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Hershey vows to use only certified cocoa by 2020

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Candy maker Hershey is vowing to use only certified cocoa for all of its chocolate products by 2020 and accelerate programs to help eliminate child labor in the cocoa-producing regions of West Africa.

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Candy maker Hershey is vowing to use only certified cocoa for all of its chocolate products by 2020 and accelerate programs to help eliminate child labor in the cocoa-producing regions of West Africa.The company has come under fire from activists who said it was the only major chocolate producer in the world that hadn’t made a commitment to use certified cocoa.