Recently I stumbled upon the documentary "The Dark Side of Chocolate" by Miki Mistrati and U. Roberto Romano. (Click the link for the full documentary) This documentary vividly brought the hidden secrets of the production of chocolate to light. Facts Did you know that 70% of the worlds coco beans come from Africa? (The other 30% comes from Latin America) 95% of chocolate companies use coco beans that were produced by slave trade, child trafficking or child labor (which is sometimes forced) From 2008-2009 150 children were rescued from coco farms by Interpol Empty Promises from Hershey, Nestle, M&M/Mars and Others In 2001 eight of the world's biggest chocolate manufacturer's signed The Harkin Engel Protocol. This was an agreement between Nestle Chocolate & Confections, M&M/Mars Inc, Hershey Food Corporation, Worlds Finest Chocolate, Guittard Chocolate Company, Archer Daniels Midland co (ADM), Blommer Chocolate Co.
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