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Fairtrade Chocolate

In # 5: Organic and ethical food labels by Alex

Tony’s Chocolate is labeled as Fairtrade and B Corp. The Fairtrade label means that their ingredients have been sourced from producers that meet strict guidelines that emphasize fair international trade. Tony’s Chocolate isn’t quiet about their opinion that they have better ethics than most mainstream chocolate companies. Their motto is …

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Should Motts be for Tots

In # 5: Organic and ethical food labels by Anthony

The product I found is Motts organic apple sauce. It does have an ethical food label. However, does that means it’s healthy for you. For this product I would say it relatively healthy. This product is USDA certified to be organic. That means that the product meets enough requirement to …

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Ben and Jerry’s Ice-cream Fairtrade Label

In # 5: Organic and ethical food labels by Pham

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream product’s ethical label is Fairtrade; For today’s assignment, the product will be Vanilla Caramel Fudge The Fairtrade label certifies that it complies with guidelines created to help workers and farmers in developing nations. Customers may guarantee that workers receive fair salaries, improved working conditions, and …

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Peet’s Coffee: Responsibly Sourced?

In # 5: Organic and ethical food labels by Bekki

At my family’s house, we usually have Peet’s Coffee on hand. On the side of the Peet’s Coffee package, there is a small statement about the coffee being responsibly sourced. It states “Sourcing with Impact, 100% Responsibly Sourced per Enveritas Standards. Learn more at peets.com/impact”. This statement sounds very nice, …

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Tilapia Fillet

In # 5: Organic and ethical food labels by Axl

365 Whole Foods Market has several products with ethical labels. One of these is their tilapia fillet. This product uses a “responsibly farmed” label on the front of the bags. To be a responsibly farmed product means to use practices considerate to environmental sustainability, animal health, the well being of …

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Who Does Your Coffee Come From?

In # 5: Organic and ethical food labels by Corinne

Plenty of imported goods claim to be “fair trade”. The definition of something being fair trade means that a trade is made between a developed country and one that is developing where fair prices are paid to the workers who produced it. Many goods like coffee, bananas, chocolate, tea, cotton, …

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Ethical Poultry

In # 5: Organic and ethical food labels by Duong

Chicken and other poultry products are consumed in the US in high amounts, with data from 2023 showing that 118.7 pounds of chicken was consumed per capita. With so much poultry, people are bound to think about how they can make more ethical food choices while still being able to …

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Free-Range Eggs

In # 5: Organic and ethical food labels by Emily

Rolling green hills, chickens roaming and running about freely without the harsh conditions of a crowded chicken factory-like barn. This is what most people think of when they see the shining “free-range” label on their eggs. Oftentimes when buying the “ethical” “free-range” eggs, you feel as though you’re doing your …

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Single Origin Chocolate

In # 5: Organic and ethical food labels by Elijah

This product I found is called Beyond Good Chocolate does not have an “ethical” food label but claims to be “single-origin chocolate”. In this case, it means that the chocolate can all be traced back to a single producer or that is what they want you to think.  This producer …