What is it?
Certification scheme issued or operated by Fairtrade International / FLOCERT.
Regulatory recognitionRecognised label; mass-balance caveat essential for claims
Standards & schemes · Certification scheme
Fairtrade International
Fairtrade International / FLOCERT
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 22 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- Global
- Sectors
- Coffee, cocoa, tea, sugar, bananas, cotton +
- Scope
- Product / producer organisation
What does it require?
Certification combining minimum prices, the Fairtrade Premium, labour and environmental standards; multiple chain-of-custody models from segregated to mass-balance.
What it does not demonstrateThe scheme does not by itself prove that a particular product, site or organisation holds a current certificate; its scope and validity must be checked.
How is conformity assessed?
FLOCERT third-party audits
Grievance mechanismFairtrade grievance & appeal
Who makes the decision?
Fairtrade International / FLOCERT
Assurance arrangementFLOCERT third-party audits
Chain of custody
Segregated, mass-balance or Fairtrade Sourced Ingredient
ISEAL membershipISEAL founding member
Conditional relationships
Claims it may support
A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.
Responsibly sourced cocoa/coffeeMay support · Requires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.see standards.last_verifiedFairtrade” (mark) vs “fairly traded” (generic)May support · Requires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.see standards.last_verified100% certified sustainable cocoa” (mass-balance)May support · Requires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.see standards.last_verified
Legal context
Laws referencing it
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Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 22 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.