http://greenlagirl.com/2008/01/15/why-deans-beans-got-fair-trade-certified-again/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://greenlagirl.com/2008/01/15/why-deans-beans-got-fair-trade-certified-again/#comment-204606 Cookiemouse Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:48:22 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2008/01/15/why-deans-beans-got-fair-trade-certified-again/#comment-204606 Fairtrade just like organic seems to have far too many different labels and standards. Here in Holland you notice it more as we also get a lot of products from all over the EU. So we have BIO, EKO, AB and the Soil Association to name just a few. This all just confuses the customer. For example you can buy coffee or tea here with a Dutch and French label (Belgium has a lot to do with this!) and one side of the packet has a Dutch EKO certificate and the other the French AB certificate. Fairtrade just like organic seems to have far too many different labels and standards. Here in Holland you notice it more as we also get a lot of products from all over the EU. So we have BIO, EKO, AB and the Soil Association to name just a few. This all just confuses the customer. For example you can buy coffee or tea here with a Dutch and French label (Belgium has a lot to do with this!) and one side of the packet has a Dutch EKO certificate and the other the French AB certificate.

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