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FLO Certification is run by FLO-Cert
Ltd. FLO-Cert co-ordinates all tasks and processes all information
related to inspection of producers, trade auditing and certification.
Operating independently from any other Fairtrade interests, it follows
the ISO Standards for Certification Bodies (ISO 65).
FLO is one of the biggest international social economic certification
bodies worldwide. It regularly inspects and certifies about 420 producer
organisations in 50 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America,
embracing around 800.000 families of farmers and workers.
The point of reference for FLO Certification are the International
Fairtrade Standards.In contrast to Codes of Conduct and other social
labels, Fairtrade Standards are not simply a set of minimum standards
for socially responsible production and trade. Fairtrade Standards
go further: besides minimum requirements producers must meet, FLO
guarantees them a fair price, and, through progress requirements,
expects them to invest part of it in economic, environmental and social
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