Marketers of Natural Products Respond to Allegations

NEW YORK—The Hain Celestial Group Inc. (Hain-Celestial.com), Kiss My Face Corp. (KissMyFace.com) and  Nature’s Gate (Natures-Gate.com), marketers of personal care products in natural products stores, responded to allegations made by All In One God Faith Inc. d/b/a Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps regarding labeling of the companies’ personal care products that use certified organic raw materials.

The response stated that Hain Celestial, Kiss My Face and Nature’s Gate strongly support the need for clear and verifiable standards for the use of the term “organic” in personal care products. "The statements and claims advanced by Mr. David Bronner appear to be more about the lack of action by the government to settle the standards issues than about the products he mentions. We are confident that the allegations about our companies’ products will be proven to be without merit."

Paddy Spence, president of Nature’s Gate, said, “Each of our companies has worked with Mr. Bronner, other industry participants and the Organic Consumers Association to draft and formalize such standards. We are committed to creating safe, effective personal care products that fulfill our consumers’ demand for performance, safety and purity. We continually review our formulas to best meet customer expectations, and work diligently with our raw material suppliers to develop new, safe and peer-reviewed organic ingredients.”