The coffee was thrown away
A picture of a frog was recently mentioned by a Facebook user. She shared a photo of a chocolate bar showing the ingredients and a reptile icon next to it.
“Laima” chocolate with a frog sign, this company gave it to Geitz (Bill Gates – ed.) Now they are already putting a frog on the opposite side of the chocolate so that no one notices. Be careful,” alongside warned ji.
Screenshot from Facebook/Internet explains that products marked with a picture of a frog may be harmful
Many commentators agreed with the netizen that the product labeled in this way is suspicious. “There are no more chocolate products without the frog, so we are forced to buy as is,” explained one. “Tastes really weird…” claimed another.
One woman admitted in English that she noticed a drawing on a package of ground coffee, so she simply threw it away.
Commentators pointed out that the frog badge can also be seen in certain food establishments. In the United Kingdom, products with similar markings are allegedly sold only in lower-priced stores, which are more frequented by immigrants.
According to one netizen, her favorite cheeses are sold without a picture of a frog. She noticed that the others marked with the same taste had the same taste, so she concluded that they were all produced in the same factory.
Internet users misinterpret the mark with a frog, paying too much attention to the composition of the products. Similar discussions are taking place in the public space not for the first time, the portal has also written about them 15min.
Problems are only due to working conditions
What this drawing means can be understood from itself. This is the Rainforest Alliance – international non-governmental organizations, a brand operating in more than 70 countries. Her name is written around a frog.
An alliance of farmers, forest communities, companies and consumers was founded in 1986 to conserve rainforests. Over time, it expanded and set new goals – to improve the standard of living of farmers and communities located in forests, to fight climate change.
A label with a frog means that the products marked with it are produced by the Rainforest Alliance certified farm-grown products that meet international standards and sustainable production criteria. Her recommends organizations such as the environmental foundation WWF.
Lukas Balandis/BNS photo/”Rainforest Alliance” sign
By the way, the German newspaper “taz” was there paying attentionthat this sign, although green, has nothing to do with the environment.
The alliance was also embroiled in a scandal over working conditions on certified farms. German organization BUND according toinvestigations in Ecuador and Costa Rica revealed that working conditions on these plantations were catastrophic.
Oxfam has also claimed that it occurs on certified tea plantations many rights violations. But they are related to the working conditions, not the quality of the produce or the ingredients.
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Rainforest Alliance, contrary to what is trying to create an impression in the comments, is not owned by billionaire B. Gates.
The organization was founded by an American environmental activist Daniel Katz. Its executive director has been there for more than three years Santiago Gowlandas.
The foundation founded by B. Gates with his now ex-wife Melinda was the only supporter of this alliance. in 2007 Rainforest Alliance from the foundation in November received 5.343 million USD support for the implementation of a five-and-a-half-year agricultural development project in Africa. This amount was relatively small: the total fund at that time distributed more than 2 billion dollar support.
Rainforest Alliance’s funding is diversified. The organization receives thousands of individual donations. Therefore, the billionaire, whose foundation donated a considerable amount a dozen years ago, did not become its owner because of this and does not stand behind all its activities.
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15min verdict: missing context. The frog design is the trademark of the international non-governmental organization Rainforest Alliance. It shows that the product meets international standards and sustainable production criteria.
Source: www.15min.lt
