Fair Trade USA Proposes New Ingredients Policy; OCA Says Not Strict Enough
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
As part of a new “fair trade for all” initiative, Fair Trade USA, a nonprofit organization that evaluates and certifies fair-trade products in the U.S., proposes setting higher percentage standards for minimum fair-trade content in personal care and other “composite” products.
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