save the chocolate!

The FDA has done it again.

Apparently some of its members (spurred by the US Chocolate Industry) are trying to change the basic formula of chocolate allowing for vegetable fat substitutes instead of cocoa butter and milk substitutes in place of real milk. These changes will have adverse effects on the eating, physical and nutritional quality of chocolate. How can this be??

Click here to go to the don't mess with our chocolate website, and for the full story.

If this is of concern to you, you can visit the FDA's website, where consumers can register their comments. Click right here for details on how to submit.

{via the art of tasting chocolate}