SK Food International Clarification
SK Food International, a privately-owned corporation located in Fargo, North
Dakota, wishes to clear any confusion regarding association with the former SK
Foods, Inc., a separate corporation previously headquartered in Monterey, California. SK Food International has been a reputable supplier to the food industry
since 1990, providing Identity Preserved organic and conventional Non-GMO
beans, grains, seeds, soybeans, flours, vegetable oils, vinegars, sweeteners, rice
products and more. In contrast, SK Foods was a processor of tomato and vegetable
products and is no longer in business.
Maggie’s Launches First Fair
Labor Certified Clothing
Maggie’s Organics is the first manufacturer in the world to sell clothing that has
earned the Fair Labor Practices and Community Benefits Certification issued by
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), an
independent monitor which inspected
every stage of Maggie’s production chain,
from the growing of organic cotton and
ginning and spinning the crop fabric into
fabric in Nicaragua, to cutting and sewing
garments in Costa Rica, to screen printing,
office and warehouse operations in the
United States.
Criteria investigated by SCS include:
hiring, wages, working conditions, hours of
work, freedom of association and freedom to organize, and access to housing,
health care and transportation.
Maggie’s sweatshop-free clothes are available in hundreds of stores across the
United States and Canada and also online
and range from dresses and t-shirts to
hoodies and pants. Proving that ethical
can also be affordable, prices range from
$12 to $35.
In addition to earning certification
from SCS, Maggie’s is the only company
rated “A” for apparel by Free2Work.org, a
project of the International Labor Rights
Fund, which rates corporate practices on
transparency, prevention of forced and
child labor and employee empowerment.
Maggie’s is also participating in a pilot
project with TransFair USA, and hopes to
have a line of Fair Trade Certified apparel
on the shelf this fall.
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