To use the Fair Trade label on their products, companies have to follow certain safety and wage standards that are based on established industry auditing groups, including the International Labor Organization.

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The government's review will consider the responsibilities of food businesses and practices throughout the supply chain, including safety, food authenticity, auditing, testing and health issues.

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Over a score of federal institutions, including the Cartel Office (Berlin) and the Auditing Court (Frankfurt), have been prodded into abandoning their current homes for the Rhine.

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These conditions -- including restrictions on collaboration with fellow publishers and increased federal auditing and reporting requirements -- will increase publisher expenses and slow their business decisions at the very time when publishers need to become faster, nimbler competitors.

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