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Latest News
Providing small producers with better Fairtrade tools
Following an extensive review of the Generic Fairtrade Standards for Small...
FLO Develops Standards for Fairtrade Soybean and Pulses (copy 1)
Following a long term project to enable Fairtrade standards to be extended to include pulses and...
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Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International
Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) is a non-profit, multi-stakeholder association involving 23 member organizations (Labelling Initiatives and Producer Networks), traders and external experts. The organization develops and reviews Fairtrade standards and provides support to Fairtrade Certified Producers by assisting them in gaining and maintaining Fairtrade certification and capitalizing on market opportunities. To find the web-site with information about Fairtrade in your country click here.
Who does the Certification?
Certification is done by an independent international certification company, FLO-CERT GMBH.
FLO-CERT GMBH is responsible for the inspection and certification of producer organisations and traders against the Fairtrade Standards. The independence of the inspections ensures that the Fairtrade Minimum Price reaches the producers and that the Fairtrade Certification Mark is only used on products coming from Fairtrade Certified Producers.
If you want to know more about FLO-CERT services or if you are a producer interested in getting Fairtrade Certified, please visit the FLO-CERT website at: www.flo-cert.net.