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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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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

May contain nuts, child slavery, lactose

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

That consumer reports link. YIKES!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week 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