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Chocolate

A federal class action claims Starbucks, Quaker Oats and Mars unfairly and deceptively market chocolate products as sustainably and/or ethically sourced, though it is the product of child and slave labor in West Africa.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal class action claims Starbucks, Quaker Oats and Mars unfairly and deceptively market their products as sustainably and/or ethically sourced, though they use chocolate from child and slave labor in West Africa.

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