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    Farm Name Lifeway
    Rating (4)         
    Location Morton Grove, IL
    Products Kefir
    Market Area Nationwide
    Web Site http://www.lifeway.net/
    Lifeway Food Products, Inc., is one of the country's leading manufacturers of kefir and recently added some organic offerings to their product line. They are located in north suburban Chicago.

     

    Criteria Points Comments
    Ownership Structure 60 Danone-France 20%
    Milk Supply 70 Milk of integrity
    Disclosure of Information for Verification 80 Partial Disclosure
    Certifier farms 100 MOSA, NICS, ICS
    Certifier processing 100 MOSA
    Cows on pasture time/acreage provided 95 Enforced Policy
    Health and longevity of cows 90 Long-lived healthy cows
    Replacement animals only from organic farms 90 Only organic animals (from birth) purchased
    Antibiotics used on young cattle 100 Never
    Reproductive hormones used 50 Not to our knowledge
    Farm support oversight 90 All dairies and visited regularly by staff
    Outside dairy ingredients purchased 100 None
    TOTAL SCORE 1025 FOUR COWS (excellent)