Claims assessment · Range claim
All our cocoa through our own sourcing programme
Typical treatment across 5 reviewed regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.
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How this claim is typically treated
5 reviewed markets · one 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 Dictionary termCertificationA third-party attestation that a product, process, service, system or person fulfils specified requirements within a defined scope.Read the full definition — criteria must be published, Dictionary termVerificationThe evidence-based confirmation that a claim about events, data or results already obtained is truthfully stated within defined criteria, scope and materiality.Read the full definition independent, and no equivalence with certified labels implied; self-created 'labels' are banned practices. |
| United KingdomUK | Restricted | View legal reasoningCMA Code | Published criteria + independent Dictionary termVerificationThe evidence-based confirmation that a claim about events, data or results already obtained is truthfully stated within defined criteria, scope and materiality.Read the full definition ; 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) | Dictionary termSubstantiationThe documented body of relevant, reliable and current evidence that supports the exact wording, scope, comparison and overall impression of a claim before and while it is communicated.Read the full definition incl. programme criteria and coverage (~96% vs 100% candour). |
| AustraliaAU | Conditional | A direct source link has not yet been added for this assessment. View legal reasoningACL s.18 | Programme evidence. |
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Company-defined programme; claim wording should name the programme and reflect its assurance arrangements.
C.A.F.E. Practices Scorecard V3.4; Verifier & Inspector Operations Manual V6.0Relationship basis: Standards review 02 · source-linked relationship review · 24 August 2026Cocoa HorizonsProprietary programme · May support subject to conditionsCompany-defined programme; claim wording should name the programme and reflect its assurance arrangements.
Not applicable — proprietary programme, not a public versioned standardRelationship basis: Standards review 02 · source-linked relationship review · 24 August 2026Nestlé Cocoa PlanProprietary programme · May support subject to conditionsCompany-defined programme; claim wording should name the programme and reflect its assurance arrangements.
Not applicable — proprietary programme (Nestlé Cocoa Plan / Income Accelerator); no public versioned standardRelationship basis: Standards review 02 · source-linked relationship review · 24 August 2026