Certifications

US Department of Agriculture (USDA), responsible for administering and enforcing the regulatory framework.
The Organic Food Production Act of 1990 requires USDA to develop standards national standards for organic products, and the final rule states that the NOP was published in the Federal Register in 2000 and is codified in the Code of Federal Regulations.

Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International (or: Fairtrade International) is the organization that coordinates at the international level the certification of Fairtrade products. Fairtrade is the first voluntary certification for products and has its origins in the European Fair Trade movement of the 1980s. Many Fair Trade NGOs together established Fairtrade International in 1997, which was then also called "FLO". Currently Fairtrade International is based in Bonn, the former German capital, and is an association of 24 organizations working to ensure better conditions for producers in the South.

Organic agriculture is a system that protects natural resources, such as soil, water and air, through farming methods that are in harmony with the environment, without the use of organo-synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilizers. As a result, healthier fruits are obtained for consumers. The accreditation granted certifies the production of fruits under strict organic standards of the NOP / USDA. In the same way there are products regulated according to the established in "Regulation EC 889/2008" of the European Union as well as JAS for Japan.

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Fruits and Vegetables - More Matters is a national public health initiative from the Produce for Better Health Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables. This new campaign takes the place of the A Day 5 program to reflect new dietary guidelines, which recommends more than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables for some Americans.

The activity of the National Service of Health, Safety and Agro-Food Quality (SENASICA), as a decentralized administrative organ of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), is regulated in the current legal framework, its application is Of public order and social interest. It is the responsibility, among other things, to regulate and supervise that animals, plants, products or by-products that are imported, mobilized or exported from the national territory do not endanger the general welfare; Confirms the quality and safety of products in agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries, thus justifying the federation's ability to exercise official authority.

The term "Free Farm for Child Labor" has the objective of promoting the adoption of good labor practices in the country's agricultural enterprises and systematically and permanently avoiding the use of child labor in the internal areas and / or processes, both production and distribution, marketing and services. The Distinctive is a model of management and organization that allows agricultural companies that hire field workers incorporate measures for the non-contracting of child labor in their areas and processes.
Have rules, guidelines and criteria for carrying out actions in favor of day laborers and their families. Demonstrate compliance with laws, norms, regulations, national and international agreements, standards of quality and social responsibility in force.