embraced private standards, usually with some form of third party certification employed to verify adherence to those standards …

. In response, the organization Local Food Plus (LFP) developed standards and a certification process to authenticate local … and sustainable claims. LFP provides certification seals, and labeling provisions for qualifying producers and processors …

-party certification. Fairtrade, one of the most popular third-party certifications in the agro-food sector, is currently expanding its …, product standardization and certification and (2) alternative domestic and civic conventions, rooted in trust, personal ties … certification on the ground as revealed through a case study of certified flower production in Ecuador. Copyright Springer Science …

peer review, systems of certification and towards third party certification, in which a disinterested party is responsible … limitations of the third party certification model and presents the case of Mexico as an example of how an alternative form of … participatory certification has emerged. The paper suggests that participatory guarantee systems (PGS) are reflective of the growing …

addressing social and environmental problems, a growing number of certification systems have appeared in various sectors …, particularly agrifood. Most initiatives rely on independent third-party certification to verify compliance with a standard, as it … is seen as the most credible route for certification. The effects of third-party audits, however, still need to be …

survey of organic farmers in California about the possible incorporation of social standards into organic certification … criteria. Our findings suggest that, at best, lukewarm support for social certification within organic agriculture exists among …