On October 16, 2010 a group representing independent laboratories, academic departments and commercial confectionery companies from Europe and the US met in Perugia, Italy to establish a new International Society focused on the applications of chocolate and cocoa in medicine.
The name of the new society is “International Society of Chocolate and Cocoa in Medicine (ISCHOM)”.
The purpose of the Society is to bring together groups and individuals in an interdisciplinary organization in order to promote the science of use of cocoa and chocolate products in the human diet, health and medicine for the benefit of the public.
Individuals from all disciplines interested in the use of cocoa and chocolate in medicine are invited to join the Society at one of three membership levels: Full, Associate, Honorary after filling out an application and paying the appropriate membership fee.