‘Ethical’ Easter eggs? Check the palm oil content

Three leading European chocolate companies have come bottom of an environmental impact ranking of candy Easter eggs based on their palm oil content, a new survey shows.

The charity Rainforest Foundation UK and the British magazine Ethical Consumer assigned more than 70 types of candy Easter eggs an “ethical score” from one to 20 based on whether they used palm oil, make substantial policy statements, and are a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

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