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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martha Mendoza

Advocates sue federal government for failing to ban imports of cocoa harvested by children

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Child welfare advocates filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the Biden administration to block imports of cocoa harvested by children in West Africa that can end up in America's most popular chocolate desserts and candies.

The lawsuit, brought by International Rights Advocates, seeks to have the federal government enforce a 1930s era federal law that requires the government to ban products created by child labor from entering the U.S.

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