The European Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) is set to come into force over the course of 2024 and will have an impact on every cocoa bean, every gram of derivative product, and every piece of finished chocolate that enters the EU, no matter where the cocoa was grown or the derivative or finished product was produced.

Despite the widespread impact and the imminent requirement to be compliant with the regulations, there is still a universe of unknowns when it comes to many specifics of implementation.

In this episode of #PodSaveChocolate, my guest Antonie Fountain of VOICE Network and I will be discussing some of the most pressing issues that farmers, governments, brokers/traders, processors, and chocolate makers need to understand about the knowns, the known unknowns, and the unknown unknowns of the EUDR and what it means for your business.

The penalties for being out of compliance are stiff: 4% of turnover that can be attributed to the sales of the affected commodities. For chocolate makers, this means not just to the cocoa but also to the paper products used in packaging, to any CBEs/CBRs derived from palm oil, and to any coffee that might be in the recipe.

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