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Internal fixation is an accepted treatment for displaced fractures of the calcaneus. Operative intervention in older patients, however, is traditionally discouraged in the literature. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of internal fixation of intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus on the basis of patient age.
One hundred and seventy-five patients (191 fractures) who underwent internal fixation between 1992 and 2007 for a displaced, intra-articular calcaneal fracture were identified. The American Society of Anesthesiologists score, the fracture pattern, and the mechanism of injury were recorded. Each patient was contacted to complete a follow-up survey from which clinical outcome scores were calculated. One hundred and forty-six patients with 158 fractures were available for follow-up and were divided into two groups for comparison. Group I consisted of 108 fractures in patients who were less than fifty years old. Group II was composed of fractures in fifty patients who were fifty years of age or older.
The mean duration of follow-up was 8.98 years. The average patient age was thirty-six years for Group I and fifty-eight years for Group II. The average adjusted American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society score was 64 for Group I and 75 for Group II. The mean calcaneal fracture scoring system score was 66 for Group I, and 76 for Group II. Similarly, the average Foot Function Index was 24 and 15 for Groups I and II, respectively. Each clinical outcome measure suggests significantly better outcomes for Group II as compared with Group I (all p < 0.05). Overall, the complication rates were similar between groups. Conversion to subtalar fusion was 15% for Group I and 8% for Group II.
In this series, outcomes of older patients are at least equivalent to those of younger patients undergoing internal fixation for an intra-articular calcaneal fracture. Operative intervention appears to be a reasonable option for displaced calcaneal fractures in older patients. Physiologic age should be considered when evaluating older patients, and individualized treatment plans remain critical because patients with low physical demands or who have medical complications may be better candidates for nonoperative treatment. Prospective studies are needed in this area.
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We would like to thank Dr. Wang for his interest and comments on our article regarding the operative management of calcaneus fractures in older patients (2010;92:2884-9). We are glad that Dr. Wang enjoyed the work and we are pleased that several valuable questions have been raised so that we could expand upon the published manuscript. Poor bone quality is a concern when considering operative fixation of any fracture. It is apparent that osteopenic bone may contribute to calcaneus fractures occurring with lower energy mechanisms and can make internal fixation more tenuous. Furthermore, bone voids resulting from compression mechanisms can also contribute to surgical difficulties as Dr. Wang indicates. We have anecdotally found the bulk of the locking plate to be concerning with respect to wound healing and none were used in the series of patients reported. CT scans are routinely obtained to ensure adequate bone stock for stable fixation prior to surgical intervention. This combined with strict postsurgical non-weight bearing restrictions are, we believe, critical to good surgical outcomes. Furthermore, we have not found bone grafting to be necessary in most cases.
The malunion that occurred in group II was the result of fracture fixation failure. Immediate postoperative images show fracture fragments were acceptably reduced, however, subsequent images show loss of fixation. Review of clinical documentation also indicates that the patient began ambulating prematurely, which may have contributed to this patient's loss of reduction. Ultimately the fracture healed, albeit in a less favorable position.
This complication highlights two very important aspects of calcaneus fracture fixation. As we discuss in the manuscript, operative fixation is not appropriate for all patients and it is critical that management strategies be individualized to the patient and fracture characteristics. If, as you suggest, bone is osteopenic enough that stable fixation is not possible or, as in this case, the patient is likely to be non-compliant with postsurgical restrictions, they become less optimal candidates for surgical intervention and may be better managed nonoperatively. The purpose, however, of the manuscript is to illustrate that age is not a good predictor of outcome and that in appropriately selected patients, outcomes in an older age group can be equivalent to outcomes already established as beneficial in younger groups.
Finally, in reference to the HOST criteria (1), objective tools that help appropriately select patients for operative or nonoperative intervention are always useful. To our knowledge these criteria have not been reported in calcaneus fractures, let alone an over 50 year old population of calcaneus fractures so its current utility is likely limited, but should be explored and validated if possible. We are always concerned, however, with strictly algorithmic approaches to medicine. Because of the complexity of medical decisions algorithms are simply unable to account for all possible clinical scenarios and therefore, use generalities to guide management. While these generalities can be very helpful in educating patients regarding expected outcomes from particular treatments, it is critical that they be tempered with good clinical judgment and patient desires.
We would again like to thank Dr. Wang for his comments and interest in this article. We hope these responses will be helpful in the future care of calcaneus fracture patients.
1. Bowen TR, Widmaier JC. Host classification predicts infection after open fracture. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2005;433:205-11.
