No Matter How You Spice It
KMS Organics on Dec 14th 2007
Oprah featured tsp spices in her November “O list.” She loved the beautiful packaging and the organic spices inside!
Green Gets Gorgeous with Launch of Robbie Adrian Luxury Organics
KMS Organics on Aug 15th 2007
KMS Organics is proud to offer Robbie Adrian Luxury Organics
Robbie Adrian now offers upscale shoppers an organic option for fashionable baby blankets.
August 10, 2007 - El Dorado Hills, CA (PRWEB) August 10, 2007 — Robbie Mahlman and Susan Doris announce the launch of Robbie Adrian Inc. and its new line of luxury organic baby blankets. “We talked with many parents who wanted natural products for their children that were also stylish and colorful. That inspired us to create a line of luxury organic baby blankets, offering earth friendly elegance for discerning parents and their babies,” explains Robbie Mahlman the company’s President and CEO.
The new line of Robbie Adrian luxury organic blankets is made in the US, with 100% certified organic, USA grown cotton fleece and velour trimmed with natural silk in seven rich matching hues. “All of our blankets are machine Continue Reading »
Organic soybean shortage squeezes U.S. producers
KMS Organics on Aug 14th 2007
Food companies, livestock industry look to other nations to supply needs
By PAULA LAVIGNE
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
August 12, 2007
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Before harvest, New Hampton organic farmer Tom Frantzen will cultivate and till his organic soybean acres at least four times to prevent weeds because he can’t use chemicals to keep his rows clean.
His work spills onto the kitchen table and computer den, where he keeps three-ring binders of receipts, spreadsheets and an online journal of farm work - all required under U.S. Department of Agriculture organic rules.
The payoff for that effort is substantially bigger profits, said Frantzen and other Iowa organic soybean farmers.
Few farmers are switching over, however. With demand for organic soybeans rising fast, a shortage of beans in the United States and Canada has forced food companies and livestock producers to import organic soybeans from China and elsewhere.
“We desperately need more production of feed grains,” said Roger Lansink, who grows organic soybeans and other crops in Odebolt and serves on the Iowa Organic Advisory Council. “The organic livestock industry is exploding.” Continue Reading »
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Certain Jars of Earth’s Best: “Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast Baby Food”
KMS Organics on Aug 14th 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — February 16, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use certain jars of Earth’s Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food because of the risk of contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause botulism, a life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.
The affected product was sold in single individual jars and in variety packs (which contains 4 jars of the apple peach barley in the pack along with other varieties). The food is part of the firm’s “2nd Vegetables, Fruits and Blends” line intended for babies 6 months and older. The food was distributed through retail stores and sold through the Earth’s Best website. If consumers have any of the specified jars in their home, they should not use it and destroy it immediately. No illnesses have been reported to FDA or the manufacturer to date in connection with this problem.
The affected baby food is as follows: Continue Reading »
Gerber® Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall
KMS Organics on Aug 14th 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — July 13, 2007, Gerber Products Company, a division of Novartis Consumer Health, is voluntarily recalling all packages of Gerber ORGANIC Rice and ORGANIC Oatmeal Cereals due to a potential choking risk.
A limited quantity of product may contain lumps of cereal, which do not dissolve in water or milk and pose a potential choking hazard. Gerber has received choking complaints, but no reports of injury. The FDA is aware of this recall.
The product has been distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. If a consumer has Gerber ORGANIC Rice or Gerber ORGANIC Oatmeal Cereal, they should not use the product and call the Gerber Parents Resource Center 1-800-443-7237 or 1-231-928-3000 to return the product and receive a full refund.
Gerber ORGANIC Rice and ORGANIC Oatmeal Cereals are sold in 8 ounce boxes and all codes are being recalled. Gerber ORGANIC Rice UPC Code is 15000 12504. Gerber ORGANIC Oatmeal UPC Code is 15000 12502. These numbers can be found on the bottom right side of the box.