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Sara Loveday
Horizon Organic
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sara.loveday@whitewave.com
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Horizon Organic Postion Statement on FDA Cloning Announcement
BROOMFIELD, Colo. Jan. 15, 2008
To Our Valued Customers:
Today’s announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that milk from cloned animals and their offspring is safe to be sold in the marketplace does not change Horizon Organic’s policy of not accepting or selling milk from cloned animals.
We had hoped for a different decision from the FDA. Milk from cloned animals contradicts the intent of the organic movement and is inconsistent with consumers’ expectations.
The practice of cloning is prohibited by the USDA’s National Organic Program regulations. At Horizon Organic we have never accepted milk from cloned animals or their offspring, and will never do so in the future. Moreover, we will work diligently to ensure that organic laws and regulations never allow for organic milk to come from cloned cows or their offspring.
Blaine McPeak, President of Horizon Organic
About HORIZON ORGANIC
Horizon Organic, founded in 1991, was the first certified organic dairy to distribute products nationally in the United States. The company remains true to its vision for a more organic planet, purchasing milk from 425 certified organic dairy farms and providing certified organic dairy products to natural foods retailers and supermarkets across the country. Horizon Organic products are produced without the use of antibiotics, added growth hormones or dangerous pesticides and always will be. That's the organic promise from our farmers to consumers. For more information on the growing world of organic, visit www.horizonorganic.com
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