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Founded in 1998 by the Institute for Agricultural Trade Policy (IATP), [3] Fair Trade USA is an independent, nonprofit organization that sets standards, [4] certifies, and labels products that promote sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers and protect the environment.
Only Fair Trade USA (formerly "TransFair USA") licensees can use the Fair Trade Certified Mark on their products. The Fair Trade Certified Mark in the United States was introduced by TransFair USA on the American market in 1998. In 2012 a variation of the US Fair Trade certification mark was adopted with the benefit of being registered globally ...
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Fairtrade's work is guided by a global strategy [2] focused on ensuring that all farmers earn a living income, and agricultural workers earn a living wage. Fairtrade works with farmers and workers of more than 300 commodities. The main products promoted under the Fairtrade label are coffee, cocoa, banana, flowers, tea, and sugar.
Farmers who produce Fairtrade certified bananas are guaranteed a Fairtrade minimum price to cover the costs of sustainable production and a Fairtrade Premium of US$ 1 per 18.14kg-box of bananas to invest in projects in their communities. The Fairtrade standards for banana production differ between small farmers' organizations and plantations.
The Fair Trade Federation does not certify individual products, but instead evaluates an entire business. The FTO Mark, launched in 2004 by World Fair Trade Organization, and identifies registered fair trade organizations. UTZ Certified is a coffee certification program that has sometimes been dubbed "Fairtrade lite". [17]
The 55-foot-tall animatronic cowboy has been the iconic mascot of the State Fair of Texas since 1952 and has seen his fair share of ups and downs, most notably burning down in 2012.
Dr Pepper was first created in a Waco drugstore in 1885 by pharmacist Wade Morrison. At the time, sodas were considered a form of medicine.