Did you know that the average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect in it? Harvesting of the cacao beans occurs in the tropical countries of South America with low sanitation levels. Cacao tree beans are cut and piled in the farmer's field where they ferment for 6 days. During this process, children and adults walk over the piles; insects, rodents, small animals and other living things that make their nests in the piles. Actually the The U. S. Department of Health publishes a book entitled "The Food Defect Action Levels" in which they list unavoidable defects in food (insect, rodents etc.) all allowed by FDA. This is just plain disgusting. I know they say we eat tons of bugs a year without even knowing it , but PLEASE not my chocolate!!  Of course there is great benefits for eating chocolate too like Chocolate contains phenyl ethylamine, a mood elevator. Chocolate increases antioxidant levels in the blood. It also contains antibacterial agents that fight tooth decay. Interesting!!!