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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://beebettercertified.org/">Bee Better Certified</a>, launched by the Xerces Society, identifies farms and food ingredients that meet a rigorous standard for bee protection. To achieve Bee Better Certification, farms must maintain at least 5 percent of their land in flower-rich habitat, and take strict, monitored steps to protect bees from pesticides, including restrictions against the use of some insecticides. Certification is done by our partner, Oregon Tilth, which brings over 40 years of certification experience including conducting both farm inspections and food company supply chain audits. For a farm or product to achieve Bee Better Certification it will have undergone rigorous assessment and have taken real steps to protect and support bees. It isn’t gained through self-certification.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Food companies sourcing ingredients from these farms can use the Bee Better Certified seal on packaging to let consumers know that their purchasing decisions benefit pollinators and the farmers working to protect them.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">All of this is the preamble to the news that Häagen-Dazs has recently released several ice cream flavors that feature Bee Better Certified ingredients, adding to the growing range of products that carry the Bee Better Certified seal. You can read more about this in the following press releases. The first is from Häagen-Dazs, the second from Xerces.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/haagen-dazs-becomes-first-ice-cream-brand-to-receive-xerces-bee-better-certified-seal-300993892.html">Häagen-Dazs® Becomes First Ice Cream Brand to Receive Xerces Bee Better Certified Seal</a></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Four Häagen-Dazs flavors containing almonds to feature esteemed seal noting ingredients were grown and harvested in a "bee friendly" manner</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/haagen-dazs-becomes-first-ice-cream-brand-to-receive-xerces-bee-better-certified-seal-300993892.html">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/haagen-dazs-becomes-first-ice-cream-brand-to-receive-xerces-bee-better-certified-seal-300993892.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://xerces.org/press/haagen-dazs-ice-cream-now-bee-better-certified">Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream Now Bee Better Certified™</a></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">New ice cream flavors expand the range of products with Bee Better Certification.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://xerces.org/press/haagen-dazs-ice-cream-now-bee-better-certified">https://xerces.org/press/haagen-dazs-ice-cream-now-bee-better-certified</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">To learn more about Bee Better Certified, please visit <a href="https://beebettercertified.org/">beebettercertified.org</a> or follow @beebettercertified on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beebettercertified">Facebook</a> and @beebettercert on <a href="https://twitter.com/beebettercert">Twitter</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Matthew</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">----------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Matthew Shepherd</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Director of Communications & Outreach</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">he/him/his</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><img border="0" width="160" height="60" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D5D812.3DE97A60" alt="Email-Outlook_Xerces-logo-CMYK"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Protecting the Life That Sustains Us</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Connect with us @xercessociety on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xercessociety/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/xercessociety" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Twitter</span></a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xercessociety/?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Instagram</span></a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Visit <a href="http://www.xerces.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.xerces.org</span></a> to read our <a href="http://www.xerces.org/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">blog</span></a>, sign up for our <a href="https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001HTk7N6nZumLPinBr8VACbNdTXCe732bGu6KpqC13JAKPti_HBe5xyr7t0p4mDfKe2dOsd-TB1qvv772s6GQfVa_SbKKfwBiwl4blH4KvCjq4dpmA2M9UNZ2axlQwu_1Gvjrl2Rb53WUZwsddwCzyorgxedLAaMy3" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">e-newsletter</span></a>, and find out how you can protect invertebrates.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Watch us on </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiPLPJuySOgn6CbjkOxqLQ"><span style="color:blue">YouTube</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Support our work: <a href="https://xerces.org/donate/"><span style="color:blue">Donate</span></a>!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">628 NE Broadway, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97232, USA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Office: (503) 232-6639 x110</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Cell: (503) 807-1577</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:matthew.shepherd@xerces.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">matthew.shepherd@xerces.org</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>