I hate to tell you this, but Horizon is NOT organic. We have a child with allergies and we found out the hard way ourselves about all things Horizon brand and stopped buying it all together (and anything else that company makes). We have been much more careful about the organics we buy.
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Smock Lady - you beat me to it! I was just about to say that Horizon is well known for actually using NON-ORGANIC MILK!! (I swear, my trust in corporations gets less and less daily)

It is coming from the factory-style dairy farms where the animals are kept in intensive confinement and have been imported from conventional farms as calves. They simply label it organic, and the USDA lets them get away with it.

They also wean their calves on dead cow's blood - a practice not condoned at all by Organic bodies.

They have even been known, when overly busy, to simply buy NORMAL MILK from other dairies who use antibiotics etc and then label that milk as Organic.

Whenever I am in the US I make sure I buy some brand other than Horizon.

(PS Horizon isn't the cheapest organic milk in the area of NE Ohio where my parents live. After I heard and read about their dodgy factory farming practices I always thought that was how they could afford to undercut the other dairy companies).

Rant over! ;)

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I know its off of the t-shirt topic, but I had to add my rant re: Horizon. They are by far the best marketed and most mainstream "organic" company, which I suppose should trigger suspicions in the first place, but stores are STILL carrying their product. And when you eat out or go to the local coffee shop, guess which organic milk brand they'll have for your little one? Yep, Horizon. Product placement in t.v. shows and movies. Always Horizon. All about the profit.

We get our milk from the local dairy, organic and hormone free. We also buy our cheese, eggs, and all other dairy products there. Even ice cream! When pressed to buy milk or dairy at the grocery store, we always use Organic Valley. They are a family farm coop and well respected in organic circles. Plus, their milk is DELICIOUS.

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Have him try Strauss in the glass bottles. It's the best!!

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How did they discover this fraud? Is there an article detailing the inspection results or something?

This has been my beef with organic anything...who really knows what's organic? I'm willing to pay more if I'm getting more/healthier, but I *really* hate paying extra to get shafted. I've always wondered because I never had any faith in corporations.

I know that most of us think that "organic" means "humane", but I thought it meant "properly fed without all that crap".

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Oh my gosh. Horizon! Curses on you. That makes me so mad.

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