Food Quality Magazine
ISSUE 03 | JULY 2015
rator and is not of the distributor or
the retailer. This process is meant
to make the food labels reliable by
involving an impartial party.
Humane Certified
Humane Certified is a term we can
finally sink our teeth into. As an organic shopper, you will usually want
to know every aspect of a product
and to weed out all the loopholes.
Humane Certified basically sums it
up, and luckily for us, this label is
held to a high standard. Anytime you
see this on a food label, you know
you are getting the best possible outcome of an organically raised crop or
animal, no questions asked.
What this means, especially with
animals, is that first and foremost,
they are treated with respect and
genuine care. A healthy diet and
healthy amount of space is given without hormones or antibiotics. This
is not only humane, but in the long
run, raising a healthier animal to eat
means more healthy nutrients in our
own bodies.
Humane Certified labels guarantee
standards from the Royal Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Fair Trade Certified
Fair trade labels are an important
thought to farmers and appreciation
for their proper way of farming. This
means that instead of shelling out all
of your money to corporations, you
are instead comforted by good business and quality products. Standards
for fair trade certified farms and
farmers come from the Fair-trade
Labeling Organization or FLO.
• Community Development: Fair
Trade farmers invest in the community with business development
projects, new schools, trainings, and
organic certifications.
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