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We are interested in the article which is entitled "Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures by Age" by Gaskill et al. (2010;92:2884-9). It is well known that open reduction and internal fixation has been widely recommended for intra-articular calcaneal fractures. But much literature has suggested that the patients who are older than 50 years should be considered a relative contraindication because of highly unpredictable complications (1). Throughout the article, outcomes of older patients are at least equivalent to those of younger patients undergoing internal fixation for an intra-articular calcaneal fracture. Operative intervention appears to be a reasonable option for displaced calcaneal fractures in older patients, which can increease our confidence for operative treatment for calcaneal fractures in older patients.
Calcaneal fractures in older patients are often from low energy injury because of osteoporosis. The characteristics of calcaneal fractures in older patients are often different from younger patients. The joint-depression type fractures are more common, and the tongue-type fractures are relatively rare. The width and height of the calcaneus changes more obviously than the length of it. The extent of bone defects is larger than in younger patients after being reduced. The internal fixation is easily loosened and becomes ineffective because of the osteoporosis. The authors reported that one patient had a malunion in group II (older patients), and there was no malunion in group I. We want to know the reason for this malunion: unsatisfactory reduction or internal fixation failure? Had you selected the locking plate to treat severe calcaneal fractures in older patients? What are the indications and advantages of locking plate? Do you think that a bone graft is necessary in older patients to prevent reduced fractures from collapsing again?
Another line of questions relates to the physiologic age. The authors inferred that physiologic age, rather than chronological age, should be considered when evaluating older patients. How to evaluate objectively? There was no objective method to predict the older patients who would benefit or be harmed from calcaneal fracture surgery. No literature reported the older patient's preinjury medical state (including age) with respect to the subsequent risk of postoperative complication of calcaneal fractures. Could you share some experiences and help us to select appropriate patients for operative treatment?
In our opinion, it is very important to choose suitable patients to operate. We propose that the Host classification should be applicable to patients with calcaneal fractures as a objective method of identifying increased risk because of comorbid medical illness. Patients can been divided into Class A, B, or C based on 14 immune system compromising factors by the Host classification (2). There have been several relevant reports related to the Host classification that can predict the incidence of operative complications(3), but no previous reports on the calcaneal fractures. If patients in class C would be at a markedly increased risk of complication , they may be better candidates for nonoperative treatment. The prospective and retrospective studies should be performed further because of inadequate theoretical basis.
1. Buckley R, Tough S, McCormack R, Pate G, Leighton R, Petrie D, Galpin R. Operative compared with nonoperative treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: a prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002;84:1733-44.
2. McPherson EJ, Woodson C, Holtom P, Roidis N, Shufelt C, Patzakis M. Periprosthetic total hip infection: outcomes using a staging system. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002;403:8-15.
3. Bowen TR, Widmaier JC. Host classification predicts infection after open fracture. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2005;433:205-11.
We would like to thank Dr. Gomez Rice for his interest and comments on our article regarding the operative management of calcaneus fractures in older patients (2010;92:2884-9). Several important questions were raised by Dr. Gomez Rice and we are thankful to have the opportunity to provide some clarification and expand upon the published manuscript. Distal lower extremity fractures are known to be associated with significant soft tissue injury and early intervention in the face of poor soft tissue health can lead to devastating wound complications. Therefore, it is common to delay surgery until soft tissue health is such that it can withstand a second insult caused by the surgical procedure. The referenced article by Koski et al. suggests that delay in surgical intervention was associated with a higher prevalence of wound complications, however they also report that operative time and fracture severity were similarly correlated (1). Because the authors did not control for operative time or fracture severity it is unclear what true effect surgical delay has on wound complications. Moreover, other authors have found no correlation between longer surgical delay and increased wound complications (2).
Data regarding the delay to definitive fixation was not collected in this series. It is our practice, however, to delay surgery until soft tissues are clinically appropriate for surgical intervention to the extent bony malunion does not occur. Higher severity fractures typically require a longer delay prior to surgery to allow soft tissue healing in our experience. Therefore, inadequate surgical delay would be more likely to adversely affect wound complications than longer delays. Considering major complication rates were similar between groups we feel the lack of this data does not significantly undermine the conclusions of this study.
It is intuitive that familiarity with calcaneal fractures and their treatment contributes to surgical outcomes. As you indicate, the majority of these fractures were treated by the senior author and his involvement represented 72% and 78% of groups I and II respectively. The remainder of each group was treated by experienced, fellowship trained, foot and ankle or trauma surgeons that are familiar with operative treatment of calcaneus fractures. The referenced article by Poeze et al. indicates a relationship exists between calcaneus fracture complications and institutional fracture load (3). In this article they indicate a mean fracture load for these trauma centers was 0.8 fractures per month (95% CI 0.2 to 4.6 fractures per month). During the present study period, 1.27 displaced intraarticular calcaneus fractures were treated per month, well above the mean institutional average in this manuscript. Therefore, while we agree surgeon and institutional experience do influence the outcome of surgically treated calcaneus fractures, we believe these factors are minimized in this study.
