Crunch time over Fairtrade mark for Nestle.The world's largest food corporation, Nestle, has applied to the Fairtrade Foundation in Britain for a Fairtrade (FT) mark for a new 'Partner's Brand' of coffee, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. documents leaked to The Guardian newspaper (21 September 2005). Our attempts at clarification met with no comment from the Fairtrade Foundation itself, and from a number of its 'charity shareholders', which are listed on its website www.fairtrade.org.uk. A more forthright forth·right adj. 1. Direct and without evasion; straightforward: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism. 2. Archaic Proceeding straight ahead. adv. 1. response came from Baby Milk Action, which for years has promoted a boycott of all Nestle products because of its aggressive marketing of baby foods and trade union busting Union busting is a practice that is undertaken by an employer or their agents to prevent employees from joining a labor union, or to disempower, subvert, or destroy unions that already exist. activities worldwide. Policy Director Patti Rundall said giving the FT mark to Nestle 'would make an absolute mockery Mockery Abas changed into lizard for mocking Demeter. [Rom. Myth: Metamorphoses, Zimmerman, 1] Beckmesser pompous object of practical jokes. [Ger. of what the public believes the Fairtrade mark stands for'. Further information: 'Fair Trade For Sale' in NI 377. A thorough background briefing can be found at www.babymilkaction.org |
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