Harris Tweed the trade mark should have been granted exclusively to Harris, the Orb Trade Mark was granted. The Harris Tweed Association, a voluntary body, was formed to protect both the use of the Orb Trade Mark and to protect the use of the name ‘Harris Tweed’ from imitations. The original definition attached to the Orb Trade Mark stated that: Harris Tweed means a tweed, hand-spun, hand-woven and dyed by the crofters and cottars in the Outer Hebrides. In 1993, a new statutory body to guard the Orb Trade Mark, the Harris Tweed Authority, replaced the original Harris Tweed Association. Also in
Fair Trade Certified Mark set by FLO International. The supply chain is also monitored by FLO-CERT to ensure the integrity of labelled products. Only Fair Trade USA or Fairtrade Canada (formerly "TransFair USA" and "TransFair Canada," respectively) licensees can use the Fair Trade Certified Mark on their products, however a gradual phase-out of this mark began in Canada in 2011. The Canadian Fair Trade Certified Mark was introduced by TransFair Canada on the Canadian market in 1997. The American Fair Trade Certified Mark was introduced by TransFair USA on the American market in 1998. In 2010, Canada began actively promoting both the Fair Trade