Slave Chocolate

Last night, my husband and I were at a downtown event. While we were there, people were strolling through the crowd handing out small bars of Fair Trade chocolate with the following message attached to it. "Don't be a Monster this Halloween.". On the back it has the following message. "Unless your chocolate is labeled fair trade, it's probably produced using child slave labor. According to CNN, there are an estimated 200,000 children working the fields to create the many chocolate delicacies enjoyed around the world. What can YOU do? Buy fair-trade chocolate for Halloween, or switch to a candy that doesn't contain chocolate." It goes on to list some local places where fair trade chocolate is available. The back of the card listed the following link where you may go and get more information on this topic Slave Free Chocolate.

I have written several posts on this subject. My daughter did an extensive research paper on this subject. I try to buy only slave free chocolate products. It is important to have the correct information. Our consumer dollars do speak to big companies. That is the one thing they will all listen to. Use your consumer dollar for good when it comes to chocolate.