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The Hershey's Wrapper Scandal
at Thu, 13 Nov 2003 03:04:41 GMT in
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>Chris wrote:
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>> Instead of wrapping its chocolate bars in paper, the way it's been
>> done for almost 70 years, HersheysŪ is now packaging its milk
>> chocolate in plastic: Exxon Mobil Chemical's BicorŪ 75
>> CSR-2/ink/adhesive/Metallyte.
>> Don't let them get away with this! Make your voice heard today!
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>Wouldn't it be much easier to buy real chocolate instead of milk
>chocolate?
Milk chocolate *is* real chocolate. There's nothing inherently wrong with
the stuff, and some kinds (e.g. Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate, Michel Cluizel
Chocolat Grand Lait Cacao Pur Ile de Java 50%) are really good, too.
However, I agree that it's somewhat immaterial to quibble over any quality
loss in Hershey's - their milk chocolate is really bad to begin with.
More frustrating to me is the introduction of plastic wrappings on a lot of
organic chocolates, especially those from Europe. They advertise boldly on
the label that the wrapping has no aluminum. Now, how does it *improve*
things to go from inert aluminum (which may have tenuous connections to
Alzheimers) to off-gassing plastic (which has known connections to cancers
and other toxic diseases), especially when plastic makes it taste worse
*and* less healthy? If they want to do it right, then they should wrap it
in sealed wax paper or stainless steel foil. However, if they want to cut
costs, why not at least be sufficiently candid as to admit it, or at least
not so disingenuous as to conceal what they've done behind a "no aluminum"
banner?
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Alex Rast
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