Certified Products in Some Markets

(I looked at markets in San Diego county.
The same chains in other areas may be similar.)

Look for logos when you shop.
Use Seafood Watch wallet card.
I want printer paper information.
I want cleaning products.   See Note 4

Larger yes means more variety, but may vary with store location.
Notes are below table.

Store	Coffee Note 1	Tea Note 7	Choc. Candy	Note 2	Paper Goods Note 3	Good Policy
National and Regional Markets
Whole Foods Note 5	YES	yes	yes	YES	365-pt 7G-npt	YES site
Trader Joe's	yes	yes	no	yes	Note 3	yes by phone
Bristol Farms	yes	no	yes	yes	7G-fpt	?
Ralphs	yes	yes	no	no	no	?
Vons =? Safeway	yes	no	no	yes	EF-pn	?
Stater Bros.	no	no	no	no	7G-t	?
Albertsons	yes	no	no	no	7G-npt	?
Smart & Final	no	no	no	no	?	?
San Diego County Markets
Jimbo’s Note 5	YES	YES	YES & cocoa	yes	7G-fnpt	YES site
Henry’s Note 5	YES	yes	no	yes	7G-fnpt	Note 6
Seaside (Cardiff)	yes	no	yes	no	7G-npt	?
I will add more as I get them.

Note 1: Starbucks coffee is common in markets and Starbucks claims that it buys coffee with concerns akin to Fair Trade certification.  I've not seen any independent verification of this. Since Rainforest Alliancecertified coffee is rare, it is omitted.

Note 2: The Alaskan salmon fishery is certified, so there is no need to look for the logo on wild-caught Alaskan salmon.  Since (wild-caught) canned Alaskan salmon is common, green means other Alaskan or troll-caught salmon or other MSC-certified fish.  Since such salmon is seasonal, this column may be unreliable.  If salmon is not labeled Alaskan, Coho, King and Sockeye are usually good choices.  Avoid farmed salmon.

Note 3: Column entries in table indicate company and product(s):
365=Whole Foods 365 brand,  7G=Seventh Generation,  EF=Earth First.

f=facial tissue,  n=napkins,  p=paper towels,  t=toilet paper.
Check out NRDC for a rating of paper products.  Trader Joe's brand of paper products have about 30% post-consumer waste.

Note 4: I may add information on cleaning products. Green Seal has anextensive list of products they have certified.  Not all good products have been certified by them. Most notably, Seventh Generation, which has a variety of products.  NRDC has an article on Seventh Generation.

Note 5: Carries Fair Trade certified sugar and may have other Fair Trade certified products.

Note 6: Henry's is owned by Wild Oats; however, it does not have the range of Fair Trade certified products that Wild Oats carries.  I've been told by Wild Oats that Henry's is moving toward carrying more such products but is somewhat limited by store size.

Note 7: If you don't find Fair Trade certified teas, look for brands that are members of the Ethical Tea Partnership.

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Additions and corrections are welcome: ebender@ucsd.edu