Number1SummerJam@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoConsumer Reports finds more lead and cadmium in chocolate, urges change at Hersheywww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1533arrow-down15
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minus-squareBell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up37·2 years agoA confused spokesperson for Hershey argued that none of their products actually contain real chocolate.
minus-squarepdxfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·2 years agoCannot be sold as chocolate in the EU for two reasons; 1.it doesn’t contain the menial amount(10%!) of chocolate required to be labeled as such. No one wants to buy that awful tasting shit
minus-squaretacosplease@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoPretty sure the percentage of milk fat is also too low for American Hershey’s chocolate to be classified as chocolate in Europe.
A confused spokesperson for Hershey argued that none of their products actually contain real chocolate.
Cannot be sold as chocolate in the EU for two reasons;
1.it doesn’t contain the menial amount(10%!) of chocolate required to be labeled as such.
Pretty sure the percentage of milk fat is also too low for American Hershey’s chocolate to be classified as chocolate in Europe.