Additionally, we would argue that the "skewed" prevalence of motor vehicle injuries should be expected in any analysis stratified by age. Considering osteopenia is more common in older populations it is intuitive to believe that calcaneus fractures may occur more easily with lower energy mechanisms such as a fall. By contrast, higher energy mechanisms are likely necessary to result in similar fractures considering more robust bone structure in younger patients. Therefore, we believe differences between groups are expected characteristics based on age stratification and likely do not represent sampling bias. In support of this, the reported prevalence of a fall as a mechanism of calcaneus fracture in an elderly population is similar (71% versus 70%) to that reported by Herscovici et al. (4).
Under these auspices, it may be true that higher energy injuries predispose patients to a higher risk of wound complications. In our opinion, however, this represents unique characteristics of the age-stratified groups and may partially explain the equivalent reported outcomes in the older population of the present series.
In conclusion we would like to thank Dr. Gomez Rice for his interest in the article and his comments. We hope these responses help clarify the questions raised, however we feel the queries raised do not ultimately change the conclusions of the original manuscript.
1. Koski A, Kuokkanen H, Tukiainen E. Postoperative wound complications after internal fixation of closed calcaneal fractures: a retrospective analysis of 126 consecutive patients with 148 fractures. Scand J Surg. 2005;94:243-5.
2. Court-Brown CM, Schmidt M, Schutte BG. Factors affecting infection after calcaneal fracture fixation. Injury. 2009;40:1313-5.
3. Poeze M, Verbruggen JP, Brink PR. The relationship between the outcome of operatively treated calcaneal fractures and institutional fracture load. A systematic review of the literature. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1013-21.
4. Herscovici et al. Operative treatment of calcaneal fractures in elderly patients. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2005) vol. 87 (6) pp. 1260-43.
We read with great interest the recent article by Gaskill et al. entitled, "Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures by Age" (2010;92:2884-9). As the author correctly points out, it is commonly assumed without firm evidence that patients older than fifty should be treated nonoperatively. This study seems to imply that we should not hold to this view. On the contrary, according to this article, it would seem that older patients have better reported outcomes, mainly because of their lower physical demands. However, several limitations of this study should be acknowledged:
1. Although there is some mixed evidence (1), some recent studies suggest that surgical delay may be correlated with an increased risk of infection (2,3). This study provides no data indicating that surgical delay was comparable in both groups.
2. Surgical experience (4) and fracture load (5) have been proven to be key factors in surgical outcomes. Although most of the patients were operated on by the senior author (JN), this article does not provide information about the percentage of patients operated by the senior surgeon in each group.
3. The predominant injury mechanism was a fall in both groups but the percentage of fractures caused by motor-injuries (higher energy injuries) was much higher in Group I. It is well known that the severity and the extent of soft tissue disruption are proportional to the amount of force and energy involved in producing the injury (6).Thus, it seems reasonable to believe that patients in group I (younger patients) were at higher risk of developing soft tissue complications. We believe that the importance of this study remains unclear and cannot be evaluated without adequately correcting for differences between groups.
1. Al-Mudhaffar M, Prasad CV, Mofidi A. Wound complications following operative fixation of calcaneal fractures. Injury. 2000;31:461-4.
2. Koski A, Kuokkanen E, Tukiainen E. Postoperative wound complications after internal fixation of closed calcaneal fractures: a retrospective analysis of 126 consecutive patients with 148 fractures. Scand J Surg. 2005;94:243-5.
3. Tennent TD, Calder PR, Salisbury RD, Allen PW, Eastwood DM. The operative management oí displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneum: a two-centre study using a defined protocol. Injury. 2001;32:491-6.
4. Court-Brown CM, Schmidt M, Schutte BG. Factors affecting infection after calcaneal fracture fixation. Injury. 2009;40:1313-5.
5. Poeze M, Verbruggen JP, Brink PR. The relationship between the outcome of operatively treated calcaneal fractures and institutional fracture load. A systematic review of the literature. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1013-21.
