we’ve moved on to sweatshops and how difficult it is to find products that aren’t made in sweatshops. even simple things like chocolate…..the majority of chocolate sold in stores these days came from cocoa farms that use slave labor. by making simple decisions by choosing to buy fair trade chocolate, consumers can make a difference!
and this post sounds a little more coherent and is a little more on topic. 
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Is there a good website or collection of websites where you can go to check a particular food product or brand to see if it’s made using slave labor?
there isn’t a main one right now….but there are a few that cover different aspects. http://free2work.org/index.html is one of them…. what we generally do is a generic search for the item we want and then “fair trade” in quotes after it. this’ll bring up lists or websites that sell the product in question, but always be sure that what you’re buying is fair trade. sometimes you have to contact the company to make sure.
the better world shopper (http://www.betterworldshopper.com/) is a good resource as well, though i don’t necessarily agree with all of his grades. a lot of them are based on environmental impact as well, so if that’s not something that concerns you, then the book probably won’t be as helpful.