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Article: Sweet something: Standards, permits will tell if it's white chocolate or not
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- February 2, 2003
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WASHINGTON - In the world of white chocolate aficionados, the
United States is behind the times.
Belgium, Switzerland and some other countries that flaunt the
quality of their chocolates have had government standards for years
for labeling the creamy white sweet as white chocolate.
The United States has no such written standard, although the Food
and Drug Administration does require candymakers to get special
temporary 15-month permits to label their confections as white
chocolate.
The famed American manufacturer Hershey's is among the few to hold
that renewable permit. As a result, the company can label its bite-