Comments on GreenOrganicMama: Silk Soy Milk is No Longer Organic

I'm having problems with Silk's "ORGA...

2011-12-29T13:43:31.523-05:00

I'm having problems with Silk's "ORGANIC" soy milk recently. I'm making the switch. They still have one that is labeled organic but no longer trusting it.

Thank you so much for this post. Huge eye opener. ...

2009-11-28T08:36:19.074-05:00

Thank you so much for this post. Huge eye opener. Will definitely try the Publix brand. Too bad for Silk.

Oh my lord eyes rolling. Thank you for sharing ...

2009-11-11T11:07:25.230-05:00

Oh my lord *eyes rolling*. Thank you for sharing that.

Just goes to show you, just how out-of-touch some companies are with their customer base.

This is a quote directly from White Wave -- can yo...

2009-11-11T07:19:23.675-05:00

This is a quote directly from White Wave -- can you believe that they would say something as stupid as this???

Thank you for your recent e-mail to Silk®. We appreciate your interest in our products.

Offering a broader range of products to meet our consumer demand, we now offer two different product lines: organic and natural. We know some consumers are more interested in the health benefits associated with adding soy in their diet (cholesterol-free, lactose-free, and may reduce the risk of heart disease) than consuming products that are strictly organic. For those interested in organic products, we still offer the plain, vanilla, and unsweetened in an organic option.

Thanks again for contacting the Consumer Affairs Department.

Sincerely,
Alberto Vasquez
Consumer Response Representative

Ref: N970333

I think you're missing some facts here. Silk ...

2009-11-04T18:28:48.630-05:00

I think you're missing some facts here. Silk made this switch to "NATURAL" early this year. That green package option that you speak of did not exist, until recently. The blue, red, and chocolate brown cartons were all switched to "NATURAL" from "ORGANIC".

Please click here for an article from the OCA, which I'm a big fan of, for the facts on many controversial organic-related issues. The article explains that Dean Foods purchased the Silk brand, and they instigated the subsequent ingredient changes. Included in the article is this quoted text:

"# Recently, Dean Foods reformulated their Silk product line converting almost all their products to "natural" (conventional) soybeans. They did this, quietly, without telling retailers or changing the UPC code numbers on the products. Many retailers have reported to us that they didn't find out about the change until their customers noticed and complained.

To add insult to injury, not only did the price of Silk products not go down when they switched to cheaper conventional soybeans, but they now reintroduced three products with organic soybeans and raised the price on those. Greedy profiteering plain and simple."

Frankly, even if the "new" organic Silk does become available at my local grocery store, I wouldn't switch back. I choose to deal with companies with transparency, and a full commitment to the entire organic life cycle.

From a business model perspective, Dean Foods should take a hint from SIGG, and their recent non-disclosure woes.

Silk does make Organic Soy Milk, your local superm...

2009-11-04T17:44:46.700-05:00

Silk does make Organic Soy Milk, your local supermarket probably discontinued the organic Silk product to promote their own brand. I buy my organic Silk Soy Milk from Costco regularly. The organic Silk packaging is green not blue.

Pretty sneaky, huh? I am glad to see that my loca...

2009-11-03T11:19:30.052-05:00

Pretty sneaky, huh?

I am glad to see that my local Publix is stocking more organic soy- and other milk-free alternatives in the "shelf-stable" section of the store. There are lots of all-natural and organic varieties of soy, almond, and rice milk. They come in all different sizes, from individual servings, to one-liter containers.

There is life beyond Silk and White Wave. Why they would establish a national organic brand, only to do a '180' and flush it all down the toilet, is beyond me. That's coming from an organic consumer, and business school grad.

Faye @ GreenOrganicMama.com

Unsweeted is what I drink and it does not say Orga...

2009-11-03T10:31:03.763-05:00

Unsweeted is what I drink and it does not say Organic on the label. Another difference is that the cartons used to say they do not use genetically modified soybeans- the new cartons no longer state that.

Interesting that you say that; I bought a carton o...

2009-10-21T15:44:42.315-04:00

Interesting that you say that; I bought a carton of "Silk Soy Milk Unsweetened" today that clearly says "Organic" and I have a "Silk Soy Milk Light" carton from last week that says "Natural". I haven't checked to see if Light still says Natural because they were out of stock, but the unsweetened at least is still organic.

* UPDATE * While in the grocery store last ni...

2009-09-18T15:04:15.917-04:00

*** UPDATE ***

While in the grocery store last night, I noticed that Silk has made another package design change. The new printing on their vanilla soy is still blue, but you'll see it's now drastically different from the previous design. Still NOT organic though.

The original and chocolate still bear the same design, with the word "N A T U R A L", but they're probably phasing those out for new packaging, too.

How about spending all that marketing money on buying some organic soy beans instead, White Wave?

Faye @ GreenOrganicMama.com

That's indeed a shocking news! I have never ch...

2009-09-15T01:21:55.518-04:00

That's indeed a shocking news! I have never checked the label of silk soy milk to see if it mentions "organic". I love the Very Vanilla.

I miss the soymilk bought from chinese stores. Soo...

2009-08-09T23:56:21.443-04:00

I miss the soymilk bought from chinese stores. Soooo different from commerical brands. Course, chinese store bought soymilk spoils in just days but taste oh so much better. :) Now that I live in Tampa and not NYC, I don't get to enjoy my favorite soymilk.

Omg, silk soy milk is no longer organic?! Thanks f...

2009-07-01T04:40:18.778-04:00

Omg, silk soy milk is no longer organic?! Thanks for the post, I didn't notice that, well the last time I bought silk soy milk was in January. No more silk =[

Homemade definitely tastes so much better, althoug...

2009-06-17T10:40:48.733-04:00

Homemade definitely tastes so much better, although I do like that the store brands do have extra calcium added.

This new Silk just tastes awful. So watery, and no soy flavor at all. Definitely not worth compromising.

I'm hoping our Publix will start carrying more of the Organic Valley line of products :)

I was also upset to see that Silk was no longer or...

2009-06-16T21:10:33.641-04:00

I was also upset to see that Silk was no longer organic. I've switched to Organic Valley brand, but a store brand organic is another good choice. I miss Publix terribly, as we live almost two hours from Publix now.

Aaah, very informative! I'll need to see if I ...

2009-06-15T00:01:13.030-04:00

Aaah, very informative! I'll need to see if I can locate that same brand in Virginia.
How awesome must it have been to be raised drinking homemade soy milk? Nice!