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Insects in your Chocolate

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 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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funny

manju at at 12:28AM, Jan 18th 2008.

amazing fact!!

SOL at at 06:50PM, Feb 24th 2008.

awesome

corn at at 09:23AM, Apr 2nd 2008.

Funny? Amazing? Awesome? You fools, you're eating insects!

Jonny at at 08:07AM, Jul 17th 2008.

insects have high amount of proteins!!

stupid at at 08:17PM, Aug 12th 2008.

oh well.
hakuna matata

damo at at 09:20PM, Sep 11th 2008.

wow that means my chocolate bar Im eating right now has protein!Cool!

Sammy at at 07:03PM, Oct 11th 2008.

don't believe it

tom at at 11:19PM, Jan 29th 2009.

popooopopoooo

smelly

eqqs at at 01:33PM, Apr 7th 2009.

Did you have to post this fact? Now Im going to have problems eating chocolate; try washing it; I'll probably melt it and boil it and freeze it again. lolz =]

Dave at at 07:49PM, May 5th 2009.

Doesn't sounds good to me :D I love chocolate

Darren at at 11:42AM, Sep 5th 2009.

Oh, god. I'm never eating chocolate again!
:O

Palak at at 10:39AM, Sep 12th 2009.

Eeeww, Now Chocolate Is Ruined 4 Me XP

Angie at at 08:49PM, Nov 30th 2009.

That'sss...,gross and unbelieveble..

Pioner at at 12:00AM, Dec 29th 2009.

that is gross¡¡¡¡¡¡

im not going to eat chocolates again

oh no, im hungry, an idea¡¡¡¡ imgoin to eat a delicious chocolate

yummmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyy

cesar at at 07:19PM, Mar 9th 2010.

foreal
ewwww........grose

alien at at 01:18PM, Mar 17th 2010.

that's gross

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pornstar at at 10:58AM, Oct 31st 2010.

How unappetizingly horrendous

Cervellone at at 01:45PM, Nov 24th 2010.

wow!!! insects r tasty
cool....

ashley at at 08:47AM, Dec 28th 2010.

nice

ALAHARI VENKATA RAJEEV at at 02:58PM, Aug 4th 2011.

At least I freeze my chocolate... :)

Anagramba at at 10:19AM, Oct 16th 2011.

That is very gross and disturbing to know because I just ate a piece of chocolate today.

Marina at at 08:43PM, Oct 20th 2011.

"the average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect in it"
Thanks God I don't live in the US and don't eat american chocolate))))

Unknown at at 12:00AM, Dec 21st 2011.

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