Good for the farmers and their communities. Good for wildlife. No GMO's. No rBGH.

• Farmer, worker and child safety - In the IITA study of child labor in the African cocoa industry (see Q6.) a serious concern was raised over the common practice of adults, laborers and children applying toxic pesticides in a potentially dangerous manner. Elsewhere it has been noted that safety equipment (gloves, respirators, etc.) is rarely used on African cocoa farms or made available to laborers.
  
  
• Equal Exchange's organic cocoa is cultivated on small plots, and usually under a shade canopy that preserves critical elements of the native Dominican and Peruvian forests. Biologists have determined that this gentle, chemical free method of farming helps to maintain bio-diversity and protect the winter habitat of millions of migratory song birds. For related information, see The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center website.
  
  
• As a certified organic food none of our ingredients are genetically modified. Organic certification also ensures that the milk powder is free of rBGH (recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone), an artificial hormone that is often given to cows to increase their milk production.