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Made with child labor? Major chocolate companies flunk scorecard

Chocolates are seen at the ‘Le Salon du Chocolat – Chocoladesalon’ chocolate fair, in Brussels, Belgium, February 21, 2019. [REUTERS/Yves Herman]

Major chocolate companies such as Godiva, Lindt and Hershey are failing to keep child labor out of their supply chains, according to a new ranking by activists released on Thursday.

Godiva was rated the worst, followed by Ferrero and Mondalez on a scorecard of efforts to reduce child labor and deforestation published by the activist group Green America.

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