Criteria for Achieving PATHS Product Recommendation

How products become a PATHS Recommended Choice.

  1. Producer Supports ecological positive initiatives within their industry
        Example: Poultry and Egg Companies that support Biochar Initiative would qualify
 

2. Must be a whole food or if a further processed food made with only natural Whole Foods ingredients and without artificial ingredients

        Whole food Examples:
             Eggs in Shell
 
          Further Processed Food Example:
               Oat Milk made with only Oats and natural ingredients
 
 

3.Animal Derived Foods must be:

  1. Non-Ruminant
  2. Humanely Raised 
  3. Animal Derived whole food with a net positive environmental impact.
         Example: Eggs in the Shell, Whole  Chicken, raw organic or Hydroponically grown Vegetables.
 
4. No Single use plastic or foam packaging may be used if alternative is available.
     Please go to our page on Plastic Packaging to find out why.
 
           Example: 
                           
                          Egg cartons cannot be single use even if made from recycled plastic So nce egg carton pulp packaging is available plastic egg cartons are a disqualifier.
       
 
5. By use of the Oxford University’s “Our World Data” study, submitted product for consideration must be determined to have a net positive environmental impact. As a starting base line all foods derived from ruminants are excluded.