USDA Organic, Fair Trade
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An organic designation
An organic designation on coffee signifies that it has been produced without the use of pesticides or herbicides. This designation benefits both the consumer and the producers. The definition, according to the USDA can also include regulations on soil quality, composting, handling of coffee once it reaches our roaster and recycling.
La Prima is a certified organic roaster by Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO) which is the state-governing body accredited by the USDA, thus making us the only certified organic coffee roaster in Pittsburgh and one of only six in Pennsylvania.
The “fair-trade” distinction on any product signifies that the line of sale goes directly from grower/producer to the supplier thus bypassing any intermediate traders who usually take a share of the profits. Fair-trade does not necessarily mean that the money saved from bypassing the intermediate traders is automatically passed on to the growers or producers. TransFair USA is an independent 3rd party certification body which oversees and ensures the following, with regards to the coffee trade industry: