5 of the most unethical foods on your plate: Are you eating any of these problematic foods?
, the chocolate industry is famed for its use of child labor, and even after decades of media reports on the issue, the outlet found in 2020 that the industry had done little to crack down on child labor practices. In fact, the U.S. Department of Labor found that the proportion of child workers in the chocolate industry had actually risen by 14% in the last decade.
Reading about the ethical problems associated with some of your favorite foods may be discouraging, but understanding where your food comes from and who’s affected in the process is an important first step in rebuilding a food system based on a foundation of ethical labor and sustainable farming practices. Without being critical about where our food comes from, the cycle of unjust food production will only continue.
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