A 2022 Consumer Reports investigation found high levels of heavy metals like cadmium and lead in this product. The voluntary Harkin–Engel protocol has been ineffective in eliminating forced labor in this product. Poor harvests due to extreme weather and blights like black pod disease caused prices for this product to reach record highs in 2024. A 2021 Supreme Court case dismissed a child labor lawsuit filed by kidnapped workers producing this product in Côte d’Ivoire, citing lack of standing to sue multinational companies producing this food like Ferrero. A type of this food with a filling of knafeh (“k’NAH-feh”) and pistachio went viral on TikTok in 2024 and is named for Dubai. For 10 points, name this food made from fermented cocoa beans that comes in milk and dark variants. ■END■
ANSWER: chocolate [or cacao; accept cocoa beans until read, but prompt after]
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