Question: does chocolate have to be halal?
Answer: If you look at basic ingredients in milk chocolate, cocoa liquor (cocoa mass is liquefied by heating), cocoa solids, cocoa butter (edible vegetable oil extracted from cocoa beans), milk, sugar, they are halaal but when they incorporate fillings i.e. liquor flavors (Turkish delight), artificial colors (M&M'S, Smarties) ...