From The Price Of Sugar website:
‘Buy Fair Trade Certified sugar and sweets made with Fair Trade sugar. Fair Trade sugar ensures that cooperatives of small-scale sugarcane growers receive a fair price for their crops and that critical protections are provided to any laborers they employ. Look for these symbols in your local grocery store:’
VOTE FOR FAIR TRADE GLOBALLY WHEN YOU SHOP LOCALLY.
* Spread the Word! Encourage your friends to see The Price of Sugar and help keep the issues it raises in the public eye.
A viewer warns: “be careful where you get your maple syrup. my dad was involved in a number of businesses and one of the businesses he was involved with sold maple syrup in the states. that company added white sugar to their syrup, to thicken it without having to extend the boiling time, and it did not need to be stated on the label! so it wasn’t! also, some syrup producers put formaldehyde tablets into the tap holes in the trees before putting in the spiles, to decreased bacteria!”