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    Product Name Harris Teeter
    Rating (3)        
    Location
    Products Fluid milk products
    Market Area Southeast
    Web Site

    Harris Teeter gets much of their milk from the country's largest "organic" factory farm shipped in from Texas. The balance comes from family-scale farmers. Unlike most grocery chains they deserve credit for being transparent with Cornucopia and their customers so that you can make an informed decision. If you are regular customer I'm sure they will take your opinions and concerns into consideration if you express them.

     

    Criteria Points Comments
    Ownership Structure 60 Investor Owned
    Milk Supply 50 Mostly industrial, some family-scale farms
    Disclosure of Information for Verification 100 Full and open disclosure
    Certifier farms 90 Texas
    Certifier processing 100 NCCIA
    Cows on pasture time/acreage provided 50 Varies
    Health and longevity of cows 50 Varies
    Replacement animals only from organic farms 50 Varies
    Antibiotics used on young cattle 50 Varies
    Reproductive hormones used 50 Varies
    Farm support oversight 50 Varies
    Outside dairy ingredients purchased 100 None
    TOTAL SCORE 800 THREE COWS - PRIVATE-LABEL (good - questionable long-term commitment to organics)