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Caption from image in Manufacturers section needs correcting
I seem to have noticed that the image in the "Manufacturers" section is depicting a box of Chocolate Hazelnuts from Sprüngli (not Lindt as incorrectly mentioned). If this could be corrected from:
Lindt chocolates in presentation box for the Switzerland Wiki Loves Monuments Awards Ceremony (2013)
to
Sprüngli chocolates in presentation box for the Switzerland Wiki Loves Monuments Awards Ceremony (2013)
Cheers.
Conching edit
I work in the biggest chocolate factory chain, in the headquaters. The conching process is not at all how it happens. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JonaCabra (talk • contribs) 23:50, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
Theobromine poisoning
The article on theobromine poisoning says how pets can be poisoned. It should be summarized here. Bod (talk) 01:34, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- Per WP:SCIRS, this needs a review discussing the dose of theobromine in a given type of chocolate, and the lethal dose for given pets for a given amount of chocolate consumed. You're adding unsourced blog information to an encyclopedia. Please stop; giving a warning, as this now represents WP:WAR. --Zefr (talk) 20:21, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- @Zefr: Now you are just skeptical of all my sources. All that information on chocolate poisoning in pets was copy/pasted, cut, summarized, etc. from theobromine poisoning. It is fairly common knowledge around these parts that small dogs can be poisoned by chocolate. It was all information from Misplaced Pages and I think you knew that. Bod (talk) 21:15, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- Every science editor at Misplaced Pages should be skeptical and challenge for solid sources. You're not helping by doing your part to find sources that support content you wish to add. From this source under Methylxanthines, it states that 20 mg/kg theobromine is the threshold for dogs to show mild clinical effects of overdose. In a small 10 kg dog, that's 200 mg theobromine consumed. For "poisoning", the article states that 40 mg/kg or 400 total mg consumed for a small dog. As the same source says that dark chocolate per gram contains about 5 mg theobromine, a small dog would have to eat 40 grams dark chocolate to reach the mild-symptom threshold, and 80 grams of chocolate for the poison threshold. How practical is this, and how much do chocolate theobromine contents and dog weights vary? It's an unwieldy, variable issue, and in my opinion, it's both guesswork and WP:UNDUE for the chocolate article. --Zefr (talk) 21:41, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- Well, since the article is linked, I think I am fine with there being no information about pet poisoning in this article. And you are right that my main source was from when I was a kid and heard from someone a story of their friend's dog eating chocolate and them rushing it to the hospital and worrying about it dying. I'm not sure it actually died and probably in my memory I just imagined it dying. And you know how people can be about their pets when they get concerned and overreact. So that was the impression I got for how toxic chocolate could be for dogs. I just assumed there would be news stories, etc. but sometimes people do exaggerate in real life and don't get all the facts right. The wikipedia article supports the fact that they have established the LD50 for dogs and dogs have gotten sick. One article says that older dogs can die, especially if they have a heart condition (https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/chocolate-poisoning-in-dogs). You are right that I am a little bit stubborn when content is removed towards giving people the benefit of the doubt. And it does seem like a good thing that people are pushing for requiring better sources. So your efforts are appreciated. Bod (talk) 22:56, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- Every science editor at Misplaced Pages should be skeptical and challenge for solid sources. You're not helping by doing your part to find sources that support content you wish to add. From this source under Methylxanthines, it states that 20 mg/kg theobromine is the threshold for dogs to show mild clinical effects of overdose. In a small 10 kg dog, that's 200 mg theobromine consumed. For "poisoning", the article states that 40 mg/kg or 400 total mg consumed for a small dog. As the same source says that dark chocolate per gram contains about 5 mg theobromine, a small dog would have to eat 40 grams dark chocolate to reach the mild-symptom threshold, and 80 grams of chocolate for the poison threshold. How practical is this, and how much do chocolate theobromine contents and dog weights vary? It's an unwieldy, variable issue, and in my opinion, it's both guesswork and WP:UNDUE for the chocolate article. --Zefr (talk) 21:41, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- @Zefr: Now you are just skeptical of all my sources. All that information on chocolate poisoning in pets was copy/pasted, cut, summarized, etc. from theobromine poisoning. It is fairly common knowledge around these parts that small dogs can be poisoned by chocolate. It was all information from Misplaced Pages and I think you knew that. Bod (talk) 21:15, 24 August 2018 (UTC)