posted by Patricia Hohl
Do you look for the Fair Trade label on products? Well, Fair Trade USA, the movement’s leading advocate in the United States, has angered critics by saying it will cut its ties at year’s end with the main international fair trade group and make far-reaching changes in the sorts of products that get its seal of approval.According to the New York Times, “The changes include giving the fair trade designation to coffee from large plantations, which were previously barred in favor of small farms. The group is also proposing to place its seal on products with as little as 10 percent fair trade ingredients, compared with a minimum of 20 percent required in other countries” Read the entire story at: A Question of Fairness