Who knew something so good, could be so terrible?

 After reading Aillyana's post, it really made me think about that creamy, sweet treat that seems to melt away problems. I never knew that while chocolate was making my problems seem to disappear, it was creating a world full of troubles in another part of the world. On average an american consumes around 11 pounds of chocolate each year. That's around 120 bars of chocolate! I am sure that you know of Hershey Chocolate, well they, the kings of king sized candy bars, were found to be using cocoa coming from farms in Africa that use child slaves. There is hope for Hershey, the company has said that by 2020 it hopes to switch all its cocoa suppliers over to ones that meet the international labor standard . Chocolate lovers may be reading this and thinking there is just no way they could part with chocolate. Well, there are ways to get your chocolate fix without buying from companies that are using child slaves or having to break the bank. There are chocolate companies out there who produce fair trade chocolate products at fair prices. You can find these products usually at local world and organic food stores such as Trader Joe's and World Market. Many companies are proud to have fair trade products and will post it right on the label. So, next time when you are craving something sweet, think about if it is really worth purchasing something that has adversely impacted many children's lives just for a few moments of bliss. Is it?