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Yes. Equal Exchange offers fairly traded Organic Tea, fairly traded Organic Hot Cocoa mix, fairly traded Organic Baking Cocoa, fairly traded Organic Chocolate bars, and fairly traded Organic Sugar in packets.
A growing number of U.S. companies are also offering Fair Trade beverages and foods. To see a list of Fair Trade Certified™ products available in the U.S., visit www.transfairusa.org. In Europe an even larger assortment of Fair Trade products are available. For more information see the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International website, www.fairtrade.net.
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Fair Trade system based on the same principles is also available for
producers of crafts, textiles and oriental rugs. For further
information on these sectors contact Chris O'Brien at the Fair Trade
Federation in Washington D.C., 202-872-5329, info@fairtradefederation.org, www.fairtradefederation.org,
You may also contact the two large, long established, non-profit
organizations who handle most of the US imports of fairly traded
non-food items: Ten Thousand Villages, in Akron, PA, (717) 859-8100, www.tenthousandvillages.org,
and SERRV International, in Madison, WI. Call 608-255-0440,
www.serrv.org. Marketplace of India, is another leading supplier of
fairly traded textile imports. Contact Pushpika Freitas, in Skokie, IL,
847-673-9230, mail@marketplaceindia.com, www.marketplaceindia.com.
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non-exploitative, monitored sourcing option for oriental rugs, such as
those manufactured in India and Pakistan, also exists. Contact Nina
Smith at Rugmark International, Washington, D.C. (202) 347-4205, info@RUGMARK.org, www.rugmark.org.
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