https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed These dominos aren't meant to be played with, but rather enjoyed as a Christmas sweet. https://www.thelocal.de/20191203/german-advent-word-of-the-day-der-dominostein Tue, 03 Dec 2019 06:54:46 +0100 german-advent-word-of-the-day-der-dominostein The food of dragons...or angry spouses? https://www.thelocal.de/20200130/german-word-of-the-day-das-drachenfutter Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:14:15 +0100 german-word-of-the-day-das-drachenfutter It's that time of year when we all indulge in a bit more chocolate than usual. But a city in North Rhine-Westphalia had to deal with a literal overflow of the sweet stuff when a ton of it leaked onto a street. https://www.thelocal.de/20181211/chocolate-leak Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:24:36 +0100 chocolate-leak A supermarket in the west of Germany announced on social media at the weekend that it had started selling Nutella by the bucketload. The news has since spread like wildfire. https://www.thelocal.de/20180314/supermarket-with-secret-source-of-nutella-buckets-strikes-germanys-sweet-tooth Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:32:44 +0100 supermarket-with-secret-source-of-nutella-buckets-strikes-germanys-sweet-tooth A truck trailer filled with 20 tonnes of sweets including Nutella and Kinder surprise eggs has been stolen in the city of Neustadt in Hesse, police reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170814/thieves-steal-20-tonnes-of-chocolate-in-hesse Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:46:16 +0200 thieves-steal-20-tonnes-of-chocolate-in-hesse A woman and her employer reached a settlement on Wednesday in a case over how she was fired without notice from her job of 30 years over eating a colleague's chocolate bar. https://www.thelocal.de/20170727/woman-fired-for-eating-co-workers-chocolate-bar-wins-back-job Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:08:37 +0200 woman-fired-for-eating-co-workers-chocolate-bar-wins-back-job A German food watchdog on Monday pushed for the recall of Kinder chocolate bars, among other snacks, after they tested positive for containing a possible carcinogen. https://www.thelocal.de/20160704/carcinogenic-found-in-childrens-treats-kinder-cancer Mon, 04 Jul 2016 18:18:29 +0200 carcinogenic-found-in-childrens-treats-kinder-cancer Germany's top consumer rights organization Stiftung Warentest revealed that 16 of 21 chocolate spreads they tested contain potentially cancer-causing toxins. An all-clear for Nutella though - the beloved Italian brand is fungus-free and flavourful as ever. https://www.thelocal.de/20160324/sweet-sweet-german-chocolate-spreads-full-of-fungi Thu, 24 Mar 2016 12:00:21 +0100 sweet-sweet-german-chocolate-spreads-full-of-fungi Chocolate giant Mars on Tuesday ordered a massive recall of Mars and Snickers bars as well as Milky Way Minis in Germany after plastic was found in a product. https://www.thelocal.de/20160223/mars-snickers-and-milky-way-recalled-across-germany Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:33:17 +0100 mars-snickers-and-milky-way-recalled-across-germany Each German eats nearly 32 kilos of chocolate and sweets per year - so much that sales have peaked, leaving the domestic industry searching for growth markets abroad, it admitted on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130314/48539 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:59:00 +0100 48539 Children in Germany are being encouraged to eat their way through 59,000 calories to get a free football shirt ahead of the Euro 2012 championship – even though they may have trouble fitting into it by the time it arrives. https://www.thelocal.de/20120601/42889 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:51:00 +0200 42889 German scientists have discovered that a small piece of chocolate daily can greatly reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, but warned in a study released this week that moderation is key. https://www.thelocal.de/20100331/26243 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:26:00 +0200 26243