Snowing cocoa? Chocolate factory glitch dusts Swiss town | Inquirer News

Snowing cocoa? Chocolate factory glitch dusts Swiss town

/ 04:55 PM August 19, 2020

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BERLIN — Residents of a Swiss town got a bit of a shock when it started snowing particles of a fine cocoa powder after the ventilation system at a chocolate factory malfunctioned.

The Lindt & Spruengli company confirmed local reports Tuesday that there was a minor defect in the cooling ventilation for a line for roasted “cocoa nibs” in its factory in Olten, between Zurich and Basel.

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The nibs, fragments of crushed cocoa beans, are the basis of chocolate.

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Combined with strong winds on Friday morning, the powder spread around the immediate vicinity of the factory, leaving a fine cocoa dusting.

The company says one car was lightly coated, and that it has offered to pay for any cleaning needed — but hasn’t yet been taken up on the offer.

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Factory production was able to continue as normal and the company says the particles were completely harmless to people or the environment.

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The ventilation system has now been repaired. NVG

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