European Parliament's amendments 5. The statement must, they say, appear on the front of the packet. Implementation of the Directive should be delayed until a test is available for the presence of non-cocoa fats in the finished product. The Commission would have to undertake a study to determine whether the Directive had any detrimental effect on cocoa-producing countries. If there was found to be a detrimental effect, the Directive would have to be amended to redress the problem.
All types of chocolate covered by the Directive have to state their minimum cocoa solids content.
In the United Kingdom these statements are usually made adjacent to the ingredients list. The Commission proposes no change to the current position. The United Kingdom and Ireland will have their derogations extended. European Parliament's amendments 10. As well as the United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Portugal and Sweden permit the use of non-cocoa fats.