"KitKat bars containing ingredients like insects and worms. Why do people eat this when it is clearly labelled," reads the Korean-language claim shared here on Facebook on April 20, 2023.
The post includes three images of KitKats made by the confectioner Nestle, with the first image showing a seal that resembles a frog on the bar's wrapper, circled in blue.
Similar claims were shared on Facebook here and here, as well as here on Kakao Story, a South Korean forum.
But the claim is false.
Through a keyword search on Google, AFP found the seal seen in the image shared alongside the misleading claim on Facebook matched the logo of the Rainforest Alliance, an international certification body for sustainably developed products (archived link).
According to the organisation's website, the seal means it has certified specific products as having been produced using sustainable methods, such as preserving forest ecology and advancing the human rights of rural workers (archived link).
KitKat is listed on the Rainforest...
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