AMBAO

AMBAO is a certification mark for chocolate created by the Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/europe/belgium/brussels/fdrs_feat_35_10.html|title=Chocolate Country|work=New York Times|year=2006|accessdate=20 May 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.just-food.com/news/government-encourages-chocolate-producers-to-support-international-quality-label_id87337.aspx|title=BELGIUM: Government encourages chocolate producers to support international quality label|date=21 December 2000|publisher=just-food.com|accessdate=20 May 2014|archive-date=19 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519151241/http://www.just-food.com/news/government-encourages-chocolate-producers-to-support-international-quality-label_id87337.aspx|url-status=dead}}

The mark certifies that the product has been made without any other vegetable fats other than cocoa fats, or any artificial additives.{{cite web|url=http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/get-the-right-ip/trade-marks/types-of-trade-marks/certification-trade-mark/certification-rules/Ambao |title=Ambao |publisher=IP Australia |accessdate=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519154734/http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/get-the-right-ip/trade-marks/types-of-trade-marks/certification-trade-mark/certification-rules/Ambao |archivedate=19 May 2014 }} The AMBAO scheme was designed to resist the effects of the European Cocoa and Chocolate Directive, which allowed the use of up to 5% non-cocoa vegetable fats in chocolate.