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"Committed organic companies that source wholesome ingredients free
from synthetic pesticides and GMOs are competing in the marketplace with
giant multinationals such as Kraft Foods (Back to Nature), Pepsico
(Mother's) and Kellogg's (Bear Naked/Kashi) and their misleading natural
marketing claims" said Fantle. "When marketers intentionally mislead
consumers with their "natural' products, they are taking business away
from those companies providing truly safe and healthy food and
supporting certified organic farmers."
"We hope that companies like Kashi, marketing what they call natural
foods, will instead choose to meet their consumers' expectations by
sourcing truly organic ingredients," Fantle added.
Kashi's Rick Duran told Cornucopia staff that the company makes over
100 products, and although proclaiming their dedication to organics,
only four of these are certified organic. Another three products are
produced from verified non-GMO grains (7 Whole Grains) Unsaid was the
fact that there are currently no GMO grains grown for any of the
ingredients used in the 7 Whole Grains cereal products.
The Cornucopia Institute has collected and saved, as a document, many
of the more than 200 comments posted by angry customers on Kashi's
Facebook page, in the event that they disappear or are scrubbed from the
site. This document is available upon request.