Nestle says it has taken a major step to end child labour on cocoa farms supplying its factories. The firm…says it is going to work with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) on tackling the problem. The FLA is set to examine Nestle's cocoa supply chains in Ivory Coast…Critics ask why it has taken Nestle so long to act if it knew children were involved in its cocoa production...Nestle, in its statement, said the "cocoa supply chain is long and complex" - making it "difficult for food companies to establish exactly where their cocoa comes from and under what conditions it was harvested"…senior Nestle executive Jose Lopez…[said] "We cannot solve the problem on our own, but by working with a partner like the FLA we can make sure our efforts to address it are targeted where they are needed most".