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Fairtrade International
Global · Tier 3 Specialty
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BioGro New Zealand
New Zealand · Tier 1 Gold
Non-GMO Project Verified logo
Non-GMO Project Verified
United States · Tier 3 Specialty
What it meansCertifies fair prices and conditions for producers in developing countries — not organic, not environmental. Common on coffee, cocoa, sugar, bananas, tea.New Zealand's largest organic certifier. Recognised by the EU, US, and Japan under their respective import-equivalence regimes.North America's leading 'no genetically modified organisms' certification. Tests for the presence of GMOs in finished products. NOT organic.
ScopeFoodSeveral categoriesFood
Established199719832010
InspectionAnnual on-site by FLOCERT (independent of Fairtrade International)Annual on-site, IFOAM-accreditedAnnual third-party audit + lab testing
Residue testingNot for organic — Fairtrade alone doesn't test residuesRisk-basedGMO testing only (not pesticide)
Guarantees
  • Minimum price floors for producer cooperatives.
  • Fairtrade Premium paid into community-development funds.
  • Bans on the worst forms of child and forced labour.
  • Producer organisations must be small-farmer cooperatives or hired-labour plantations meeting standards.
  • ≥95% organic ingredients.
  • No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs.
  • Annual on-site inspection.
  • Covers food, textiles, and personal care under separate standards.
  • Verified absence of GMO ingredients (with action thresholds, not zero tolerance).
  • Annual third-party verification.
  • Tracing and segregation across the supply chain.
Does NOT
  • Doesn't mean organic — many Fairtrade products are conventionally grown. A separate Fairtrade-Organic dual certification exists.
  • New Zealand has no single legally-mandated 'organic' definition — voluntary certification is the norm.
  • Doesn't mean organic — Non-GMO products can use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers freely.

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