Chocolate snow covers Swiss town after malfunction at Lindt unit
India TV NewsResidents of a town in Switzerland saw to their disbelief snowing flakes of chocolates after a ventilation system in a world-famous chocolate factory malfunctioned. The company, Lindt & Spruengli, confirmed that its factory located in Olten emitted small particles of roasted, crushed cocoa bean pieces as a ventilation system was not working properly, German-language newspaper Oltner Tagblatt reported on Tuesday. The so-called "chocolate snowing" that occurred last week triggered hardly any alarm as the company said that the particles are harmless to humans and the environment. Commonly known as Lindt, the Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company was founded in 1845 and known for its chocolate truffles and chocolate bars, among other sweets.