Policies & Statements

Policies & Statements

View the Fuji Group Sustainability policies here.

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Statement

Ethical Treatment of Animals

Declared in August 2019

Blommer Chocolate does not conduct, fund, or commission tests on animals. Learn more about Fuji's Animal Welfare Policy.

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Press Release

Fuji Oil Holdings Launches New Initiatives to Strengthen Cocoa Sustainability

Osaka, June 4th, 2020

As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, Fuji Oil Holdings, along with subsidiary Blommer Chocolate Company, today announced two global initiatives that address the most significant social issues faced by the cocoa industry.

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Statement

Deforestation Statement

Updated Annually

Blommer Chocolate Company recognizes that the cultivation of agricultural commodities, including cocoa, has been a driver of accelerated deforestation and forest degradation over the past 50 years in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana, the world's leading producers of cocoa.

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Statement

Child Labor Statement

Blommer Chocolate has always been committed to conducting our business in a fair and ethical manner.

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Statement

CA Transparency

On February 14, 2018 a California Superior Count judge in San Francisco approved a settlement resolving claims that have lingered for years over whether certain levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate require warnings under California's stringent "Proposition 65" law.

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Policy

Fuji Oil Responsible Cocoa Sourcing Policy

The Fuji Oil Group uses cacao as a raw material for industrial chocolate supply.

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Policy

Fuji Oil Responsible Palm Oil Sourcing Policy

The Responsible Palm Oil Sourcing Policy outlines commitments towards a No Deforestation, No Peatland and No Exploitation (NDPE) policy for all palm oil production within our supply chain.

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On February 14, 2018, a California Superior Court judge in San Francisco approved a settlement resolving claims that have lingered for years over whether certain levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate require warnings under California's stringent "Proposition 65" law.

The settlement was negotiated by the non-profit consumer advocacy group As You Sow and leaders of the chocolate industry, including Blommer Chocolate Company, over the past year.

The settlement has two main components:

Guidelines. It establishes clear and sensible guidelines for chocolate and cocoa companies to follow when selling their products in California. Specifically, such products that meet the following guidelines regarding lead and cadmium content do not need warning labels. Compliance is required by February 14, 2019.

% Cacao	LEAD	CADMIUM
Up to 65%	0.100 ppm	0.400 ppm
65% to 95%	0.150 ppm	0.450 ppm
<95%	0.225 ppm	0.960 ppm

Please note that this covers only the chocolate or cocoa component. Finished candies manufactured using our products will still require Prop 65 compliance.

Study. It creates a joint study to investigate and report on the main sources of lead and cadmium in chocolate products. The experts who conduct the study will also make findings and recommendations on feasible measures that may be taken, if any, to meaningfully reduce levels of lead and cadmium found in chocolate products. The experts' findings will be published in a public report and are expected to further the dialogue between As You Sow and the chocolate companies. It is important to follow the study, and be aware that the settlement contains default drop down levels that may go into effect in 2025, and they are as follows:

% Cacao	LEAD	CADMIUM
Up to 65%	0.065 ppm	0.320 ppm
65% to 95%	0.100 ppm	0.400 ppm
<95%	0.200 ppm	0.800 ppm

Customer Protections. The settlement also provides protection for customers of Blommer. The protection is in the form of a “downstream release,” which means that any entity that is purchasing products from Blommer also is released from any liability under Proposition 65 for the lead or cadmium in the product as long as those levels are within the limits described above.

The safety and wholesomeness of our chocolate has always been a top priority for Blommer Chocolate. We will continue to strive to provide a quality, safe product.

Please note that this statement supersedes previous Prop 65 and Heavy Metal Statements.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at 215-541-2419.

Marlene Stauffer
Regulatory Compliance
Blommer Chocolate Company

Blommer Chocolate Company recognizes that the cultivation of agricultural commodities, including cocoa, has been a driver of accelerated deforestation and forest degradation over the past 50 years in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world’s leading producers of cocoa. In response to this challenging problem, Blommer, one of the 34 chocolate and cocoa companies, working with key development partners, helped to establish the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI - www.cocoaandforests.org), a collective multistakeholder effort launched in partnership with the Prince of Wales’ International Sustainability Unit (ISU) in January, 2017. Through this effort Blommer has announced our commitment to end deforestation and forest degradation in our supply chains in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.

Blommer was one of the 12 original signatories of this platform with HRH Prince Charles and we are engaged in the building of the framework that will be announced at the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change, scheduled for November 2017 in Bonn, Germany. This framework will provide for a common industry vision and serve to align chocolate and cocoa companies’ individual sustainability plans.

Given the vital role that smallholder cocoa farming plays in providing for employment and income in local communities, efforts to end deforestation and forest degradation must be done in a socially sustainable manner that avoids abrupt removal of cocoa farmers and their family members from agriculturally productive lands without making provisions for them to access viable alternative sources of employment and income. In all of our efforts, we understand the critical need for a balanced and comprehensive approach.

In addition to our work with the ISU, over the past several years Blommer has incorporated various sustainable activities and partnerships with an anti-deforestation focus into our Sustainable Origins^™ platform.

Blommer joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2013. The RSPO is the leading organization in the palm industry addressing the issue of deforestation. (www.rspo.org)
Blommer began our partnership with the Rainforest Alliance (RA) in 2008. We were recognized with RA’s “Sustainability Standard-Setter” Award in 2012 and their "Corporate Sustainability Champion” Award in 2017. The Rainforest Alliance’s mission is biodiversity conservation. (www.rainforest-alliance.org)
In the Ivory Coast, Blommer’s sustainability programs have introduced over 250,000 non-cocoa shade trees into the farming communities to help build agricultural diversity.

Blommer Chocolate will continue to work towards sustainable deforestation across all farming communities and will communicate this work through our website. (blommer.com/sustainable-origins)