COMMITTEE DRAFTING THE PORT TOWNSEND FOOD COOP'S PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDELINES MATRIX 11/28/2006

           
Nutritional Applicable Third Party Standard Coop Mission Statement Products we choose to carry Member Survey 2005
Actions Core Evaluation Criteria Reference in Supporting document/policy
ã All Ingredients known/traceable        
ã certified organic or transitional USDA      
ã local standard (not certified organic or transitional) needs definition        
ã Minimal processing / unrefined        
ã Humane conditions (animals)        
ã Sustainably harvested & grown (seafood) needs better language        
ã Restricted Diet Alternative (GF)        
äǾ Unacceptable ingredients (per Coop's list)        
ä product contains sulfites i.e sodium bisulfite (ä except wine)        
äǾ GMO, rBGH, Irradiation, etc.  US FDA      
ä Probably contains GMOs (soya lecithin)        
ä Known Toxicity US-FDA      
 
 
Price Value Applicable Third Party Standard Coop Mission Statement Products we choose to carry Member Survey 2005
Actions Core Evaluation Criteria Reference in Supporting document/policy
ã Bulk / Staples / Market Basket / Family Size        
ã CAP/Distributor’s Specials/In Season Produce specials        
ä lower price option available in store        
 
 
Consumer Demand Applicable Third Party Standard Coop Mission Statement Products we choose to carry Member Survey 2005
Actions Core Evaluation Criteria Reference in Supporting document/policy
ã Not Readily Available        
ã Seasonal        
ä slow turnover        
           
Local Sourcing Applicable Third Party Standard Coop Mission Statement Products we choose to carry Member Survey 2005
   
Actions Core Evaluation Criteria Reference in Supporting document/policy
ã Seasonal In Season        
ã Fewer Miles Traveled        
ã Local grower/producer/origin        
ä Unknown place of origin        
ä Competes with higher local-content alternative(s)        
 
 
Environmental Applicable Third Party Standard Coop Mission Statement Products we choose to carry Member Survey 2005
Actions Core Evaluation Criteria Reference in Supporting document/policy
ã High nutrition to packaging ratio        
ã Locally recyclable packaging (per Skookum List)        
ã Reuseable products or packages        
ã Sustainable production (Deb maintains "no standard")        
ã Does not use toxics in production        
ä Hidden packaging (example: produce shipped in plastic sleeves and stripped for display)        
ä Instore Coop Repackaging        
äǾΘǾ farmed seafood (except oysters, mollusks)        
äǾΘǾ overharvested wild herbs, mushrooms seafood        
äǾΘǾ methyl bromide / Class 1 ozone depleter        
ä Depletes sensitive ecosystems        
ä Uses toxics in production        
 
 
Social Applicable Third Party Standard Coop Mission Statement Products we choose to carry Member Survey 2005
Actions Core Evaluation Criteria Reference in Supporting document/policy
ã Provides product evaluation information: Transparency, Accuracy        
ã humane working conditions in production        
  animal testing (complex issues äãmatter of opinion/matter of dogma) primarily a HABA issue        
ã Fair Trade        
ã Local grower/producer/origin        
ä Unknown place of origin        
ä Multinational ownership        

 

 sugar

organic

fair trade

wild