The Dark Side Of The Candy Industry

Why I avoid buying candy, chocolate, ice cream and other sweets. How is our candy addiction impacting the world, people, animals and the environment?

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sources:

Disadvantages to Eating More Sweets & Candy https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/disadvantages-eating-sweets-candy-10970.html

The Effects of Candy on the Body https://www.livestrong.com/article/399084-10-healthiest-candy-bars/

The devastating costs of sugar https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-devastating-costs-of-sugar-20131024-2w3m5.html

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana

Earth to Mars: Stop Wrapping Candy in Plastic http://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/pft/2016/2/24/earth-to-mars-stop-wrapping-candy-in-plastic

Recycling Mysteries: Candy Wrappers https://earth911.com/food/recycling-mysteries-candy-wrappers/

Dairy is scary. The public are waking up to the darkest part of farming https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/30/dairy-scary-public-farming-calves-pens-alternatives

5 Side Effects of Consuming Too Much Dairy Protein http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/side-effects-of-consuming-too-much-dairy-protein/

12 Frightening Facts About Milk https://nutritionstudies.org/12-frightening-facts-milk/

CHILD LABOR IN THE SUGAR INDUSTRY: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/---ilo-manila/documents/publication/wcms_437057.pdf

El Salvador: Child Labor on Sugar Plantations https://www.hrw.org/news/2004/06/09/el-salvador-child-labor-sugar-plantations

SUGAR CANE AND CHILD LABOUR : REALITY AND PERSPECTIVES. https://ethicalsugar.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/ethical-suagr-sugarcane-and-child-labour.pdf

Sweet hazards: child labour on sugar cane plantations in the Philippines http://www.eldis.org/document/A20107

Top Sugarcane Producing Countries https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-sugarcane-producing-countries.html

Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/brazil

Dominican Republic: Modern Day Sugarcane Slavery https://www.wilderutopia.com/international/humanity/dominican-republic-modern-day-sugarcane-slavery/

Countries Where Sugar is Reportedly Produced with Forced Labor and/or Child Labor https://www.verite.org/project/sugar/

List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods?items_per_page=All&combine=sugarcane&=Apply

Amnesty International: forced labor in Brazil’s sugarcane fields https://grist.org/article/slave-ethanol/

Importing Slavery http://www.foodispower.org/importing-slavery/

RESEARCH ON INDICATORS OF FORCED LABOR in the Supply Chain of Sugar in the Dominican Republic https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2782&context=globaldocs

A Growing Concern: Modern Slavery and Agricultural Production in Brazil and South Asia https://www.du.edu/korbel/hrhw/researchdigest/slavery/agriculture.pdf

Brazil's fight against slavery seen at risk with new labor rules https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-slavery/brazils-fight-against-slavery-seen-at-risk-with-new-labor-rules-idUSKBN1CO2PW

Child Labor and Slavery in the Chocolate Industry http://www.foodispower.org/slavery-chocolate/

Cocoa farms in Ivory Coast still using child labour https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-15686731/cocoa-farms-in-ivory-coast-still-using-child-labour

clips used from:

The Dark Side Of Chocolate (Full Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15dJwA-xaVA&t=8s

Child labor in sugar harvest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR2KIHNbBCk&t=14s

16x9 - Child Labour: The Dark Side of Chocolate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXWFXeIZY9g&t=87s

Dairy: A Real-Life Handmaid's Tale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTlVLtPYsEE

Midway, a plastic island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsJqMmuFWO4&t=265s

100-Pound Chocolate Bar - Epic Meal Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shVskm19oc&t=43s

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faq's:

Where can I find a list of ethical brands?
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