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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€“] [email protected] 54 points 1 month ago (3 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The above could be outdated, maybe theyโ€™ve achieved their objectives for their own supply chain already.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€“] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Previously they claimed no slave labor for many years.

They audited their supply chain every year, but eventually found that no matter the claims of their suppliers and auditors, they were finding instances of child labor.

So theyโ€™ve updated their stance and are actively working to change the industry

Hereโ€™s an article from 2022 covering the issue

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Appreciate the insight, thanks!

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 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€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It used to say "slave free" (yes, without a hyphen because apparently they know better than 4 translators) but now it says they try to be as slave free as possible.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It actually doesn't even say that anymore, it's even more vague now. Thats what I was trying to show with the picture

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

That consumer reports link. YIKES!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

May contain nuts, child slavery, lactose

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did you also learn this information from John Oliver like me?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No I think they were pretty open about it themselves. Donโ€™t watch John Oliver tbh ๐Ÿ˜….

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

He does a great job but it's all USA focused content