Kellogg Foods

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lobby white house</p><p>---
</p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">The effort to defeat the

tougher food standards heated up late last spring and summer, when

lobbyists said they went on high alert.</font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><b>On July 12, White House visitor

logs show a who's who of food company chief executives and lobbyists

visited the White House.<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> The group met with Valerie Jarrett, Obama's

senior adviser, and Melody Barnes, then director of the president's

Domestic Policy Council. Among the group at the meeting: CEOs of Nestle

USA, Kellogg, General Mills, and top executives at Walt Disney, Time

Warner, and Viacom, owner of the Nickelodeon children's channel --

companies with some of the biggest financial stakes in marketing to

children</span></b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">. Those companies have a combined market value of more than $350

billion.</span></font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Two people who attended -- <b>

lobbyist Scott Faber of the Grocery Manufacturers Association</b> and Kolish

of the Better Business Bureau -- said the group told the White House

that it opposed government action and favored voluntary initiatives.

Other participants and the White House have declined to describe the

meeting or did not respond to requests for comment.</font>

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<p><b>Kellogg Garden Products</b> produces and sells garden products that say "organic" or "compost" on bags containing material from Los Angeles and Inland Empire <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a> from the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Inland_Empire_Regional_Composting_Authority" title="Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority">Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-0">[1]</a></sup> Founded by H. Clay Kellogg in 1925, Kellogg Garden Products has sold sludge-based products since its founding, beginning with the product <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nitrohumus" title="Nitrohumus">Nitrohumus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-1">[2]</a></sup>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathy_Kellogg_Johnson" title="Kathy Kellogg Johnson">Kathy Kellogg Johnson</a> is on the corporate advisory board of Hollywood's <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Environmental_Media_Association" title="Environmental Media Association">Environmental Media Association</a>, and has donated Kellogg <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a>-based <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Gromulch" title="Gromulch">Gromulch</a> to EMA without identifying it as sewage sludge-based products. Since the start of its school garden program in 2009, EMA has been unknowingly putting Kellogg sewage sludge on its <b>organic</b> urban and school yard gardens. The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Food_Rights_Network" title="Food Rights Network">Food Rights Network</a> informed <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/EMA" title="EMA" class="mw-redirect">EMA</a> of this in a March 30, 2011 letter and is awaiting a formal reply from EMA.

Kellogg Garden Products works closely with other manufacturers and promoters of sewage sludge products including <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/US_Composting_Council" title="US Composting Council">US Composting Council</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mulch_and_Soil_Council" title="Mulch and Soil Council">Mulch and Soil Council</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/BioCycle" title="BioCycle">BioCycle</a> magazine and others.

The Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities notes, "Kellogg Supply is a private company which purchases composted <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Biosolids" title="Biosolids">biosolids</a> (<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a>) from the sanitary district of Los Angeles, California. The company manufactures a variety of lawn and garden soil conditioner and fertilizer products from this compost. The products, which include <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nitrohumus" title="Nitrohumus">Nitrohumus</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Gromulch" title="Gromulch">Gromulch</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Topper" title="Topper">Topper</a>, are bagged and sold to homeowners and landscapers through retail centers in California and other states. <b>About 70% of Kelloggs total annual sales are of composted <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Biosolids" title="Biosolids">biosolids</a> products.</b> This represents about 250,000 cubic yards per year." (emphasis added) <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-2">[3]</a></sup>

Kellogg sells both <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a> products such as <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a> made from Los Angeles sewage, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/OMRI" title="OMRI" class="mw-redirect">OMRI</a> certified products that, unlike sludge, can be legally used on commercial organic gardens. However, the Kellogg marketing campaigns conflate the products and confuse the public. For instance, no where on a bag of Amend does it give any indication that it is made from sewage sludge; the sludge is hidden as "compost" in the ingredients.</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Background_and_History_of_Kellogg"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Background and History of Kellogg</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Kellogg_Sells_Unlabeled_Sewage_Sludge_Products"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Kellogg Sells Unlabeled Sewage Sludge Products</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Southern_CA_Sewage_Sludge_Compost_Market_.22Dominated_by_Kellogg_Garden_Products.22"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Southern CA Sewage Sludge Compost Market "Dominated by Kellogg Garden Products"</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Pollutants_Found_in_Kellogg_Nitrohumus.2C_High_Dioxin_in_Kellogg_Amend"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Pollutants Found in Kellogg Nitrohumus, High Dioxin in Kellogg Amend</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Industry_Discharge_Included_in_Kellogg_Sludge_Products"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Industry Discharge Included in Kellogg Sludge Products</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Kellogg_Brand_Used_to_Build_Acceptance_of_Sewage_Sludge"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Kellogg Brand Used to Build Acceptance of Sewage Sludge</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#OMRI_Certified_Kellogg_Products_for_Organic_Gardens"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">OMRI Certified Kellogg Products for Organic Gardens</span></a></li>

