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    Brand Name PCC Natural Markets
    Rating (4)          PCC Milk

    Location Seattle, WA
    Products Fluid milk
    Market Area Seattle
    Web Site http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/

    PCC Natural Markets, in Seattle, is the country's largest member owned natural foods cooperative.  They are one of the most engaged retailers in the nation when it comes to being involved in policy work protecting the integrity of the organic label, both in Washington State and nationally.

    Their choice of organic milk suppliers, for their own store-brand, reflects their dedication to the organic movement.  It comes from a supplier of integrity depending on family-scale farms in the Pacific Northwest. 


     

    Criteria Points Comments
    Ownership Structure 90 Cooperative
    Milk Supply 70 Milk of integrity
    Disclosure of Information for Verification 100 Full and open disclosure
    Certifier farms 100 OTCO
    Certifier processing 100 OTCO
    Cows on pasture time/acreage provided 100 Strong/enforced cooperative policy
    Health and longevity of cows 100 low cull rate
    Replacement animals only from organic farms 75 Organic animals purchased/minority conventional
    Antibiotics used on young cattle 100 Never
    Reproductive hormones used 100 Never
    Farm support oversight 90 All dairies visited regularly by staff
    Outside dairy ingredients purchased 90 limited outside ingredients
    TOTAL SCORE 1115 FOUR COWS (excellent)