Estimates that as many as 750,000 could die in a future pandemic were "not impossible," but he added: "It is more realistic that the figure will be a lot lower than that.". Successful musicals have focussed on characters as unlikely as a chat-show host, the wife of an Argentine demagogue and the Son of God. This crunchy blend of white chocolate and crisped rice is manufactured in Germany using cocoa butter from Ghana Suitable for vegetarians.Branches of Co-op10. Traidcraft Organic Praline Chocolate £1.95 (100g)This hazelnut crunch flavour is delicious. Dagoba chocolatiers, have named this bar after the co-operative, which supplies the beans.Fresh & Wild8. Malagasy Sambirano £3.20 (85g)Malagasy says: "We will not sell cash crops from Madagascar at pence per kilogram, so that others can sell them at pounds per kilogram in international markets." So the company produces its fine chocolate from pod to packaging entirely in Madagascar.
Sambirano is earthy and bitter.Chocolate Trading Co, www.chocolatetradingco 9. Co-Op Crispy White Chocolate, 99p (100g)The Co-op often leads its rivals when it comes to ethical products, and they have 10 own-brand Fairtrade chocolates, as well as nine bakery products carrying the logo. It mixes its cocoa plants with trees to protect biodiversity, and creates fertiliser fromrotting foliage. It is 54 per cent cocoa solids, as opposed to the company's cheaper Smooth Milk bar, which contains 34 per cent.Branches of Montezuma's and via www.montezumas.co.uk6. Grenada Chocolate Company Organic Dark Chocolate £5.50 (for 113g bar)Prettily etched slabs of dark chocolate from a Caribbean co-operative that produces organically. The 60 per cent solids variety is good, the 71 per cent version exquisite: a great cocoa taste that's not too bitter. The factory is solar powered, so this is the ultimate in green cuisine.Branches of Rococo, www.rococochocolates 7. Dagoba Organic Conacado Chocolate £2.89 (56.7g)Conacado in the Dominican Republic is the world's largest organic Fairtrade co-operative. This bar is designed as a "dark milk" chocolate, so it's full-flavoured as well as creamy.
The beans are from Belize, and it has 55 per cent cocoa solids.Supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide5. Montezuma's Extraordinary Dark Milk Chocolate £1.99 (100g)All Montezuma's cocoa is organic and comes from co-operative growers in the Dominican Republic. Theobroma Cacao Fairtrade Chocolate Sticks £16.25 (350g)These are expensive, but the chunky sticks (above right) are so rich even chocoholics will find it difficult to eat more than one. They look like a long truffle, but underneath is a finger of solid choc. Serve them instead of dessert if you're sure of your guests' teeth The box is wrapped in tissue and ribbon. www.theobroma-cacao.co.uk3. The Cocoa Tree Chocolate Bar with Ginger £3.50 (100g)Based in Devon, the Cocoa Tree labels its products with "Proud to be a Fair Trading Company" but is not certified.