There are so many different labels on foods today that It can be very hard to know when labels actually mean something and when they are just for show. A label that I see sometimes that has good criteria is the Fairtrade label. For my example, I found that Cadbury, the chocolate producer, puts fairtrade labels on some of their products, including the one above, milk chocolate. In order to be able to display the Fairtrade logo on your products, you have to meet the following criteria: All ingredients under Fairtrade conditions have to be Fairtrade sourced (e.g., all the cocoa, sugar, and vanilla). The minimum total Fairtrade content of the finished product must be at least 20 percent. The product must’ve been produced in accordance with Fairtrade International’s environmental, economic, and social standards. The Fairtrade Mark is also allegedly a certification label for products sourced from producers in lower-income countries. All this is then independently verified regularly through an accredited third-party auditor, FLOCERT. Fairtrade International owns and protects the Fairtrade Mark through 25-member and associate-member labeling initiatives and producer networks. The Fairtrade label is certainly a label to look for If you want ethically sourced food and I would say that It is just as credible and important as the USDA Organic label which is a label that many people I know look for.