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Something for chocolate lovers to chew on

... Guittard, whose family has been making chocolate since 1868, said some big chocolate manufacturers favor the proposed change in regulations because they want to keep prices down on key ingredients by using less expensive vegetable fat, which can contain trans fats, instead of cocoa butter.

That scares him.

If the change is approved, products would still need to contain chocolate liquor, the ground-up center of the cocoa bean.

But a confection such as PayDay Chocolatey Avalanche - which doesn't contain cocoa butter - would be able to call itself PayDay Chocolate Avalanche.

It may seem like a small distinction, but to people like Guittard, it is not.

An FDA spokeswoman said if - stressing, if - the agency decides to consider changing the standards as requested in the petition, the process would take several years.

For their part, chocolate makers aren't saying much.

Kirk Saville, a Hershey's spokesman, said it was "premature to speculate on any changes before the process is complete." He was more expansive in speaking to the Harrisburg Patriot-News, in the company's back yard, saying, "There are high-quality oils available which are equal to or better than cocoa butter in taste, nutrition, texture and function, and are preferred by consumers." INSIDE NEWS • The Plain Dealer • Newsflash • Weather • Traffic • Obituaries • Opinion • Business • Crime • Politics • Edu...

Achievers honoured at 25th edition of awards

...He's a former president of the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemistry.

Lifetime Achievement: Jamaican-born Ouida Marina Wright was superintendent of curriculum for the Toronto District School Board and assistant deputy minister of Ontario's education ministry.

Community Service: Montreal-born retired engineer Richard Leslie Michael once hitched a secret train ride to Michigan with a conductor's help so he could attend Michigan State University.

He later served on the Immigration and Refugee Board.

He helped get Herb Carnegie nominated to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

President's Award: Calgary's Mary Tidlund, who ran a publicly traded oil exploration and service company, was a finalist in the Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards.

Her charitable foundation supports medical, dental and educational programs in Canada and overseas.

Health Services: Ghana-born Dr.

Kwadwo Asante is a pediatrician and medical director of the Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in British Columbia.

He won the Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal in 2005.

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Kaiser to share cardiac expertise

...David Shearn, cardiologist with Kaiser.

"We try to keep it simple," Shearn said.

"This is a quartet of medications and behavioral changes that have proven to make a difference." Kaiser estimates that these evidence-based protocols have prevented 6,000 heart attacks and 5,500 strokes each year among its members.

"Coronary heart disease is a half-trillion dollar expense in this country," said Lt.

Gov.

John Garamendi at the news conference.

Advertisement Garamendi said that if every health system and clinic in the state adopted Kaiser's cardiac care program, the cost savings would be enough to provide health insurance to the state's 6 million uninsured.

As part of the new initiative, Kaiser is providing grants to community clinics and public hospitals to expand their cardiovascular intervention programs.

Last year, Kaiser spent $10 million on such grants.

Kaiser has also pledged to offer consulting services and resources at no charge to clinics.

That expertise is valuable to community providers, said Dr.

Lisa Pratt, medical director of the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium, a network of 10 clinics with 70,000 patients who are mostly low-income.

"Kaiser puts its money where its mouth is," Pratt said.

"Kaiser even sends doctors out to talk about these programs, which is incredibly valuable." Consumers can learn tips about improving their cardiovascular health and assess their risk factors based on age, genet...

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