6. Sanders R. Displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2000;82:225-50.
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Poor food experience – We had guests from out of state in town and they had heard about La Fogata, We really wanted to go Rosario's but decided to go here instead. Big mistake. The food was mediocre at best, which is not good in a town like SA. The shrimp nachos were completely soggy when they came to the table...You had to eat them with a spoon. My guests had enchiladas and they didn't even hardly touch them because they were so bland. Perhaps at one time La Fogata was a great food establishment, but obviously not now.
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I really expected more from this restaurant. – My actual rating would really be about 2.5 stars--mainly for atmosphere and service. We had a group event (about 18-20 people) at this place so I got the opportunity to eat at this place for the first time. When you enter this place--you really feel like you're at one of those seaside resorts with a restaurant. Very festive like another reviewer said. The place is very clean and there's a lot of space to talk with friends/family if you're waiting to be seated. I'm sure the outdoor seating is nice during cooler weather. We lucked out, because got their around 5:30p--before the weekend real dinner rush. Once seated--the waiters took our orders for drinks and food. Both came relatively quick--probably because the place was not yet crowded with people. I ordered a Chicken Quesadilla Plate, but it was far from what I expected. It was more like a chicken fajita plate with rice, beans lettuce and guacamole (like what you would get at Taco Cabana) and ice tea for $18.25 (with 20% gratuity 6+ people). This plate included one small tortilla with some chicken in it, a little bit of rice and beans and just enough lettuce/guacamole to fill a taco. That was it. Too much $$ for too little. There are other better places to get Mexican food. Don't let this place make you form an negative opinion about the quality of Mexican food served in San Antonio. If you don't care about the food (or want to save money)--you're better off going to a Taco Cabana and ordering a Chicken/Beef Fajita Plate. At least you get two soft tacos with chicken/beef, a good helping of beans, rice and condiments at two extra soft tortillas and a large tea for half the price and you don't even have to leave a tip. I probably won't be going out of my way to revisit this restaurant.
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never again – The only thing this place has to offer is the setting/atmosphere...well, and the service was somewhat okay.
The food and drinks are EXTREMELY OVERPRICED for the quantity and the quality. Seventeen bucks for two tacos? three dollars for a tiny side of cheese? puhleeze.
I'm pretty sure San Antonio has better Mexican food to offer.
Wonderful atmosphere -- worth the wait! – Took my family and niece for a taste of good mexican food. The wait was long but we were seated long before what we were told. We ate outside and enjoyed awesome margaritas -- the mango margarita is outstanding! I thought the fajitas needed some seasoning and my daughter's appetizer had to be sent back. The kitchen never did get it right but they happily adjusted our bill.
The atmosphere makes it all worth it. Next time we'll try chicken mole that other reviewers have said is the best.
The Best – The best atmosphere, the best (and largest) traditional margaritas and the best chicken mole, what more could you ask for?
Mostly very good... only a few things not so good – This is a pretty place to visit and to bring friends from out of town even if it's too hot in the summer to dine outdoors during the day. It's like visiting a little village! The food is always at least decent and even pretty terrific depending on what you order. Yes, the margaritas are good and I mean the regular ones that aren't full of the extra this and that, are good! Service is good. Its sad to read that some people have experienced otherwise. So, other than the hot summer afternoons, I think the chips are stale and this should be very easy to fix.
A San Antonio Classic – This is where I bring people from out of town when they want authentic Mexican food. The atmosphere and staff are very welcoming and the food never dissappoints. (OK, once I had the mole and I didn't like it, but that's when I learned I don't like mole) Viva La Fogata
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Neighborhoods: Jefferson Park, Northwest Denver
We have been here multiple times, for lunch and dinner. Beautiful place, friendly service. The fresh squeezed margaritas are excellent and the homemade tortillas are the best. Love the fajitas in particular. Was not impressed with the kids chicken taco, it was huge and the tortilla was soggy, and the meat looked unappetizing. But everything else we ever ordered has been great. Easy parking a plus.
I LOVE this restaurant! food is always delicious and the margaritas are to die for! The last time I went I had the Sarapes app as a meal and the chile reminded me of my grandmas chile, I cant wait to go back!
Stuffed sopapilla fans be warned! – The name alone should imply how the dish is made, Stuffed sopapillas! I didn't order a flat sopapilla sandwich.... come on man! The green chile was great, the salsa was hot. Service was pleasant but a tad slow (was a busy night I understand). Maybe I'll have to try something else from there menu. I could eat there again but wound not recommend to my friends, unless they were European.
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Best Green Chile in Denver! – This is the best Mexican in Denver. The Green Chile is fresh and spicy and the guac is among the best (tastes very fresh, could use more spice). The dishes were very tasty and the very fresh tortillas made on sight were excellent. Good margs. Prices are more than reasonable. Overall, my favorite in Denver given with the high food quality, very pleasant wait staff and very well maintained restaurant.
