Or anyone else who's just knowledgeable about this sort of thing ( Read more... )

Heaven forefend! I found this out via kalibex and verified through other sources. Hershey's has petitioned the FDA to allow them to substitute various vegetable oils for cocoa butter and milk protein concentrates for whole milk (in the case of milk chocolate). Having high fructose corn syrup in everything is bad enough -- but if you don't use cocoa butter ( Read more... )