good old cacao and chocolate.

Again, I raise my Cacao Jícara cup and say HURRA !!!!

Juan Francisco
form Guatemala

Mayan Kakaw is Guatemala's contribution to the gourmet world of chocolate

aguynamedrobert on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:15:33 +0000

I was told that it was the most letters/emails written into the FDA ever. It is hard to make the FDA say "wow" and I think that is exactly what we all accomplished...

You don't mess with American's chocolate! haha

Have a great day everybody...

Chocolate Connoisseur
http://www.chocolatiernoel.com

Alan on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:57:58 +0000

Yes, good news! I wondered if the "big dogs" would have a change of heart after seeing how many people were against the change.

Alan

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Masur on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:37:34 +0000

Congratulations chocolate!

"Porcelana: The Holy Grail of Pure Criollos" (Maricel E. Presilla)

aguynamedrobert on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:32:19 +0000

Hello Everyone,
Well the news is in...After much fight and many people writing into the FDA, Hershey's and Mars decided not to support the change in chocolate! So much thanks to Gary Guittard for getting this whole movement going and thanks to everyone who supported!

WE WON!!!

Chocolate Connoisseur
http://www.chocolatiernoel.com

Alan on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:09:50 +0000

Thanks Masur,

I hadn't seen that one. I like some of the clarity she shines upon the chocolate-making process as opposed to some other recent articles. She also has a number of great points about standardizing chocolate labeling, especially in the US. Does anyone know if the FDA has stated the deadline for their ruling (not for the last day that petitions are accepted)?

Best,

Alan

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Masur on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 05:53:06 +0000

"In defense of chocolate" is an article published, mid June. It's written by New York-based Emily Stone (Chocolate in Context).
The article is about how an FDA review process has sparked outrage, confusion, and debate:
[url]http://www.culinate.com/read/opinion/chocolate_controversy[/url]

"Porcelana: The Holy Grail of Pure Criollos" (Maricel E. Presilla)

aguynamedrobert on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:44:55 +0000

Good News...the FDA has seen how many people have written in to them and how much of a concern we showed that they are extending the commenting period another month...Everyone can still write in, who hasn't already, to the FDA until May 25th! So keep spreading the word...Make sure the FDA doesn't change our chocolate!

http://www.dontmesswithourchocolate.com

Robert
http://www.chocolateguild.com

aguynamedrobert on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:34:53 +0000

Just 2 more days to write into the FDA! So if you haven't and you still want to then now is the time...

http://www.dontmesswithourchocolate.com

Have a great day,
Robert
http://www.chocolateguild.com

aguynamedrobert on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:05:34 +0000

Hey Everybody,
Here is the link to the segment on CBS 5 with myself and Gary Guittard. They got one of the numbers wrong on the segment on how much vegetable oil will be allowed but you can still see the rest...

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

Robert Noel
http://www.chocolateguild.com

aguynamedrobert on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:16:15 +0000

For anyone in the Bay Area of California...you can find a segment about this FDA propsal on CBS 5 on the 6 oclock news...Myself and Gary Guittard were interviewed on the objection to the FDA's proposal...

Have a good one,
Robert Noel
http://www.chocolateguild.com

Sebastian on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:41:52 +0000

Robert's spot on. It's blurs the reason why the standard of identity was created in the first place. I do think at some point in the future we will see the US SOI's amended to allow for 5% CBE's to bring it in line with much of the rest of the world. There's no way it'll be so broad as to include 'all safe and suitable fats' as the proposal is currently written.

In China, for example, some 95% of those item's called 'chocolate' are really compounds - China recently legislated what chocolate is and what it isn't, but c'mon, let's face it, they've got bigger issues to solve than policing what is and what isn't legally chocolate. Problem is, as western companies come in with real chocolate, there's a couple of billion people who probably think it's something else..

aguynamedrobert on FDA Could Change Chocolate Standards!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:05:51 +0000

The only thing is that these "rubish" brands or lower quality chocolates with vegetable fats in them will have the same techical name that the fine chocolate has...so it will be harder for the consumer to decipher which brand is fine and which isn't...I think this is more for the novice consumer than for the connoisseur(since we would know fine chocolate from low quality chocolate)...

Robert
http://www.chocolateguild.com