child labour and cocoa beans

**cheezelkat** · 09-03-2008 08:59

DP and I caught a glance on channel nine this morning about child slaves obtaining the cocoa beans we eat in our everyday chocolate. We want to stop supporting this practice - what brands are there that do not buy these beans (and taste good

)?

Is there any more reading we can do on this?

**Mamalicious** · 09-03-2008 09:10

Fair trade chocolate?

It's the yummiest stuff too, the absolute best. I love their dark chocolate especially.

**Funkychicken** · 09-03-2008 09:28

I was going to suggest Fair Trade chocolate too.
There is a brand called Green and Blacks that make yummy organic fair trade chocolate as well as other things.

If you google Fair trade products, you should find it.

Coffee is one of the biggest problems. Most coffee nets the farmer less than three cents per cup sold. There are now many Fair trade groups that sell coffee and even Aldi have their own Organic fair trade coffee!

**cheezelkat** · 09-03-2008 09:34

Fantastic, thanks

**julietv8** · 09-03-2008 10:37

Green and Blacks is the BEST!!

If you like dark chocolate their Spiced mayan orange one is awesome. All organic, safe for vegans and fair trade..What more could you want? (I just eat it cause its yummy tho

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**Mamalicious** · 09-03-2008 12:29

Originally Posted by Funkychicken

Coffee is one of the biggest problems. Most coffee nets the farmer less than three cents per cup sold.

That sucks!!!

Originally Posted by Funkychicken

There are now many Fair trade groups that sell coffee and even Aldi have their own Organic fair trade coffee!

Yay!!!

**naiwen** · 10-03-2008 14:06

I will second Aldi organic fairtrade coffee, I am also trying to find out if their organic chocolate is child slave free also!

**Funkychicken** · 10-03-2008 15:17

Originally Posted by naiwen

I will second Aldi organic fairtrade coffee, I am also trying to find out if their organic chocolate is child slave free also!

I was wondering the same thing. It's yummy chocolate, especially the milk one. I don't think I remember seeing Fair Trade on the label though.

**RedPanda** · 10-03-2008 18:42

Where do you get the Green & Blacks? Is it readily available?

**Funkychicken** · 10-03-2008 20:35

Originally Posted by Hazellew

Where do you get the Green & Blacks? Is it readily available?

Most health food shops stock it Robyn. And any organic food shop should have it too.

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