# [New Study Shows Cocoa Flavanols could Significantly Reduce Heart Disease](/content/blog/cosmos-trial-6b26s/index.html)

The COSMOS trial, a new multi-year study that tested cocoa supplements’s effect on older adult’s heart health shows ‘breath taking’ results.

# [The Environmental Impact of Chocolate and Coffee: CO2 Emissions & Water Usage](/content/blog/environmental-impact-mksm2/index.html)

Just how large is the carbon footprint of chocolate and coffee? We explore CO2 emissions and water usage for two of our favorite products.

# [FDA Greenlights Lab-Grown Meat Products in U.S.](/content/blog/fda-greenlights-lab-grown-meat-mfpdt/index.html)

The cellular agriculture industry has undergone a major shift with the recent FDA clearance of two different companies’ lab-grown chicken.

# [What You Need to Know About Lead and Cadmium in Chocolate](/content/blog/lead-cadmium-dark-chocolate-3p7wl/index.html)

Recent studies have found that some dark chocolate products contain high levels of lead and cadmium, which can be harmful to your health if consumed in excess.

# [Understanding how coffee fermentation affects flavor](/content/blog/understanding-coffee-fermentation-2lsne/index.html)

How does coffee fermentation work? Learn about the multitude of methods for fermentation coffee beans before roasting begins. Each method will bring about a different quality in the flavor of the coffee.

# [Cacao: The Ultimate Superfood for Health and Wellness](/content/blog/cacao-the-ultimate-superfood-for-health-and-wellness-5arac/index.html)

Cacao has been linked to multiple health benefits but that doesnt mean eating chocolate every day is healthy. Here are a couple ways to up your cacao intake for health and wellness.

# [10 Ethical & Sustainable Coffee brands You Should Know](/content/blog/ethical-sustainable-coffee-brands-h8l4d/index.html)

Coffee cultivation impacts people and the planet and we want to uplift those who understand this fact. Here’s a list of the best sustainable and ethical coffee brands.

# [Breaking Down the NORC Report on Child Labor in Chocolate Production](/content/blog/report-child-labor-chocolate-production-wxb85/index.html)

Child labor in cocoa farming and the chocolate industry has always existed and, as the 2020 report from NORC found, has gotten even worse.

# [Why Agroforestry is Crucial for the Future of Cacao Farming](/content/blog/why-agroforestry-is-crucial-for-cacao-farming-j6y8r/index.html)

One of the ways to mitigate mass deforestation brought about by cacao farming is by fully switching to agroforestry models and eliminating monocropping.

# [Ethical Chocolatiers to Support This Holiday Season](/content/blog/ethical-chocolatiers-to-support-this-holiday-season-3l3xy/index.html)

We’ve curated a list of ten ethical chocolate companies to support this holiday season. If you want bean-to-bar chocolate and single-origin cacao, these companies are worth a look.

# [20 Years After Harkin-Engel Protocol, Amount of Child Laborers in West Africa Increases](/content/blog/20-years-after-harkin-engel-protocol-amount-of-child-laborers-in-west-africa-increases-nrswx/index.html)

A report from the International Labor Organization found that the amount of child laborers has risen for the first time since the Harken-Engel Protocol was signed.

# [US Supreme Court blocks child slavery lawsuit against chocolate firms](/content/blog/us-supreme-court-blocks-child-slavery-lawsuit-against-chocolate-firms-f6ejd/index.html)

The US Supreme Court has ruled food giants Nestlé USA and Cargill can't be sued for child slavery on African farms from where they buy their cocoa.

# [U.S. report: Much of the world’s chocolate supply relies on more than 1 million child workers](/content/blog/one-million-child-workers-chocolate-lml3h/index.html)

Despite cocoa industry promises to eradicate the practice, child labor is on the rise.

# [Cocoa’s child laborers](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/business/hershey-nestle-mars-chocolate-child-labor-west-africa/)

Mars, Nestlé and Hershey pledged nearly two decades ago to stop using cocoa harvested by children. Yet much of the chocolate you buy still starts with child labor.

# [The Real Price of a Chocolate Bar: West Africa’s Rainforests](/content/blog/the-real-price-of-a-chocolate-bar-west-africas-rainforests-775m5/index.html)

Ivory Coast has lost more than 80 percent of its forests in the last 50 years, mainly to cocoa production. The government has a plan to turn over management of former forest to international chocolate manufacturers: Is it a conservation strategy or a land grab?