What’s on your label? * Fair Trade
We bet you’ve seen this label on some of your groceries. Do you know what it means? Here’s a quick summary to help you understand just what to expect when you see this certification.
The Fair Trade Certified stamp comes from TransFair USA, a nonprofit organization that certifies fair-trade products using the standards established and enforced by Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO)—a global network of 20 labeling initiatives.
If you see this certification, you can expect:
- Community investment to build better lives * farmers and farm workers from 58 developing countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America receive community-development premiums to be invested in projects such as health care, education, and organic certification.
- Better work conditions * farmers and workers work in fair and safe labor conditions, use environmentally sustainable methods, and partake in direct trade.
- Accountability * TransFair USA is the leading third-party fair-trade certifier of food goods in the United States.
Where you’ll see the Fair Trade Certified stamp: coffee, tea, herbs, cocoa and chocolate, fresh fruit, sugar, rice, flowers, honey, spices, and wine
