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| 10:25 AM Jan 16 2022

Dorothee

Germany

In an article from the newspaper ‘Reutlinger Nachrichten’ an expert on this subject criticizes fair-trade seals on coffee-products. He says that usually in one bag of a coffee-based product you find coffee-beans from at least 300 producers meaning that there is no guarantee that all 300 producers really always acted ‘fair’ towards the workers on the coffee plantations. Plus this expert from that newspaper article says he checked some fair trade labels and some of the producers of these coffees still don’t pay farmers enough to get by.

| 08:25 AM Jan 09 2022

Dorothee

Germany

The Roman-Catholic ‘Adveniat-Magazin’ says that in Manaus (Brazil) the number of unemployed people who depend on charity and alms has increased. In some cases enterprises like hotels or restaurants that highly depend on a certain number of customers coming regularly may have dismissed employees in other cases the employee in question may have been absent for too long due to having been ill. Sometimes whole families became poor due to the parents having experienced something like this.

| 08:34 PM Dec 09 2021

Dorothee

Germany

‘Reutlinger Nachrichten’ says that chocolaate contains palm oil and cocoa – both of which are responsible for the destruction of the rainforest and the displacement of the tribes that are native to this area. In addition to that the production of 1 kg chocolate required 27.000 litres of water and causes 3,5 kg CO2 which is a greenhouse gas.
Even if you chose a sort that contains no milk it will most likely contain another fluid to replace said milk – and almond drink or coconut milk aren’t too environmentally-friendly either.

| 07:53 PM Dec 09 2021

Dorothee

Germany

‘Bleib gesund’ says that scientists warn about the consumption of Brazil nuts. As it turns out they have a natural radioactive exposure that if consumed excessively can cause cancer and other diseases.

| 07:09 PM Jul 08 2021

Dorothee

Germany

‘Reutlinger Nachrichten’ says that Brazil meanwhile produces ten times as much soy as 20 years ago. Contrary to what most people believe 20% of the soy the EU – including Germany – imports from other countries like Brazil and company doesn’t serve as food for livestock, but rather as food or cosmetics for human beings. The article says that to satisfy the demands of the EU for coffee or cocoa – but mostly soy and palm oil – an area of the size of Lake Constance already got destroyed in the world’s rainforests.

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