WillyWonka said:

certainly u can do something about it, Mr. Wonka!!!

WillyWonka said:

I'm going to sign this.

weepingwall said:

Sorry about your cavity-ravaged tooth. I hope it is taken care of soon. (Let me know when it's fixed -- I'll send you something delicious.)

applekisses said:

me too - i'm not paying for any bootleg chocolate!

LisasBrush said:

Oh I'm telling them how bad an idea it is, but I'm often not taken seriously. Many of my peers in the confectionery industry consider me bonkers - I can't understand it!

WillyWonka said:

that's ridiculous! u have a frickin chocolate river! how can they not respect that shit?!?!?!?!????

applekisses said:

Thank you, dearest lady. Every name helps!

Anxiety said:

You need to become a moderator for the chocolate industry!

(And thank you for voicing your opinion against the petition.)

LisasBrush said:

These young business-suited upstarts nowadays don't understand such things as chocolate rivers, chocolate-mixing waterfalls and Oompa Loompas.

That's why people like yourself are so very special.

WillyWonka said:

awww, shucks!

i guess it's not surprising that upstart lunkheads who want to use vegetable fat substitutes in place of cocoa butter wouldn't understand your magical world.

it's only mountains and a chocolate sea -- life's a parade!

NDRU said:

ZombieKitten said:

Cute!

katt said:

Mars U-turn on animal rennet plan
Press Association
Sunday May 20
Link:http://www.guardian.co.uk...19,00.html


Mars has abandoned its plan to use animal products in chocolate, apologising to vegetarians who organised a campaign against the change.

The company announced last week it was changing the whey used in some chocolate and ice cream from a vegetarian source to one with traces of rennet, an animal enzyme.

The Vegetarian Society protested on behalf of three million vegetarians in the UK and asked people to "express their concern" to Masterfoods, which produces the Mars, Snickers, Maltesers and Galaxy brands affected by the change.

Within a week of the decision being announced, more than 6,000 people had called and emailed the Mars UK switchboard, which usually receives 500 comments per week. Forty MPs also signed a petition "to voice their disquiet", said Mars UK.

Fiona Dawson, managing director of the Mars snack business in the UK, said: "The consumer is our boss and we had lots of feedback from consumers who were unhappy about the change. It became very clear, very quickly that we had made a mistake, for which I am sorry.

"There are three million vegetarians in the UK and not only did we disappoint them but we upset a lot of the consumers. We have listened to their views and have decided to reverse our decision."

The company, which had said admitting that it could not guarantee all products as suitable for vegetarians was a "principled decision", said it will begin changing its recipe back immediately for the best-selling four brands and at a later date for Minstrels.

Ms Dawson added: "We made the original decision in order to broaden our supply base to ensure the availability of our supply, but we underestimated the impact this would have.

"I personally commit to make sure that the products we changed will be suitable for vegetarians again in the near future."

Dr Annette Pinner, chief executive of the Vegetarian Society, said: "We cannot endorse any planned actions by the company until we receive detailed assurances about the ingredients and processes involved in production but we are delighted that Mars UK has been honest enough to mark the beginning of National Vegetarian Week by admitting that it made a mistake."

good news , cheers

Teacher said:

we now can still eat rubbish chocolate