Talk:UTZ Certified

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Reference to Fair Trade[edit]

I just deleted the reference to Fair Trade - Utz Kapeh is actually a distinctly different certification program with quite different standards. See link for more info.Quebecois1983 09:42, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV Concerns[edit]

This article sounds heavily biased... sounds like PR talk to me. Can somebody add a criticism section? It should be similar to the one on the Fair trade page and the Rainforest Alliance page... Vincentl 13:05, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup[edit]

This page needs some serious cleanup - why is there a paragraph about the importance of coffee in world trade? Why is there another one on "conscentious consumerism"? This is clearly out of order for an encyclopedic article. This page needs more information on how the program works, how often are farms inspected, how much producers pay in certification fees etc. Vincentl 13:23, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Improvements[edit]

Hello

I've made some improvements on the Utz page. I'll be adding a couple of other paragraphs, including criticism, a bit later, as well as some pics. If there is anything else that you'd like to see, please...feel free to throw in your ten cents.

Removed Cleanup Tag[edit]

Better already! I still have some concerns however on the tone of the article... it sounds all very PR talk. Sentences such as the following:

Utz Kapeh answers two fundamental questions in relation to the international trade in coffee...
Buying Utz Kapeh-certified coffee allows roasters, retailers and coffee brands to demonstrate to their consumers that they take responsibility in sourcing their coffees according to the Utz Kapeh level of sustainability.
Coffee with an Utz Kapeh certification has extra value in the sense that it assures buyers that their coffee has been produced according to a baseline standard for responsible production...

... should definitely be reworded or removed. It sounds right now as if the entire article is only a promotional tool. See WP:NPOV and WP:MOS for guidelines on how to write a good article.

The following should also be referenced:

Utz Kapeh is the largest coffee certification program worldwide

... and finally, I will wait for a criticism section before considering removing the NPOV tag.

Thanks for your improvements though! Vincentl 16:21, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Improvements[edit]

Hi Seems like a reasonably well balanced article now. Anything else to polish up? Still worthy of an NPOV?

Good enough for now! I took off the tag. Thanks! Vincentl 13:50, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, I have removed the criticism about Utz Kapeh allowing less than 100% certified beans in its packages. This criticism was not referenced, and Utz Kapeh does enforce the 100% rule in all of its products (according to the Code of Conduct)

Dubious[edit]

This article currently states UTZ Certified certification requires an ISO 65 certification body. The standard ISO 65 is about carbon steel tubes suitable for screwing in accordance with ISO 7-1. This has nothing to do with accreditation. --Abdull (talk) 13:09, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mayan language[edit]

The Article currently says: "Utz Kapeh, meaning 'Good Coffee' in the Mayan language". I guess it would be better if there was a source for this statement. But mainly what it needs is a link: Did you mean one of these mayan languages? Usually I would associate "Mayan" with ancient mesoamerican cultures, so if it's really these mayas we're talking about, it should also be mentioned that the phrase is of recent/current vocabulary and not ancient. --BjKa (talk) 00:37, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

yes, I seriously doubt it! as the Wikipedia article on coffee clearly states, the word "coffee" comes from the Arabian word "quawah" (dark hot drink). Arabia is at the other side of the Atlantic ocean, east of Africa. Mayan natives never were able to cross the Atlantic and visit Arabia. So it is impossible that they got the word from the Arabs. And it is highly improbable that a Mayan word for the same plant should sound identical to a word from a totally different language and culture! 93.219.166.29 (talk) 17:52, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Removed "which claims to be the largest program for..."[edit]

I removed that part of the article's first sentence because it was based on two references which were just broken links. I searched archive.org for old copies of those two web pages but I found nothing for one, and for the second I just found a page where they claim to be "one of the largest". Gronky (talk) 16:57, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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