Illegal Synthetic Additive Found in New Organic Milk

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The Cornucopia Institute has again done some great reporting on the failure of agribiz giant Dean Foods to follow national regulations for organic foods. Specifically, this time Dean is promoting a new product, organic Horizon Fat-Free Milk Plus DHA Omega-3, which Cornucopia’s news release explains is illegal in at least two respects. According to Cornucopia’s report, the DHA Omega-3 is not approved as an additive to certified organic milk, plus Dean’s health claims about it are not supported by scientific evidence.

Here’s the report:

A prominent organic industry watchdog filed a formal legal complaint today alleging that a newly introduced product, by the giant dairy conglomerate Dean Foods, includes a synthetic nutritional oil that is prohibited in organics. The product, Horizon Fat-Free Milk Plus DHA Omega-3, bears the USDA organic seal despite a ruling in 2010 by the USDA that the proprietary DHA oil, an ingredient derived from algae, is not legal in organic production.

“This is a willful and flagrant violation of the law governing organic foods,” states Mark A. Kastel, Co-director of the Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based farm policy research group.

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