Completely random topic, please tell me it's not true!

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tea_lover wrote: »

The links from the American equivalent of something like the daily mail.

just did a bit of further research ...

it's official :eek::eek::eek::(:(:(

http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm074443.htm

rodent hairs are allowed too! wish I had never gotten on that bus and could happily munch away now without the thought of rats hair and cockroaches

System

tea_lover wrote: »

The links from the American equivalent of something like the daily mail.

ABC America is a commercial tv channel, so possibly the equivalent of ITV.

prosaver

its in peanut butter tooo
i love peanut buuter
what happens if i have peanut butter and chocolate together ..
yuck

SailorSam

Talking about chocolate. I saw on the Internet earlier that 27th Jan is Chocolate Day.
Never heard of it.

Georgiegirl256

Ive known that for a long time, but for some reason it's doesn't really bother me. I think you'd be hard pressed to actually avoid insects in your food tbh as it isn't just chocolate they get into, although it really is only a small amount.

I remember buying some chocolate covered ants once (from either Harrods or Selfridges) for my Dad. They were actually quite tasty, but my Mam was totally grossed out! :rotfl:

charliewocka

I've done engineering in some large chocolate manufacturers and the hygiene and cleanliness in these places is second to non, on a par with secondary pharmaceutical sites. Trust me, as a food facility there are a LOT of controls. Even in relation to peanut based products, lines are closed down, doors sealed, warning notices put up, employees wear different coloured clothing.


Raw materials (cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, suger, powders) also undergo similar processing. But it's the same with any product - you may get occasional things coming through. I've worked in forensics for the food industry and we would occasionally see things coming in that has been processed (bits of wood and stalk from bean based products, glass or stones from rice) but trust me, there is no need to be worrying!


I'd say ignore and carry on enjoying!

System

SailorSam wrote: »

Talking about chocolate. I saw on the Internet earlier that 27th Jan is Chocolate Day.
Never heard of it.

The 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK. There is a World chocolate day on July 7th, marking the anniversary of when chocolate was brought to Europe.

prosaver

avogadro wrote: »

The 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK. There is a World chocolate day on July 7th, marking the anniversary of when chocolate was brought to Europe.

thats weird.
thats when london was hit by terrorist too...

prosaver

anyway i found this, the circle of fear

SailorSam

avogadro wrote: »

The 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK. There is a World chocolate day on July 7th, marking the anniversary of when chocolate was brought to Europe.

They make up days for anything if they think some people will be stupid enough to buy a special present for it.
I was sending a free ecard via that 123cards site, and the chocolate popped up there.