Fair Trade USA Modifies Seal In Line With Ad Board Review
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
For personal-care offerings containing less than 100% fair trade certified ingredients, NARB advises that Fair Trade USA include the “relative percentage by weight of ingredients that are fair trade sourced” on its labels.
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