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Tony's chocolonely - Dutch chocolate without child slavery! (tonyschocolonely.com)

submitted 17 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) by fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

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Supports shipping to:

Netherlands (no shipping required)
UK (no shipping required)
Germany
Austria
Norway (no shipping required)
Finland (no shipping required)
Belgium
Romania (no shipping required)

Non EU:

US (hawaii too)
Australia,
Puerto rico

Here's their promise to never use forced labour for their cocoa.

There's also the Tony's open chain: a pledge by many companies (not just eu, also us) to use only ethically sourced cocoa. The companies are: here

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[-] bluelander@lemmy.ml 14 points 10 hours ago

I love Tony's, but they're also reportedly higher in lead content than other brands.

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/

Valrhona is a solid non-American brand pick from the list of safer chocolate and they're B-Corp certified. I believe their parents company is French.

When it comes to chocolate you're often forced to pick your poison, so to speak.

[-] Tetragrade@leminal.space 6 points 8 hours ago

This is for dark chocolate only, and the article has them listed as one of the lowest lead brands. Crazy that they're all so high though, WTF!

[-] bluelander@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

A fair point! Didn't even occur to me since I only bother with the dark stuff lol

They're the lowest listed of the "high lead content" category. So kind of the best of the worst for it, I suppose.

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 hours ago

TIL chocolate can have lead...jfc

[-] durfenstein@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

Aside from the activism stuff, Tonys just tastes how good chocolate should taste.

[-] Lasagna@lemmy.ml 40 points 17 hours ago

I was under the impression that Tony’s is working towards a chocolate industry without child labor and forced labor. But the issue is quite complex and they’re not there yet.

Not saying they’re bad. It seems that they’re doing what they can and according to their website they “lead by example”. But I’m not sure if they make any promises about a 100% child labor / forced labor free supply chain at this moment.

The above could be outdated, maybe they’ve achieved their objectives for their own supply chain already. But I can’t find it on their website atm.

[-] Bldck@beehaw.org 30 points 16 hours ago

Previously they claimed no slave labor for many years.

They audited their supply chain every year, but eventually found that no matter the claims of their suppliers and auditors, they were finding instances of child labor.

So they’ve updated their stance and are actively working to change the industry

Here’s an article from 2022 covering the issue

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[-] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I think it used to say "as little slavery as possible" or something like that but I don't see that written out anymore, just implied.

From the inside of one I just opened:

Also

lead by example

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/

mfw

[-] StarlingDE@feddit.org 2 points 8 hours ago

It used to say "slave free" (yes, without a hyphen because apparently they know better than 4 translators) but now it says they try to be as slave free as possible.

[-] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

It actually doesn't even say that anymore, it's even more vague now. Thats what I was trying to show with the picture

[-] adj16@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

Did you also learn this information from John Oliver like me?

[-] Lasagna@lemmy.ml 6 points 15 hours ago

No I think they were pretty open about it themselves. Don’t watch John Oliver tbh 😅.

[-] SatanClaus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 12 hours ago

He does a great job but it's all USA focused content

[-] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 6 points 12 hours ago

I discovered Tony's Chocoloney a few months ago, and I really love it. I can get it at my local supermarket as well. Great to see them on here!

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago

As an American: you guys eat American chocolate?

[-] neo2478@sh.itjust.works 18 points 15 hours ago

I mean there is also a big difference between American brands in the US and the EU. Last time I went to the US, I brought back snickers, Twix, and KitKats. Then I bought the EU alternative and set up a double blinded taste test with my friends.

Without fail we all immediately were able to tell them apart. The American version was chalky and tasted like pure sugar. The EU version, albeit also nowhere near Tony quality and still very sweet, was much higher quality and you could taste the individual components of the candy. It was not just a sweet punch in the face.

[-] cocolowlander@feddit.nl 6 points 12 hours ago

I worked in a Nabisco factory a decade ago in the US making Oreo.

They've consistently looked for cost cutting measures to reduce the amount of cocoa powder (expensive input) put into the product. What happened when I was there was they would look for a new vendor that would offer stronger cocoa flavor profile per kg and then use that as a justification to cut the amount of cocoa powder in the product. To mask it they would amp up the sweetness.

In a blind test, a normal people can't tell the difference year to year, but if you compare it to what it was ten years ago, there would be a noticeable difference.

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[-] Aux@feddit.uk 4 points 11 hours ago

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[-] kora@sh.itjust.works 13 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I love Tony's as much as the next guy. However, be aware that a test conducted in 2022 found high levels of lead in Chocolonely Dark Chocolate variant.

Consistent, long-term exposure to even small amounts of heavy metals can lead to a variety of health problems. The danger is greatest for pregnant people and young children because the metals can cause developmental problems, affect brain development, and lead to lower IQ, says Tunde Akinleye, the CR food safety researcher who led this testing project.

[-] TTH4P@lemm.ee 22 points 17 hours ago

Also it's pretty good. I didn't know I liked milk chocolate, because Hershey's is disgusting. Tony's is objectively a better tasting product.

[-] Decq@lemmy.world 26 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Well there's your problem, in the Netherlands (and other places) Hershey milk 'chocolate' isn't legally chocolate. It needs at least 35% cacao to be called chocolate. It would be called 'Cacao fantasy' here instead. So no wonder you think it's shit chocolate, cause it isn't chocolate to begin with

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[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

My cat's sick is a better tasting product than Hershey's

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[-] SatanClaus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 12 hours ago

As an American this is also what I buy. Good stuff. Support them 💪

[-] Kualdir@feddit.nl 17 points 17 hours ago

FYI: Check if whatever brand you like also works with Tony's for their supply chain. For example Jumbo (NL supermarket) sources their chocolate from Tony's and there's quite a lot more partners.