2007P-0085
  

  
 Adopt Regulations of General Applicability to all Food Standards that would Permit Deviations from the Requirements of the Individual Food Standards of Identity

  


  

  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC5
  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Mr. Michael Schneider
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
04/09/2007 07:04:23
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
Haymarket Group Ltd.
  



  

  
Category : 
  

  
Food Industry
  



  

  
Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  


  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
 When the FDA considers changing a food requirement, thereby allowing inferior ingredients to be substituted for more nutritional and wholesome ones, it should be to make that product more affordable for the general public. In the case of chocolate, this is not the case. Chocolate is plentiful in every price category. So why even consider allowing chocolate to be made with vegetable oil and milk substitutes? 



At a time when we should be promoting a more healthful diet, the FDA considers allowing a diminishment in the quality of a product that is centuries old and quite possibly the most popular flavor on earth.



If this was a drug, would the FDA spend even one minute of its time on the idea of allowing inferior products to be used in its drug formulae? In fact, the only reason for generics is to make drugs more affordable. Is food any less important? Other than to allow certain companies the luxury of cutting ingredient costs, something the public will not benefit from, nothing is gained by cheapening the product. 



England is known throughout the world as a country that sold out its quality standard regarding chocolate. Does the United States wish to join England in this regard? I hope not.