Will go back again and again! – I had to write a review after reading all of the "bad" reviews I saw on here. I frequent La Loma quite often - I can't get enough of this place. I was honestly surprised that their was a bad review. I recommend trying it again. They have great service, food and atmosphere. I love their lighter side options as well as their green chili and amazing chili rellenos.
A bit over-rated – We've been to La Loma a couple of times and I would rate the food uneven. One special was bland while the green chile was excellent. It is a bit hit and miss. And be prepared for a very loud crowd, especially after sporting events. Probably best to plan a visit around the local sports calendar.
This food was made in NYC, get the rope!!! – As a traveling man that loves Mexican food. I ordered the stuff Chile Rellenos. It arrived in an eggroll-style wrap once I cut into it I couldnt find the Chile, the only thing missing was the Chinese plum sauce? The frozen Margarita was like having a shaved ice watered down? I think they should remove the word Authentic from there menu and say, Made in NYC!
Worst Service on the Planet!!! – I consider myself a burrito, fajita, enchilada, tostada, margarita and nacho expert. The level you don't have to take a class on. While I certainly believe La Loma has great fajitas, their lousy service can't make up for it. I have been a patron of La Loma's for over 20 years and over the years the service has been atrocious. I keep going back based on loyalty, although after tonight, never again!!! We actually had a server tell us he was TOO BUSY to take our order. After consulting with management, who asked us to stay on her tab, we opted out and went for fast food. The service at Good Times was exceptionally better than that at La Loma. Being a native, I can recommend far better jaunts than this. If you would like great Mexican, any Santiago's is far better. Julia Blackbird in the Highland area offers amazing New Mexican eats as does Jack and Grill. For simple fajitas, Chili's never disappoints, and all the while hold their staff to high standards. Hacienda Colorado is also a fantastic place for food and drinks. They put their staff through a strenuous training process and even a disappointed customer never walks out of there feeling bad. La Loma should look into the same! The service was way below par.
best mexican ever – I was at la loma last sunday very busy place but the best mexican food ever, chile rellenos and green chile ummmm.!!!!!! if you want to have real mexican food try la loma you will like it, but try not to go during a home bronco game you will have to wait one hour for a table.
Credit Card Fraud! La Loma no bueno!! – We went to La Loma after the most recent Denver Broncos game to enjoy a few drinks and a nice meal. We were seated and waited around for a little while for a waiter. After around 10 minutes I got up asked the hostess if she could send someone over she obliged and I went to sit for another 10 minutes. No waiter 20 minutes in to our dining nightmare. So to ease the thirsty patrons I was dining with myself and another went to the bar inside and ordered 4 margaritas. We told the bartender who i believe was the manager on duty that we had no service and decided to get our own drinks. No response! Nice! After 30 mintues our waiter finally showed up with no remorse or apology. I believe the waiter was not even old enough to be serving liquor in CO. ANyway we finally got our subpar food sipped our overpriced watered-down margaritas and left extremely unsatisfied. On the way out we paid our tab at the hostess stand told the manager(bartender) about how horrible his service was gave a 8 or 10% tip and left.
One week later after checking our bank account we noticed that a 20% tip was added to the bill. We were a party of four for those of you thinking they automatically add it on. Our bank was thankfully kind and rejected the bill for us.
I would not recommend this place to anyone the food is extremely microwavable tasting and the margaritas are more watered down than their coke. On top of that they believe in rewarding horrible service. I believe the kid serving us was barely 17 if not 16 and stole money from my bank account.
We have placed a call to the Beter Business Bureau to report the incident.
At least the Broncos won so all was not lost that day!!
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April 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
What Made Hershey's Want to Change Chocolate?
There was an extremely interesting comment left over the weekend on this post.
It had a quote from Hershey's asserting their position in 2000 that chocolate should not be adulterated with vegetable fats or milk protein fillers.
Back in 1999 the USDA worked on something called the Codex for Proposed Standards for Cocoa and Chocolate Products that met for several years as an international body. The US had quite a few delegates for this and those who weren't in attendance still offered their comments.
But whatever it was is kind of a side story, because the point is that Hershey has not always been on the bandwagon to sell mockolate to unsuspecting Americans.
On August 28, 2000 Stanley M. Tarka, Jr, PhD (Senior Director Food Science & Technology) filed an official statement as a member of the Hershey Foods team.
