Now that I’m on the subject of responsible food choices
The other day mamaguru told me about a report she saw on CNN about a documentary focused on child slaves in West Africa harvesting cocoa for chocolate production.
The filmmaker says this about which chocolate are brands are linked to child slavery: “All the major companies globally source cocoa from West Africa. So pretty much any famous brand you can think of uses cocoa from Ivory Coast. Very few chocolate companies can trace where exactly their cocoa comes from and whether child slavery has been used in its production. As an example, Nestle told CNN that they can only trace 20 percent of their cocoa supply (that is why they have sent a team to investigate their supply chain). Only a few Fair Trade chocolate brands can confidently say that no trafficked children are used on their farms.”
There are many big, awful issues that are difficult to tackle. This, however, isn’t one, because our choices as consumers directly affect the issue.
If you’re interested in a baby step, visit mamaguru’s facebook page dedicated to Boycotting Chocolate for Valentine’s Day.
