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Here's their promise to never use forced labour for their cocoa.

There's also the Tony's open chain: a pledge by many companies (not just eu, also us) to use only ethically sourced cocoa. The companies are: here

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[โ€“] Lasagna@lemmy.ml 55 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

I was under the impression that Tonyโ€™s is working towards a chocolate industry without child labor and forced labor. But the issue is quite complex and theyโ€™re not there yet.

Not saying theyโ€™re bad. It seems that theyโ€™re doing what they can and according to their website they โ€œlead by exampleโ€. But Iโ€™m not sure if they make any promises about a 100% child labor / forced labor free supply chain at this moment.

The above could be outdated, maybe theyโ€™ve achieved their objectives for their own supply chain already. But I canโ€™t find it on their website atm.

[โ€“] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

I think it used to say "as little slavery as possible" or something like that but I don't see that written out anymore, just implied.

From the inside of one I just opened:

Also

lead by example

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/

mfw

[โ€“] tuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

May contain nuts, child slavery, lactose

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