Claims assessment · Range claim
All our cocoa through our own sourcing programme
Typical treatment across five regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.
Market comparison
How this claim is typically treated
Five major markets · one reviewed comparison
| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Restricted | View legal reasoningUCPD; self-created scheme caution under EmpCo Annex I (labels) | Proprietary programme ≠ independent certification — criteria must be published, verification independent, and no equivalence with certified labels implied; self-created 'labels' are banned practices. |
| United KingdomUK | Restricted | View legal reasoningCMA Code | Published criteria + independent verification; no label-equivalence implication. |
| United StatesUS | Conditional | View legal reasoningFTC 260.6 | Material connection disclosed; criteria published. |
| CanadaCA | Restricted | View legal reasoningCompetition Act s.74.01(1)(b.1)/(b.2) | Substantiation incl. programme criteria and coverage (~96% vs 100% candour). |
| AustraliaAU | Conditional | The cited source is recorded in the assessment. View legal reasoningACL s.18 | Programme evidence. |