competition: Most Interesting/Unusual Fact
entry: chocolates by twix1390

Did you know that the average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect in it? Harvesting of the cacao beans occurs in the tropical countries of South America with low sanitation levels. Cacao tree beans are cut and piled in the farmer's field where they ferment for 6 days. During this process, children and adults walk over the piles; insects, rodents, small animals and other living things that make their nests in the piles. Actually the U. S. Department of Health publishes a book entitled "The Food Defect Action Levels" in which they list unavoidable defects in food (insect, rodents etc.) all allowed by FDA.
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re: chocolates
hahaha! maybe it's a sign.. we should go for choc-nut, hany and nips na.. and the other local chocolates.. <i still like them.. but i prefer imported. haha. XD >
hahaha! maybe it's a sign.. we should go for choc-nut, hany and nips na.. and the other local chocolates.. <i still like them.. but i prefer imported. haha. XD >
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WHAAAATT?? for real?? eeeee.. and we like imported chocolates soo much.. LOL! xD
WHAAAATT?? for real?? eeeee.. and we like imported chocolates soo much.. LOL! xD



true, but i eat insects in chocolate from edible.com