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November 04, 2005
There's a lot of jerks in the world
First, we have people giving parking tickets to ice cream trucks. Now, somebody has reported the local chocolate factoryfor pollution!
The sweet smell of chocolate wafting through downtown Chicago isn't fattening, but it could be bad for you anyway.
Considered by many to be an olfactory delight, the Blommer Chocolate Co. factory in the West Loop is being accused of releasing too much choco-pollution while grinding roasted cacao beans for 10-pound candy bars and other delectable treats.
Someone apparently isn't cuckoo for cocoa powder lingering in the air.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent an inspector to check out the factory, 600 W. Kinzie St., after a neighbor complained about the aroma of burnt chocolate. The unidentified person did not care for the powder-filled plume churning out of a roof duct, either.
Based on what the inspector saw during two mornings in early September, the EPA cited Blommer on Thursday for violating limits on opacity, or the amount of light blocked by the factory's grinder dust. The company later could be fined by the government.
What sort of grinches inhabit this city? Now, I've only been around the chocolate factory a few times, and it could possibly get annoying after awhile. However, whenever I am in the area, and that chocolate smell wafts through the air, there cannot be a problem in the world. What a delightful surprise!
Posted by oz115 at November 4, 2005 12:46 PM
Comments
That informer probably turned in Blommer right after drowning some puppies.
Posted by: Pete at November 7, 2005 10:24 AM