Comments on: Do You Know What’s In Your Candy? http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/do-you-know-whats-in-your-candy/ Global Healing Center Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:44:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cindy http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/do-you-know-whats-in-your-candy/comment-page-1/#comment-8819 cindy Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:05:29 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=317#comment-8819 Can you tell if it is organic? Can you tell if it is organic?

]]> By: Lexi http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/do-you-know-whats-in-your-candy/comment-page-1/#comment-8758 Lexi Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:05:53 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=317#comment-8758 I noticed that in your article that you only posted the "bad" stuff. While I agree that all the points made should be fixed, you should also add more. After all, there are TWO sides to every story. I noticed that in your article that you only posted the “bad” stuff. While I agree that all the points made should be fixed, you should also add more. After all, there are TWO sides to every story.

]]> By: MyNaturalHealthInfo.org http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/do-you-know-whats-in-your-candy/comment-page-1/#comment-454 MyNaturalHealthInfo.org Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:37:37 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=317#comment-454 That's crazy. It's ridiculous that people and companies are so selfish that they are willing to cause cancer and other major health issues all to make and save money. We need things like this to come out into the open more so us as consumers can demand a change. That’s crazy. It’s ridiculous that people and companies are so selfish that they are willing to cause cancer and other major health issues all to make and save money. We need things like this to come out into the open more so us as consumers can demand a change.

]]> By: Juicers http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/do-you-know-whats-in-your-candy/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Juicers Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:09:46 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=317#comment-329 Susan, Thanks so much! Keep up the good work. Susan,

Thanks so much! Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Dr. Edward Group http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/do-you-know-whats-in-your-candy/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Dr. Edward Group Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:56:20 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=317#comment-327 Hi Susan, Thank you for your comments and the actions you are taking to protect the children. Please keep me updated on your progress so I can update our readers. Dr. Group Hi Susan,

Thank you for your comments and the actions you are taking to protect the children. Please keep me updated on your progress so I can update our readers.

Dr. Group

]]> By: Susan Smith http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/do-you-know-whats-in-your-candy/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Susan Smith Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:40:58 +0000 http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/?p=317#comment-326 I was disappointed to read your posting as generalizations and accusations were made without knowing the facts. On behalf of the chocolate/cocoa industry, we have been working to make a difference in the lives of those children who work on cocoa farms, but while there’s been great progress with our efforts, we acknowledge that there is still much to be done. There are more than two million family-run cocoa farms in West Africa and most of them have children who help out as members of the family. Without question, there are serious issues: children helping out instead of attending school, child injuries due to kids undertaking unsafe tasks. But there is progress being made. On July 1, 2008, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana (the world’s two largest cocoa producers) made separate announcements that they have put a certification system in place across an area that produces at least 50 percent of their cocoa. In both countries, the data collection element of the certification system has been completed and reports detailing the preliminary results of these surveys by the respective countries can be found here for Ghana and here for Cote d’Ivoire. In addition, there are organizations such as the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) that is supported by more than 70 chocolate companies (including my employer – the National Confectioners Association). WCF has been able to create and develop the public private partnerships that are needed to address the issues on cocoa farms. For example, WCF is working with cocoa farming families worldwide and has succeeded in securing more money for cocoa farmers’ crops (25 to 55 percent) by showing them more effective, sustainable farming techniques and co-operative development. The WCF’s “farmer field schools” approach empowers farmers through education – creating lasting, widespread change. Finally, if you buy fair trade or any other labels on your chocolate, there is no guarantee that their chocolate was produced without any type of abusive labor practice. Through actions such as the certification system in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, we are making progress on making a difference in the lives of those children who work on cocoa farms I would encourage you and your readers to learn more about the efforts the chocolate/cocoa industry has taken to change the labor practices on cocoa farms by visiting www.worldcocoa.org Susan Smith National Confectioners Association I was disappointed to read your posting as generalizations and accusations were made without knowing the facts.

On behalf of the chocolate/cocoa industry, we have been working to make a difference in the lives of those children who work on cocoa farms, but while there’s been great progress with our efforts, we acknowledge that there is still much to be done.

There are more than two million family-run cocoa farms in West Africa and most of them have children who help out as members of the family. Without question, there are serious issues: children helping out instead of attending school, child injuries due to kids undertaking unsafe tasks.

But there is progress being made. On July 1, 2008, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana (the world’s two largest cocoa producers) made separate announcements that they have put a certification system in place across an area that produces at least 50 percent of their cocoa. In both countries, the data collection element of the certification system has been completed and reports detailing the preliminary results of these surveys by the respective countries can be found here for Ghana and here for Cote d’Ivoire.

In addition, there are organizations such as the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) that is supported by more than 70 chocolate companies (including my employer – the National Confectioners Association). WCF has been able to create and develop the public private partnerships that are needed to address the issues on cocoa farms. For example, WCF is working with cocoa farming families worldwide and has succeeded in securing more money for cocoa farmers’ crops (25 to 55 percent) by showing them more effective, sustainable farming techniques and co-operative development. The WCF’s “farmer field schools” approach empowers farmers through education – creating lasting, widespread change.

Finally, if you buy fair trade or any other labels on your chocolate, there is no guarantee that their chocolate was produced without any type of abusive labor practice.

Through actions such as the certification system in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, we are making progress on making a difference in the lives of those children who work on cocoa farms

I would encourage you and your readers to learn more about the efforts the chocolate/cocoa industry has taken to change the labor practices on cocoa farms by visiting http://www.worldcocoa.org

Susan Smith
National Confectioners Association

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