Other comments on file:
Lyn O'Brien Nabors (Executive Vice President) of the Calorie Control Council was pushing the support of alternative sweeteners, specifically looking to add Sucralose and Alitame to the list of approved sweeteners. (Don't know what Alitame is? I had to look it up, it's not approved for use in the US by the FDA.) (link)
Edward S. Seguine (Vice President) of Guittard Chocolate Company said pretty much what Hershey's guy said. They were against any adulteration of the standard, and if things were allowed to change, then they'd better be clearly labeled on the front of the package (which is pretty much the way they are now). (link)
Paul Michaels (President) of M&M Mars had a lot to say ... four pages. In short, his recommendation was a hybrid of the current petiton at the FDA. He supported the swapping of cocoa butter with up to 5% vegetable fat, use of a wide range of milk products, other edible foodstuffs, a wide range of sweeteners and the use of polydextrose. Basically, if they got their way back then there'd be far less chocolate in M&Ms than there is now. (I had to look up polydextrose too, it's a filler. It contains sorbitol which has a known laxative effect. It's often used to make placebos.) (link)
Richard R. Rio (Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs) of McNeil Specialty Products Company wants Sucralose to be permitted in chocolate. Small wonder, McNeil makes Sucralose. (link)
Robert M. Reeves (President) of the Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils, Inc. supports the use of up to 5% vegetable fats. No surprise there either. (link)
Kenneth Mercurio (Director, Regulatory & Nutrition) of Nestle said "Allowing 5% vegetable oils is a step in this direction to modernize the chocolate standards in the US." They also do not support the use of an language on the label that would notify consumers of this. It strikes me that Nestle, as an international company would want a standard throughout all of its territories. But I don't want modern chocolate. (link)
So I'm left with the feeling that Hershey & Guittard are the only CMA members who wanted to keep our chocolate real. And the only thing that seems to have changed in the intervening years is that Hershey has taken a complete 180 degree turn on the issue.
Hershey has been under huge pressures. In 2002 the Hershey Trust attempted to sell the company (but was stopped by public opinion). Currently they are downsizing, consolidating and outsourcing. They company is not losing money or anything, it's just not growing, not keeping its other investors happy (seriously, the Trust doesn't need any more money).
Without the backing of Hershey, the CMA lost its largest voice for traditional chocolate. This is not the Hershey's I grew up with.
Keep it Real Raffle Winner
I'm happy to report that Julie at Booga J (and her own Chocolate Blog) won the Keep it Real Raffle. A $100 gift certificate from Chocosphere.com is already on its way to her.
It might console you to know that she'll probably be virtually sharing her booty in the near future on her blog. In case you forget to bookmark her, I'm adding her to my blogroll over there on the lower right.
Julie worked really hard too, with five raffle tickets (there were about 130 entries total) ... though the "ticket" I drew for her was for her comment to the FDA.
In the next week or so I'll announce some more giveaways. Thanks again to everyone for their help in getting the word out.
Vertigo Pops
I'm not quite sure what's going on here. I first saw these at the 99 Cent Only Store (but only in Strawberry). They're billed as "candy and chocolate flavored pops" which I thought sounded kind of fun. Like a chocolate toffee lollipop.
The commercials aren't really helpful, they call it half-crazy. And they have freaky & disturbing animation. Who are they aiming these at?
So maybe the wrapper will be helpful. There's a little drawing of the candy on the package. But I don't know what I'm looking at. Smacking the candy on the corner of the table reveals that one side is hard and the other isn't. How about a look what they use to make them.
Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa, Dry Whey, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Cocoa Processed with Alkalai, Skim Milk Powder, Buffered Lactic Acid, Soy Lecithin, Salt and Artificial Colors
Well, after opening up the little packet it's much more obvious what this is. One third of the pop is a swirl of hard candy with a boat of mockolate stuck to it.
Cookies and Cream - this has nothing to do with cookies and cream. Things can't be cookie flavored. What makes cookies cookies is the texture, not the flavor. The mockolate boat here is mild and cool on the tongue. Sweet and not very chocolatey, it tastes more tropical, a little like coconut and a little like fudge. The sliver of candy is rather nice. Super smooth and a little tangy like yogurt. It's sweet and bland but perhaps a little creamy.
Chocolate Caramel - well, this is not caramel flavored. The mockolate is the same on all of them. The candy part is tangy and sweet but missing all the caramel notes I would expect. I'm getting tangy, I'm getting maple or pecan, but definitely not caramel.
Chocolate Strawberry - finally the tangy bite works with the flavor. The strong and fake strawberry flavor completely overshadows the mockolate.
The long narrow shape is pleasant for a pop, it certainly fits in the mouth better. The candy part is actually really good. It's superdense so it's great for a pleasant and smooth feeling on the tongue and if you're a cruncher it's also really easy to chew.
