Certification

Fair Trade USA (Fair Trade Certified)

Fair Trade USA is the leading third-party fair-trade certifier in North America and the label on most fair-trade coffee sold in US supermarkets. Founded in 1998, it certifies farms of all sizes, including estates with hired workers, under its own Agricultural Production Standard and licenses brands under a Trade Standard. Its seal is distinct from the international FAIRTRADE Mark.

Register: OpenAnyone can check who holds it
Founded: 1998
Run by: Fair Trade USA (501(c)(3) nonprofit, Oakland, California)
Covers: Farms, handlers and roasters

What it requires

In this atlas's own words

Producers are certified against the Agricultural Production Standard, which covers independent smallholders, cooperatives and hired-labour farms; brands and traders are licensed under the Trade Standard and pay Fair Trade minimum prices and premiums listed in the organisation's price and premium tool. Standards are developed under an ISEAL-aligned process.

Countries active

United StatesCanada

Checking a claim

The register

Open to the public

fairtradecertified.org

Brand search is public, but the terms of use grant only a personal, non-commercial licence and forbid copying, redistributing, framing or mirroring site content. Use only to verify individual brands and link out.

Logo use

The Fair Trade Certified seal is licensed to partners under the Trade Standard; the site terms prohibit framing or mirroring and require links to identify Fair Trade USA as the source.