• • Things I wish I knew a year ago about chocolate labels
    • Labels for food products, including chocolate, were first regulated in 1969 during the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health.
    • The aim of chocolate labels at the beginning was only to address “special dietary uses”
    • Usually, the most common thing to find printed on a wrapper is the name of the company and its logo.
    • Barcodes you see on chocolate bars were originally invented by Norman Woodland. The invention was based on Morse code and it took more than two decades before it became commercially used.
    • Due to the death of member of Al Capone Mafia in the States, after drinking some expired milk, American companies were pushed to start printing what was called “sell by” or “best by” on all food products.
    • A product that has the number of calories printed on its label has more potential to attract customers.
    • Some companies in some countries, like Japan, started drawing the main animals and plants of which the product is made especially targeting those who can’t read the language.
    • All customers who follow a special diet (Vegetarians, vegans…etc.) and almost every Muslim, Jew, Hindu, and other groups don’t buy any product unless they read all the details printed on the label.

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