The quality is apparent here with just about every element. They're nicely packaged, the metallic plastic wrapper protects and is easy to open. The sassy plastic stick means that the stick doesn't dissolve while you're still eating the pop. Even the name is pretty good, the swirly colors support the name Vertigo (which is a fancy way of saying dizzy).
But the candy quality goes astray with the mockolate. It's just ghastly. I ate it, but I'm certainly not happy about it.
I would certainly buy this if it was just a hard toffee pop, like the See's Pops (except these are actually smoother). But as a mostly mockolate product, I just can't get behind it.
Note: Topps is an American company, but these candies were made in China.
Friday, April 27, 2007
FDA Chocolate Changes Coverage
It took a while for the media to pick up on the story, but momentum is building. Here's the coverage that I've been following (partly because I've been interviewed). Here's the FDA page for the proposal.
Coverage of the issue of changing food labeling and naming standards:
NPR - Talk of the Nation - 4/24/2007 (listen online and comment on the Blog of the Nation)
Washington Post - Chocolate Purists Alarmed by Proposal To Fudge Standards: Lines Drawn Over Cocoa Butter by Michael S. Rosenwald (here's the Appendix C that he mentions in the article)
Bloomberg - Hershey Battles Chocolate Connoisseurs Over Selling 'Mockolate' by Adam Satariano
ABC News - Changing the Fat in Chocolate: New Proposal Urges FDA to Allow Vegetable Oil Instead of Cacao Butter; Health Experts Say This Would Not Make Chocolate Healthier by Dan Childs.
Los Angeles Times - The courage of their confections: Two candy makers are asking chocolate lovers to protest plans to allow cheaper ingredients. Vegetable oil, anyone? by Jerry Hirsch (and my follow-up Editorial)
Patriot News - Could changes be coming for chocolate? by Tom Dochat
San Francisco Chronicle - Guittard protests proposal to allow vegetable oil in chocolate by Carol Ness
I also did an interview this morning with ABC Radio News, so that may be airing today.
Finally, in the NYTimes Magazine last week there was an interesting article: You Are What You Grow by Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) about the farm bill and why we're such a starchy, oily and plump nation.
If you're moved to respond, check out this page with a tutorial on how to leave a comment on the FDA's comment page.
Dove Caramels & Chocolate Covered Almonds
I tried the Dove chocolate last year and was pleased with it. It's kind of a slick chocolate, both in packaging and in texture. They market this as silky, and I'm not sure if it's the level of fat in it or the size of the particles of cocoa solids ... or perhaps both.
While I'm not that keen on the plain bars, I got a note from some marketing folks offering me some of their other products and I figured, "what they hey!"
The Dove line is built around their plain dark and milk chocolate, sold in single-serve bars and the more popular "Promises" which I think of as a hybrid of Hershey's Kisses and Perugina Baci (pure chocolate plus a little note in the wrapper).
These aren't called anything ... just Smooth Milk Chocolate with Caramel. The bronzy foil holds a little rounded chocolate square with a filling of a caramel-like goo.
The wrappers also have little notes inside. Mine said things like Smile at yourself in the mirror and Sing along with the elevator music ... honey, I don't need my candy telling me to sing out loud in public. I'm sure the folks at the Ralph's on Glendale Blvd. are well aware of me belting out the 80s tunes when I visit and would probably hide these candies from me if they knew what they were telling me to do.
The chocolate here is smooth and creamy, perhaps a little sticky and sweet. The caramel filling doesn't really have enough of the true caramel qualities I like, such as a burnt sugar taste or soft chew. I wanted more salt. But the whole thing is tasty and certainly worth the price of admission (free with my comp). But the thing that's most appealing to me was how photogenic they were.
6 out of 10
The second item that's much more up my alley is the Smooth Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds. I think the publicist who sent these to me intended to give me the dark chocolate ones, as there were two bags of milk chocolate in my little box. Oh well. The almonds are rather good, not as large and choice as the Trader Joe's version that I often pick up, but there wasn't a bad one in the bunch. They're nicely toasted and crunchy. The chocolate is sweet and offsets the almond's toasty flavors pretty well.
7 out of 10
At a regular price of $3.50 a bag, I don't think I'd get these, except maybe if I was stuck in an airport and looking for something to bring on the plane. Both bags are easy to open and reclose, which is always a plus. I would probably pick them up on sale if I could get them for something like $2.50 though.
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
Washington Post: It's not Over
The article in the Washington Post appeared on their website a little while ago.
