XML does not support "&" character ??

Hi.  I'm converting data into XML and every time it reaches a "&" character it throws an error.

I'm running this example on IE 6.0 with MSXML 4.0 installed ...

THIS WORKS:  (THERE IS NO "&" CHARACTER BETWEEN FISH CHIPS)


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl"?>

	<records>
		<record>
			<FirstName>Fred</FirstName>
			<LastName>Flintstone</LastName>
			<FavoriteFood>Fish Chips</FavoriteFood>
		</record>
	</records>


THIS DOES NOT WORK:  (SEE THE "&" BETWEEN FISH & CHIPS)


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl"?>

	<records>
		<record>
			<FirstName>Fred</FirstName>
			<LastName>Flintstone</LastName>
			<FavoriteFood>Fish & Chips</FavoriteFood>
		</record>
	</records>




ERROR MESSAGE:

Whitespace is not allowed at this location. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/Greg/NBS/vb/Web Site Analysis Tool/XML [test]/DelMundo/Data.xml'. Line 9, Position 24 
 

   <FavoriteFood>Fish & Chips</FavoriteFood>
-----------------------^




WHY DOES XML NOT ALLOW THE "&" CHARACTER?

THANKS




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