General Discussion

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

2. I have a large bowl filled with Hershey's & Mars

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 01:46 PM

Oct 2015

Mars is not as good as it used to be, but Hershey's seems to me to be better than it ever was. Can't stop eating Reese's Peanut Butter Cups...

But I didn't know about the child labor treatment described in your OP. One question, if everyone stopped buying these candies, what will the users of child labor do next? Sell the kids? We have a lot to do with making the world safer for kids, our own too...

Will not buy candy for Halloween the way I have done in past years. I used to buy chewing gum, chips or some other treat and will try to keep your op in mind....

Maybe writing to Hershey's which is the one I buy most and ask them to look into this matter, they will demand a better life for these kids. It'll mean raising the price by a penny or two . . .

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

30 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Happy Halloween: Beware These 10 Popular Chocolate Brands that Exploit Child Slaves [View all] ellenrr Oct 2015 OP

Did not know this. Thank you for posting. think Oct 2015 #1

I have a large bowl filled with Hershey's & Mars fadedrose Oct 2015 #2

Naw, they'll just drop the size down again Warpy Oct 2015 #25

Is there anyone else? Retrograde Oct 2015 #3

Zachary's Chocolates is an Indiana-based company... Shandris Oct 2015 #8

Not to mention, it is highly likely that Zachary's starts with chocolate pellets karynnj Oct 2015 #13

Ghirardelli's? spooky3 Oct 2015 #20

There's a much more comprehensive list, actually. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #26

So, there are workhouses? n/t ryan_cats Oct 2015 #4

Harvesters, mostly ... Scuba Oct 2015 #11

Thank you for this. I guess it's Girardelli for me! Squinch Oct 2015 #5

Sadly, no Recursion Oct 2015 #6

Crap. The only one I recognize on the good list is Newman's. Squinch Oct 2015 #7

we decided on potato chips and non-chocolate candy this year laundry_queen Oct 2015 #9

No chocolates here either. Duppers Oct 2015 #23

See's? shanti Oct 2015 #10

I'm practically crying about that one NikolaC Oct 2015 #17

See's is a Southern California institution shanti Oct 2015 #18

I know NikolaC Oct 2015 #22

So, basically, all of them? Lyric Oct 2015 #12

There's a lot of candy out there that is not from these cos. wordpix Oct 2015 #16

I would like to know what nations are involved. virgogal Oct 2015 #14

Basically, if the cocoa is sourced from countries in West Africa, there's a strong chance child Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #27

I'm planning to give popcorn wordpix Oct 2015 #15

Good, Milka is not on that list. nt SunSeeker Oct 2015 #19

Glad to see that Bonnat and Hachez are not on that list DFW Oct 2015 #21

Thank you! Duppers Oct 2015 #24

I guess I am lucky that I never liked candy. Tipperary Oct 2015 #28

Thank you for this post sketchy Oct 2015 #29

Oh hell. potone Oct 2015 #30