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White chocolate by any other name might still taste as sweet. But starting this month, new federal guidelines will define what white chocolate is.
In response to petitions from Hershey Foods and the Chocolate Manufacturers Association of America, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has come up with a new standard for the confection.
From now on, products called white chocolate must include cocoa butter, milk solids, milk fat and sweeteners such as sugar or high-fructose corn syrup.
The goal is to eliminate consumers’ confusion and prevent imposters from using ingredients such as vegetable fat instead of cocoa butter. For more information, visit www.fda.gov.