Horizon Organic Reduced Fat Milk, 8-Ounce Aseptic Cartons (Pack of 18)

Horizon is a company that masquerades as organic but really has no interest beyond profiteering on the organic label. Horizon, owned by the giant Dean Foods, is one of those jolly come latelys to the organic food business only to make a buck and to skirt as many restrictions as they can. Read up on this as much as you can - the more you learn the more you'll avoid this brand at every opportunity. Read up on a lawsuit with the FDA that the current administration has turned a blind eye towards -- just google cornucopia and Horizon. Real family dairy farmers say most organic dairy brands play by the rules but not Horizon. Observe their claim about family farms in the public relations product description above and then check out this picture of one of their "animal friendly" farms - just google fagundes and cornucopia -- what lovely pasture these cows have to enjoy. What crime did these cows commit to be put in the stockades like that? The only crime I see is that this milk is allowed to be sold at the organic price draped in pastoral imagery. Why take the chance? Buy local organic milk or another brand that you can trust. Look at this Dairy Report Card -- just google Dairy Report Card and cornucopia - to see how your favorite milk labels stack up.

Love this product, hate the price. But since we have no Whole Foods, we're forced to pay the inflated prices.

Do the research: blatant violations by Horizon of the organic standards have been alleged and many retailers won't carry them because of this. Don't buy standard products at organic prices.

I take these on the road with me in my suitcase. I like to have a bowl of cereal in the hotel room before I start the day. It's quick and cheap. I pack it in ice before I go to sleep and it's cold in the morning. Perfect!

Horizon has been boycotted by the Organic Consumers Association and is the target of frequent complaints filed with the USDA because of their poor track record with regard to compliance with organic standards. Since they were bought by 12-billion dollar mega-corp Dean Foods, a large percentage of their organic dairy has been produced at factory farms, some with upwards of 10,000 cows.

I recently started a blog about this subject because it irritates me on a personal level. See my blog for more information and links regarding Horizon Dairy products: [...]