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From:	Larry Vandendreissche
Sent:	Thursday, September 18, 1997 7:17 PM
To:	#EVERYONE
Subject:	Chocolate Policy
     It has come to my attention that not everyone is complying with the 
     API chocolate policy.  This policy is designed to protect all our 
     employees from unsafe sweets.  Therefore, I feel compelled to 
     reiterate our policy.  Our policy is as follows:
     
     1. Employees are encouraged to bring chocolate and chocolate based 
     items into work.  The higher the cocoa content, the better.
     
     2. All chocolate items brought into work must be reviewed and approved 
     by the president of the company.  
     
     3. The above review must include the sampling of a minimum of 10% and 

     a maximum of 20% of the chocolate brought onto the premises.  
     
     4. Any chocolate that is suspect (or particularly delicious) may be 
     retained by the president for additional, in depth, evaluation.
     
     5. No discrimination based on chocolate preference will be tolerated.  
     All chocolates - milk, dark, white, Swiss, etc. - are treated equally 
     under this policy.  
     
     6. Anyone bringing fake chocolate or candies with a "chocolate-like 
     taste" will be sent to a chocolate rehab program.     
     
     7. Inferior candies (i.e. those without a high chocolate content) will 
     be tolerated, but not encouraged.
     
     
     Yours for a safer API,
     
     Larry