Have chocolate companies quietly changed their recipes?
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<p>Earlier this year, Brad Reese — the grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups — accused Hershey of secretly changing its recipes and making this beloved treat taste worse. <a href="https://apple.news/A48hvUtyRSRiGFhC-Rk4JbQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>New York</em></a> magazine features writer Rachel Handler had also noticed a decline in the quality of mass-market chocolate, and Reese’s viral post inspired her to investigate just what has happened to these classic candies in the U.S. Handler joins <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> host Shumita Basu to break down how candy companies have changed their formulas, the labeling loopholes letting them cut costs, and how to spot real chocolate on the wrapper.</p>
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