Horizon Supports Initiative Requiring Mandatory Labeling Of Genetically Engineered Food

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — The nation’s largest organic dairy brand, Horizon®, has pledged its support of the Just Label It – We Have a Right to Know campaign, which calls for the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods.

“Consumers can feel good knowing that all Horizon products have always been made without GE ingredients thanks to the presence of the USDA organic seal on our products,” said Mike Ferry president of Horizon. “While we are glad consumers can recognize our products as non-GE by the USDA organic seal, we believe consumers deserve to be able to know if there are GE ingredients in all of the foods they purchase, which is why we proudly support causes like the Just Label It – We Have a Right to Know campaign.”

The Just Label It – We Have a Right to Know campaign is a consumer activation initiative supported by a group of more than 400 businesses and organizations who support the mandatory labeling of GE foods. Through the campaign, a petition has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the goal of inspiring consumers to contact the FDA to show their support for the mandatory labeling of GE foods. To learn more about the campaign or to comment in favor of labeling, consumers can visit www.justlabelit.org.

The campaign, which commenced on Oct. 4 and will run for six months, is the first initiative of Organic Voices, a collaboration of not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, businesses and trade associations that support organic food and farming. Horizon will help share information about the campaign through ongoing communications initiatives and its social media channels, which reach more than 85,000 fans and followers.

About Horizon Organic

Horizon is committed to providing great-tasting, organic dairy products that nourish families and build healthy foundations.  Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Horizon is proud to be an organic industry pioneer and the first company to supply organic milk nationally. Over the past 20 years, Horizon has grown to become not only the leading organic dairy brand in the U.S., but the largest national organic brand in the country. Today, Horizon works with 547 family farmers across the country to supply 93 percent of its organic milk. Horizon offers a delicious variety of certified organic dairy products made with simple ingredients and produced without the use of antibiotics, added growth hormones or pesticides. In an effort to protect the earth and its natural resources, Horizon offsets the energy used to produce its products with clean, renewable wind power. For more information about Horizon, visit www.horizondairy.com. Horizon is also on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Horizon and Twitter at http://twitter.com/horizondairy. 

Source: Horizon Organic