Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm recommend that food purchased carry one of these certifications when possible: the Agricultural Justice Project, Fair for Life, and Regenerative Organic. These certifications are recommended because of their commitment to addressing the social and economic determinants of health, individual health and safety of workers, and community resilience and their inclusion of sustainability criteria. To be recommended, each certification had to be recommended for at least one category (individual health and safety, social and economic determinants of health, and resilient communities) and have standards in place for each issue examined.
Learn more about ethical food purchasing and health care's role in protecting workers
Though many certifications had environmental sustainability standards, those of the Agricultural Justice Project, the Rainforest Alliance, and Regenerative Organic Certification were strong enough to stand on their own. Labor certifications that fall short on environmental sustainability may be coupled with environmental sustainability certifications to better protect both farmworkers and the environment. For further information on sustainability certifications, please see Health Care Without Harm's and Practice Greenhealth's healthier food purchasing standards.
Third-party certifications
Third-party audited, transparent guidelines, and standard attributes.
Agricultural Justice Project
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Labor issues addressed:
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Products covered under certification: Meat, fruit, vegetables, legumes, and grains
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Regenerative Organic Certified
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Labor issues addressed:
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Products covered Full spectrum of food
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Rainforest Alliance
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Labor issues addressed:
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Products covered Coffee, tea, chocolate, tropical fruit, nuts, juice |
