February 17, 2016
A California federal judge has ruled that under California's consumer protection laws, Mars Inc. has no duty to disclose on its products' labels that African child slaves might have been involved in the manufacturing of its cocoa, dismissing a proposed class action the company faced.
November 23, 2015
Mars Inc. asked a California federal judge Friday to nix a proposed class action alleging the chocolate giant didn't tell consumers that African child slaves might have been involved in the manufacturing of its products, arguing California law doesn't require labor disclosures on product packaging.
September 28, 2015
California consumers hit The Hershey Co., Nestle USA Inc., and Mars Inc. with putative class actions Monday alleging the chocolate giants illegally failed to disclose that they make their popular confections using cocoa beans harvested by African child slaves.