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Shale oil in chocolate, really?

Chocolate, for me, is an occasional treat. I can take it or leave it. (No, really, some other potentially harmful products, not so much, but chocolate I can easily forget about.) Cadburys takeover by a US giant was controversial enough. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27258143 But I just listened to this. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002lhw Palm oil is enough reason to pay double for an occasional treat, but they really put fossil hydrocarbons (shale oil) in Dairy Milk? I'll be looking out for Divine chocolate myself in future I think.

Microcosm of Brexit madness

The European regulator EASA can't accept UK aero-medical examiners (AME) certifications after March 29th if we crash out without a deal. But an aero-medical examiner can only hold a certification from one EASA state. UK AMEs will need to re-certify with another EASA state if they want to certify UK pilots to operate inside EASA airspace, so UK pilots wanting to re-certify will have to apply after March 29th, or something... https://info.caa.co.uk/eu-exit/aeromedical-examiners/