Consumer Reports find more lead and cadmium in chocolate
- 25-Oct-2023
Consumer Reports said on Wednesday it had found “concerning” levels of lead and cadmium in a third of various chocolate products it tested recently and called on Hershey to reduce the amounts of heavy metals in its chocolate. The non-profit consumer group said 16 of the 48 products from various makers that its scientists tested […]
The kick comes at the end – world’s hottest chili flavours French chocolates
- 29-Oct-2022
The chocolates are flavoured with Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chili pepper according to Guinness World Records.
Forget chocolate, how about a cockroach for Valentine’s?
- 11-Feb-2019
A zoo in Texas is offering singles the chance to name a cockroach after their ex and see it fed to a meerkat live on camera on Valentine's Day
30,000 birthday cards arrive for Down's syndrome man
- 24-Nov-2014
LILLE, FRANCE: A man with Down's syndrome in France got truckloads of cards -- some 30,000 from around the world -- for his 30th birthday, after his mother put out a call on Facebook that went viral.
Nestle wants bigger piece of high-end chocolate
- 08-Jun-2014
ZURICH/LONDON: Nestle’s chief executive, who oversees a sprawling empire stretching from baby food to wrinkle treatment, admits to finding one of its oldest businesses, chocolate, a source of frustration. Nestle is one of many consumer goods companies trying to tap interest in high-end, natural, artisan, exclusive or organic goods to augment packaged food sales that […]