Do you remember the fact of the day post: FOTD: Is that actually organic? The great news is that a lot of people paid attention to shocking revelation that Aurora Organic Farms was mistreating their cows and misrepresenting their organic products. Today the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) announced that “HORIZON ANNOUNCES FURTHER LOSSES AS OCA BOYCOTT CONTINUES.” The email I received from the OCA stated:

This week, Horizon, the largest organic dairy company in the U.S., announced, for the second time this year that its profits are decreasing. Horizon dairy is one of several brands being boycotted by the OCA and thousands of organic consumers due to the company’s practice of sourcing milk from giant dairy feedlots where the animals have little or no access to pasture. Gregg Engles, the CEO of Dean Foods (Horizon’s parent company) blamed recent profit losses on “considerable disruption” in the organic dairy marketplace. When OCA launched its boycott in 2006, Engles claimed factory farmed organics were necessary in order to produce enough organic milk to meet growing consumer demands. Ironically, this week Engles said part of the blame for the company’s profit losses is due to an oversupply of organic dairy in the marketplace.

I think this is fantastic news – to see consumers take a stand and demand that Organic be a meaningful title, not just a word to place on a label. I applaud everyone of you that helped in this effort!

But don’t start buying Aurora products just yet. Keep in mind that these are other labels that this fake organic milk shows up under:

1. Horizon
2. Costco’s “Kirkland Signature”
3. Safeway’s “O” organics brand
4. Publix’s “High Meadows”
5. Giant’s “Natures Promise”
6. Woodstock Farms
7. Wild Oats’ Organic milk

Please continue to stand up for your consumer rights by avoiding these brands! Additionally, you can send a message to the “Shameless Seven’s” CEOs by simply filling out this form.