The Manufacture of Chocolate and other Cacao PreparationsZipperer, Paul
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The Manufacture of Chocolate and other Cacao Preparations
Zipperer, Paul
Cacao; Chocolate; Cocoa
It is permissible to sell, expose or have in possession for sale, or
to transmit such cacao as has suffered a loss of butter by expressing,
provided that the amount of this ingredient is not diminished by more
than 20 % of the whole, under the designation “cocoa or cocoa powder”;
and again under the designation “alkalinised cacao” (cacao alcalinisé)
such as has had its alkali content increased in special treatment by
not more than 3% of the total weight. The declaration “alkalinised” is
not, if a matter of mere possession or transmittance in export, to be
considered as necessary.
Cacao which has been prepared other than as above described may only
be sold, exposed or held in possession for sale, or transmitted, under
a special label which declares this special manner of preparation next
to the word “cacao” or under a label that does not contain the word
“cacao” at all.
The word “alkalinised” or any other words which indicate alterations or
additions in the natural composition of the cacao must be introduced on
the label in distinct and similar type to the word “cacao
Cacao in which the proportion of alkali amounts to more than 3% is
regarded as injurious, and the sale, having and holding in possession
or despatch of same for sale is illegal.
Art. 2. It is illegal to sell, have in possession or expose for sale,
or to transmit any product whatever, under the designation “chocolate”,
that is not manufactured exclusively from shelled cacao, and that
in a minimum proportion of 35%, and ordinary sugar, with or without
admixture of spices.
Products which though containing the requisite 35% of shelled cacao
are also made of other substances than those above signified may only
be sold, held in possession, exposed or transmitted for sale under a
label that clearly describes the nature of such ingredients next to
the word “chocolate” and in the same type, or under a label that does
not contain the word “Chocolate” at all. In the case indicated by
impressing them on each separate tablet.
Products which contain less than 35% of cacao may only be sold, held
in possession, exposed, or transmitted for sale under the designation
“cacao bonbons” or some similar description, from which the word
chocolate has been rigidly excluded.
Art. 3. Entries of the labels prescribed for the products of irregular
composition in articles 1 and 2 must be made on the invoices despatched
with the goods.
Art. 4. The box, case or wrapper etc. containing cacao or chocolate
which is sold, exposed, held in possession or transmitted for sale must
bear the name and address of the manufacturer or seller, or at least
some regular and authorised trade mark.
Art. 5. The articles of this decree, as far as they refer to chocolate,
are only applicable to ordinary chocolates in tablet, block, spherical
or powder form, not however to cream and various sugar confections in
chocolates (such as pralinés, pastilles etc.).
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