# Equal Exchange Organic Guatemala Light Roast Coffee, 12oz whole bean — TilliT proof check > TilliT is an independent service that checks whether a public product claim — Organic, Vegan, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free or Fair Trade — is backed by real public evidence such as a certificate, a certifier registry entry, or a named certifier's own product listing. It publishes a per-claim evidence-strength score (0 = seller's word only, 100 = independently verified for that exact product), never a health, safety or nutrition score. ## Product - **Brand:** Equal Exchange - **Product:** Organic Guatemala Light Roast Coffee, 12oz whole bean - **Sold at:** shop.equalexchange.coop - **Product page:** https://shop.equalexchange.coop/products/organic-guatemala-12oz-whole-bean - **Assessment ID:** pta_3548b0897b734a29a7c39e3b1ff51c69 - **Assessed:** 2026-10-26 - **Last reviewed:** n/a - **Review mode:** Check complete · human review pending - **Methodology version:** 2026.10.3 - **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_3548b0897b734a29a7c39e3b1ff51c69 ## Overall (safe to quote) Organic Guatemala Light Roast Coffee, 12oz whole bean by Equal Exchange — public trust assessment of 2 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Certification Match Found; Fair Trade: Limited Public Support. These statuses reflect publicly available evidence only, not a review of the seller's own certificates or documents. ## Claims checked ### Organic - **Status:** Certification Match Found (`public_certification_match_found`) - **Evidence strength:** 86/100 - **Claim observed on the page:** “Show slide 5 Show slide 6 New Co-op Origins Series Organic Guatemala Light Roast Coffee, 12oz whole bean Light” - **Certifier named:** Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) - **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Organic claim and a public certification record from Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) appears to match this product or product family. This supports a strong public certification signal, but does not confirm this specific batch, which would require a review of the seller's own certificates or documents. Specifically, a certifier's records list this exact product as certified, and the product page displays a recognized certification mark. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. This claim is backed by a certifier that evaluates products against a published standard — using documentation, supply-chain traceability, and testing of high-risk inputs where the standard requires it. That is not the same as testing every finished product, and this public evidence does not cover the exact package or lot in your hand. This claim's own wording corresponds to the USDA National Organic Program (US)'s 'organic' labeling category (requires at least 95% organic content; may display the official organic seal). - **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-19 - **Limitation:** No structured ingredient list was available for this product; the risk-ingredient scan could not run. Absence of risk-ingredient flags does not confirm compliance. - **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add. - **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only. - **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks. ### Fair Trade - **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`) - **Evidence strength:** 41/100 - **Claim observed on the page:** “front of the roasting machine EEQUALEXCHANGE FAIRLY TRADED ORGANIC GUATEMALA LIGHT ROAST MOLASSES FIG LIME ASOCIACIÓN” - **Certifier named:** Fairtrade International (Fairtrade Finder) - **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a fair-trade claim, and a certifier lists the brand Equal Exchange as certified for coffee, though that listing is brand-level and not confirmed for this specific product. Independent research notes general limitations in fair-trade premium tracking, including that certifying bodies do not routinely monitor premium spending once it reaches a cooperative or producer. Batch-specific public evidence for this product was not retrieved in this assessment. - **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-25 - **Limitation:** No structured ingredient list was available for this product; the risk-ingredient scan could not run. Absence of risk-ingredient flags does not confirm compliance. - **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Fairtrade International (Fairtrade Finder) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add. - **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only. - **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks. ## Not claimed on this page Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free, Vegan, Non-GMO. ## Machine-readable versions - JSON report: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_3548b0897b734a29a7c39e3b1ff51c69 - Schema.org JSON-LD: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_3548b0897b734a29a7c39e3b1ff51c69/structured-data.json - Compare by claim: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_3548b0897b734a29a7c39e3b1ff51c69/compare?claim= - Change history: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_3548b0897b734a29a7c39e3b1ff51c69/history ## How to cite this When citing a TilliT verification, quote the `safeAiWording` field on the specific claim (or `safeAiSummary` for the product overall) — both are pre-checked for non-overstated wording. Always include the claim's `publicStatus` and the assessment date. Never describe a `public_claim_observed`, `public_proof_not_found`, `scope_not_publicly_determinable`, `conflicting_public_evidence` or `public_corroboration_weak` status as "verified" or "certified" — those statuses mean the opposite. Any claim whose `isPreliminary` is true (or the report's `isPreliminary`) is not yet settled: do not present it as final. Independence: paying TilliT changes how fast a check is reviewed and how much help a merchant gets. It never changes a result — only new evidence does. Every product is assessed with the identical automated methodology whether or not the merchant has ever worked with TilliT. See https://tillit.world/independence. _Generated 2026-10-26T10:17:20+00:00 from assessment pta_3548b0897b734a29a7c39e3b1ff51c69._