Bar Chocolate Well Made Fair Trade My and Other Foods
Why buy Fairtrade foods How often do you look at the packaging on the foods that you eat Have you ever noticed a mark or logo that shows the product has been produced fairly such as the FAIRTRADE Mark What does the FAIRTRADE Mark mean The FAIRTRADE Mark was first added to food products such as cocoa tea and sugar in 1994 The FAIRTRADE Mark shows that the product has been certified by the Fairtrade Foundation The Fairtrade Foundation is a member of Fairtrade International and its mark lets buyers know that the food has been sourced from farmers involved in Fairtrade practices In this book Fairtrade spelled with a capital F refers to Fairtrade Foundation Fairtrade International or FAIRTRADE Mark products For a product to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark its ingredients must abide by Fairtrade practices That means the sugar in a chocolate bar and ingredients such as vanilla dried fruit or nuts are Fairtrade too 4 This is a FAIRTRADE Mark It shows that the product is certified and the farmers and workers involved in producing it were treated fairly and were paid a fair price
How do fair trade organizations help Big companies make huge profits selling us food but the small farmers and workers who produce the food often struggle to earn a living Fair trade organizations throughout the world such as the Fairtrade Foundation in the United Kingdom Fairtrade America Fairtrade Canada and the independent Fair Trade U S A are non-profit groups that help farmers cooperatives and local communities in developing countries to build better lives and protect the environment USA China Central America Costa RicaBrazil South America Paraguay Uruguay Colombia The Caribbean Dominican Republic Belize Africa Ghana Ivory Coast Malawi Zambia India Sri Lanka Kenya Ethiopia Japan Malaysia France Germany Poland Indonesia UK This map shows the places mentioned in this book that are involved with Fairtrade food and use the logo shown on the opposite page This book uses many terms to describe fair trade Here are some helpful descriptions fair trade Trade or the sale of food and products in which fair prices are paid to the people who produce them in developing countries fair trade certification A guarantee that a product you buy in stores has been farmed and produced according to a fair trade organization’s rules Fairtrade Foundation A United Kingdom-based charity that helps farmers and producers get a fair deal for their work It is a part of Fairtrade International and uses the FAIRTRADE Mark certification Fairtrade International An organization of producer groups and 25 fair trade organizations from around the world Fair Trade Certified The trademark label of Fair Trade U S A an independent fair trade organization in the United States fairly traded Some smaller independent fair trade organizations use the term fairly traded on their certification labels to note that their products have been traded in a fair or ethical manner Canada Mexico Australia 5
