1. Food Justice and
the Consumer

2. Beneficial to the Consumer
OHealthier for the
consumer
OLower health risks to the
consumer
ONo pesticides
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3. Pros of Food Justice Certified
O Contains more nutrients
O Pesticides are not allowed in organic farming
O No harmful chemicals used
O The amount of toxic pathogens used in organic
food is very low
O Higher nutritional value
O Cleaner food, due to the little amount of
chemicals used
O Farmers use crop rotation
O That prevents pests
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4. Consumer Analysis
O Organic Food?
O Food Justice Certified
Food?
O Aware of the Health
Benefits of Organically
Grown and/or Food
Justice Certified Food?
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5. Do you know what organic
food is?
O Out of 80 students, only 35 students
“Means the food is fat free”
“Organic Food means it is healthy”
“It is grown from the ground”
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6. What does it mean if food
is Food Justice Certified?
O Out of 80 students, only 27 students
“Food that is good for you”
“Food that passes inspection”
“Food that is locally grown”
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7. Aware of the Health
Benefits?
O Out of 80 students, only 15 students knew
legitimate health benefits
“Keeps you healthy”
“Helps you live longer”
“Keeps your cholesterol low”
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8. What to look for when you are finding
organic or Food Justice Certified foods?
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12. How can the consumer get
involved?
O By buying these certified foods from
supermarkets fair trade will increase and
expand
O get their peers to participate in buying
mainly organic/fair trade food
O Continue to advocate and spread the word
about how good fair trade/organic food is
for the consumer
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13. Food Justice Certified and
The Consumer
O Consumers deserve to purchase food that
benefits the planet, workers, and
themselves.
O Buying organic and Food Justice Certified
food, gives them these benefits.
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