Chocolate Purists Cry Foul as FDA Fudges Standards
Here are a few interesting passages:
When I talked to Michael Rosenwald about what happens to those comments we submitted on the website, he said that the 225 number was just what they've processed. On the FDA website, in their dockets section they have a Daily Listing which shows what they've processed lately. They post updates every weekday, however they don't necessarily process the comments immediately. There's a big gap between the processed comments since April 16th was the only one I found and then they posted a list on April 23rd. I don't know how many more are in the queue ... hopefully enough.
I'm not an industry insider working at a mega huge company like Hershey's, so I don't know about this high quality oil that's equal to or better than cocoa butter.
This is so true. Just like there's crappy real chocolate and really good chocolate right now. However, I think that gap will get wider.
Soda Can Fizzy Candy
Sometimes I pick up crazy things at the Dollar Tree that I wouldn't ordinarily buy. I've gotten a few emails about Jones Soda's new line of fizzy pop flavored candies. I saw that they're going for over $2 a tin for 50 candy bits but I couldn't find out if they use sugar in them or artificial sweeteners so I decided to go on the prowl for the something else. (I was afraid they were going to be like those expensive and lackluster Bawls.)
I went to the Dollar Tree in search of Easter goodies and came away with this little sixpack. The little pop can looking packages hold 30-35 little carbonated candies in four flavors (two cans each): Grape Splash, Lemon-Lime Sprint, Orange Crash and Loca Cola.
The little candies are almost like the original Tart n Tiny candies (except these have a slight dome on either end of the bitty cylindral instead of being flat).
Orange Crash - a mellow orange that's completely faithful to cheap orange soda. Tangy, a little fizzy and slightly medicinal tasting, I'm guessing because it has a distinct "mineral water" after-taste.
Lemon-Lime Sprint (2 of these) - the lime is quite the leader here, not as tart as the orange, but kind of like tonic water overall.
Grape Splash (2 of these) - oh, this is ABSOLUTELY grape soda condensed into a wee tablet! The fizz, the fake grape ... I can just feel the chilly purple anodized aluminum tumbler I used to drink Shasta Grape Pop out of at my grandmother's as I write this.
Loca Cola - this is one of those candies that I long for, something to give me the cola experience since I don't drink sodas. I love the taste of cola, this has the tangy and spicy notes down pretty well. Not quite as good as a Haribo Gummi Cola Bottle, but it'll do.
As a novelty item, I think they're fun. I wouldn't buy these and shovel them down day after day, but they're a fun little diversion ... a novelty candy. Because the package comes with six little cans, they might make a nice little theme element if you're planning a party or gift basket or just a little pick-me-up to leave in a co-worker's cubicle.
Each can contains only 7 grams of candy that adds up to 25 calories. So they certainly have the portion control down.
(For a little perspective, the cans are 2" high and 1" in diameter ... in case you were going to look for them at the store and were expecting something as big as the picture on your screen.)
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
FDA Extends Comment Period to June 25
Don't Mess With Our Chocolate announced that the public comment period has been extended to
May 25, 2007
June 25, 2007.
I'm so happy to hear that the momentum that's built up over the last few days will lead to more people will be able to properly read up and make their comments. This also provides all of us an opportunity to contemplate what else might be in that FDA Petition that we haven't thoroughly considered, so you might want to review it again with that in mind.
As for the Keep it Real Raffle? Well, the current one ends today, but I'll run another one for the next month as well (different but equally scrumptious prize). So if you feel like keeping the conversations going out there and spreading the word even further, there will be another opportunity to win.
Hopefully we'll all win when we Keep it Real.
UPDATE 4/27/2007: The comment form has been restored on the FDA site featuring a new expiration date of June 25th. I've revised this post to reflect the newest information.
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LUNENBURG -- Residents will again see a decrease in their electric rates beginning this month after the town successfully negotiated a new municipal aggregation plan with the help of Colonial Power Group.
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Friday Jul 26 11:00PM
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Two nights, two stages in two townsâand 20 bands gather to play the music of the Rolling Stones. Each night starts off with 3 hours of your favorite Rolling Stones songsâfollowed by a re-creation of what most critics believe to be their best album everâExile On Main Street. Talk to Mark will perform all 4 sides in order in their entirety. Itâs something that has never been attempted beforeânot even by the Rolling Stones themselves.
Plus there will be a Mick Jagger lip sync impersonation contest each night.
Come to The State Theatre July 26th for this great show! Tip: a big turnout will encourage more WMNF shows in Pinellas!
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Talk To Mark, re-creating Exile on Main Street
Joel Tatangelo Band
Shoeless Soul
Stone Bone
The Vodkanauts
Garbage-Men Band
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