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Old 06-07-2007, 08:39 PM posted to rec.food.cooking
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Default Something Yukky About Chocolate

In article , padams2700
@bellsouth.net says...
On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:11:21 -0700, javawizard
wrote:

The FDA considers chocolate acceptable for public consumption as long
as there are less than 60 microscopic insect fragments per 100 grams
(four ounces, or approximately one candy bar). - from www.strange-but-true.info



Check out the FDA's FOOD DEFECT ACTION LEVELS if you want your eyes
opened.

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dalbook.html




Nothing really surprising. Wherever there's food there are insects and
rodents. Insects you can't really do much about but rodents can be
controlled. It just takes a clowder of hungry cats.

 

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