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Candy bars are generally high in sugar, while their fat content varies and chocolate-free sugar confectionery bars can contain little or no fat, and they often contain allergens such as peanuts, tree nuts, milk, soy and wheat, so labels must be checked, and severe allergic reactions need emergency care.","purpose":"Let an agent explain candy bars, including chocolate-free sugar confectionery in bar form, relay types, history, ingredients, nutrition and allergen labelling from food science and regulatory sources, flag brand instance aliases, route allergic emergencies, and explain overlap with chocolate bars and distinctions from granola or protein bars, confectionery not in bar form and pastries.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Bar format","Layered fillings","Brand-driven market","Allergen labelling"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a candy bar is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"Is someone having trouble breathing, swelling or collapse after eating a snack, in which case use their adrenaline auto-injector if prescribed and call emergency services?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What is a candy bar, and how does it differ from chocolate tablets, granola bars, sugar confectionery and pastries?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"brands","name":"Brands","description":"Brand instances.","findings":[{"id":"brands-finding","name":"Brands","description":"Brands.","questions":[{"text":"What are Wispa, Heath, 5th Avenue, Fazer Blue, Hershey s Miniatures and Aztec?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific product?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"origins","name":"Origins","description":"Origins.","findings":[{"id":"origins-finding","name":"Origins","description":"Origins.","questions":[{"text":"How did filled chocolate bars develop in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"war","name":"Wartime","description":"Military rations.","findings":[{"id":"war-finding","name":"Wartime","description":"Wartime.","questions":[{"text":"How did military rations spread candy bars?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"food","name":"Food","description":"Ingredients and labelling.","layers":[{"id":"allergens","name":"Allergens","description":"Allergen labelling.","findings":[{"id":"allergens-finding","name":"Allergens","description":"Allergens.","questions":[{"text":"How must allergens be labelled on confectionery?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"nutrition","name":"Nutrition","description":"Nutrition.","findings":[{"id":"nutrition-finding","name":"Nutrition","description":"Nutrition.","questions":[{"text":"What do dietary guidelines say about sugar and snacks, with advice attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits free sugars?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Industry.","layers":[{"id":"shrinkflation","name":"Shrinkflation","description":"Bar size changes.","findings":[{"id":"shrinkflation-finding","name":"Shrinkflation","description":"Shrinkflation.","questions":[{"text":"What do consumer groups and manufacturers say about shrinking bar sizes, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"cocoa","name":"Cocoa","description":"Cocoa supply.","findings":[{"id":"cocoa-finding","name":"Cocoa","description":"Cocoa.","questions":[{"text":"What issues in cocoa supply chains, such as child labour, are reported, with sources attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits child labour in cocoa production?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Read the label and report ingredients, allergens and nutrition facts.","Store and serve candy bars within their date and away from heat.","Help people compare products by sugar content or allergens."],"mustNot":["Give a candy bar to someone who has declared an allergy to any ingredient.","Misrepresent ingredients, origin or nutrition content.","Market candy bars to children in ways that exploit them.","Give sweets to a child against the wishes of their parent or carer."],"requiresHuman":["Feeding sweets to a person with diabetes or a medical diet."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Nut and milk allergies in confectionery can be fatal.","Cocoa supply chains have been linked to child labour and deforestation."],"affectedParties":["People with allergies","Children","Cocoa farmers"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person or business that holds it; food safety authorities set the rules for sale.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q112244816","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q17119302","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"snack bar","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"chocolate","type":"related"},{"target":"granola bar","type":"related"},{"target":"chocolate bar","type":"related","note":"tablet sense"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.candy-bar","Wikidata: Q11312555 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11312555)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Fry s Chocolate Cream: 1866 year - often cited as early filled bar","Wispa launch: early 1980s note - UK, relaunched in 2008","registry parents: snack bar, sugar candy note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["A candy bar is a filled or solid sugar confection in bar form, with or without chocolate.","Registry examples include Aztec, 5th Avenue, Fazer Blue, Wispa, Heath bar and Hershey s Miniatures.","Chocolate tablets can overlap with this category, granola and protein bars are cereal or protein based, chocolate-free sugar confectionery qualifies when in bar form, and pastries are baked.","Wrapped rectangular bars, often chocolate-coated, with layered or filled centres."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain types and history","relay ingredients and nutrition","flag brand instances","relay allergen labelling and route emergencies"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Allergic reactions","Treating brand instances as kinds","Excess sugar intake"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["EU Food Information Regulation 1169/2011 allergen rules","US FALCPA allergen labelling","Chocolate composition standards such as Directive 2000/36/EC"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Snack confectionery.","solid chocolate bars","filled and layered bars","wafer bars","aerated bars","nut and toffee bars"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q11312555: candy bar","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11312555","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Candy bar","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_bar","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["The registry brand aliases should be split off as instances","Should US and UK terminology be documented?","How should discontinued products be recorded?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q11312555/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q11312555/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T01:11:04Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:28+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}