'Chocolate snow' falls in Switzerland



In the Swiss town of Olten , where the world-famous chocolate brand Linz has its own factory, there was an incident of 'chocolate snow'. The chocolate maker Linz & Sprunggry explains the matter as 'caused by a malfunction in the equipment of the chocolate factory.'

Kakao-Regen im Oltner Industriequartier – Lüftungsanlage ist schuld-Olten-Solothurn-Oltner Tagblatt
https://www.oltnertagblatt.ch/solothurn/olten/kakao-regen-im-oltner-industriequartier-lueftungsanlage-ist-schuld-138761604

Chocolate 'snow' dusts Swiss town after malfunction at Lindt factory-CBS News
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Oltner Tagblatt, a local newspaper in Olten, Switzerland, reported on August 15, 2020 that a 'chocolate snow' had fallen in a corner of the city. The picture is below. The white car roof that was said to have been stopped at a sports center in the city is tightly covered with black particles, but these particles are the powder of cacao nibs that are the raw material of cacao .



Sarah Turner, a spokeswoman for Linz & Sprungry, who has a chocolate factory in Olten, told Oltner Tagblatt, 'The black grains are roasted and finely ground cocoa beans powder. Did not work properly, and a large amount of powder was discharged into the air, which may cause the powder to leak outside the factory.”

The strong wind that continued from the day before was blowing in the city of Olten on that day, and it was considered that the true nature of 'chocolate snow' was caused by the fact that the powder of chocolate raw material generated on the factory premises was scattered by the wind. I am. According to Linz & Sprungry, cocoa nib powder is harmless to the human body and the environment. In addition, the company has offered to the affected residents to cover the cost of cleaning the car, but at the time of writing the article, there is no report of damage or billing for the cleaning cost.

'The factory defect has already been repaired and the Olten factory producing Linz brand chocolate is still operating as usual,' Oltner Tagblatt reported.

Replying to the above tweet that posted a photo of 'Chocolate Snow', 'Please let the dark bitter chocolate snow fall in New York. If it is impossible, mild milk chocolate can also be used.'



'If chocolate falls, I want to open my mouth to the sky and taste it.'



'I might have been licking the car without missing the opportunity to eat Linz chocolate for free,' he said.



Linz & Sprungry explained that the chocolate ingredients were 'harmless to the human body and the environment', but some pointed out that they were 'toxic to dogs and cats'.



Experts are calling for 'don't give chocolate to dogs and cats ', so people who keep animals should be careful not to let their pets eat chocolate candies.

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