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Cadbury's Chocolate Controversy

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Cadbury chocolate company is one of the largest chocolate companies of the world. Chocolate has been often associated with emotions and romance of celebration in an affordable budget. During the past few decades increase in demand of chocolate and related products simultaneously increased the demand in supply of high quality cocoa bean. In 2000-2001 it was deliberately revealed that in the production of raw material i.e. cocoa bean for chocolate, child slavery had been involved as in farms of Côte d'Ivoire to achieve target goals for their chocolate production. This controversy hits the Cadbury Company and out sparks many out leashes against the company. In the reflection of this ethical misconduct, the House of Representatives - United States passed legislative laws. These laws were presented to force FDA to create standardized pattern of the permit for their companies that …show more content…

Initially in around 1908 the Cadbury Company has stopped its sourcing relationship with child slavery which they were previously practicing. But nearly after century to end of the slavery, rise of this concern has majorly impacted the reputation of company. The imminent confrontation between Cadbury Company and US government left the company in difficult status. The act and confrontation of child labor and extensive media coverage attracted US politicians and activists. These politicians create pressure and push chocolate making companies to eliminate the condemnable act of child labor and slavery across West Africa particularly for the production of cocoa. Ethically and in legislative terms it is illegal to accept and force any kind of child labor elsewhere globally. Reputed and big companies like Cadbury, should look closely into their processing procedure of chocolate production from start to end, to eradicate the chance of child labor or slavery (Rosenthal, Paul & Anne,

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