</ul>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Involvement_with_the_Environmental_Media_Association"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Involvement with the Environmental Media Association</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Correspondence_from_the_EMA_.22Organic.22_School_Garden_Controversy"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Correspondence from the EMA "Organic" School Garden Controversy</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#School_Garden_Program_Background"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">School Garden Program Background</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Kellogg_Sewage_Sludge_on_EMA.27s_Organic_School_Gardens"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Kellogg Sewage Sludge on EMA's Organic School Gardens</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Gardeners_Thank_Kellogg_Garden_Products"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Gardeners Thank Kellogg Garden Products</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Kellogg_Garden_Products_in_EMA_Newsletter"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Kellogg Garden Products in EMA Newsletter</span></a></li>

</ul>

</li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Contact_Information_for_Kellogg_Garden_Products"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Contact Information for Kellogg Garden Products</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Articles_and_Resources"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Articles and Resources</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#Related_SourceWatch_articles"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Related SourceWatch articles</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#External_articles"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">External articles</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#External_resources"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">External resources</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#References"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>

</ul>

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</ul>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Background_and_History_of_Kellogg">Background and History of Kellogg</span></h2>

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<p>Chief Sustainability Officer <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathy_Kellogg_Johnson" title="Kathy Kellogg Johnson">Kathy Kellogg Johnson</a> "taught the composting and marketing segments of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.uclaextension.edu/r/ProgramDetails.aspx?reg=CF555">U.C.L.A.’s Certificate course on Solid Waste Management</a>. She has served as Chairperson of the Environmental Committees for <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=California_Association_of_Nurserymen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="California Association of Nurserymen (page does not exist)">California Association of Nurserymen</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=California_Landscape_Contractors_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="California Landscape Contractors Association (page does not exist)">California Landscape Contractors Association</a> and is currently VP of the Board for the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Association_of_Compost_Producers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association of Compost Producers (page does not exist)">Association of Compost Producers</a> (ACP)." <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-3">[4]</a></sup>

In its long history, Kellogg has marketed and sold products for World War II era Victory Gardens, professional baseball fields, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Getty_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Getty Museum (page does not exist)">Getty Museum</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Disneyland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Disneyland (page does not exist)">Disneyland</a>. Today, Kellogg still offers Nitrohumus, as well as other sludge products <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Gromulch" title="Gromulch">Gromulch</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Topper" title="Topper">Topper</a>. According to one source, 70 percent of Kellogg's sales are in sewage sludge products.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-4">[5]</a></sup></p>

<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Kellogg_Sells_Unlabeled_Sewage_Sludge_Products">Kellogg Sells Unlabeled Sewage Sludge Products</span></h2>

<div class="thumbcaption">The Truth about Kellogg "Organics" Amend</div>

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<p>As noted above, Kellogg sells several products (<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nitrohumus" title="Nitrohumus">Nitrohumus</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Topper" title="Topper">Topper</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Gromulch" title="Gromulch">Gromulch</a>) that contain composted <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a> obtained from the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Inland_Empire_Regional_Composting_Authority" title="Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority">Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority</a> (IERCA).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-5">[6]</a></sup>

(IERCA) is a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a> treatment plant in Rancho Cucagmonga, California. It was created and is operated by the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Inland_Empire_Utility_Agency" title="Inland Empire Utility Agency" class="mw-redirect">Inland Empire Utilities Agency</a> and the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sanitation_Districts_of_Los_Angeles_County" title="Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County">Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-6">[7]</a></sup> The IERCA treats <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a> from municipal waste treatment plants in San Bernardino County in California. It is the "nation's largest indoor composting facility," according to the IERCA website. The IERCA creates and markets <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/SoilPro" title="SoilPro">SoilPro</a> "<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Biosolids_compost" title="Biosolids compost" class="mw-redirect">biosolids compost</a>," which is treated <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a>, and markets it to retail stores, backyard gardeners and other consumers. For example, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/SoilPro" title="SoilPro">SoilPro</a> is sold to southern California gardeners in <strong class="selflink">Kellogg Garden Products</strong> like <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Topper" title="Topper">Topper</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Gromulch" title="Gromulch">Gromulch</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nitrohumus" title="Nitrohumus">Nitrohumus</a>.

According to a marketing case study of Kellogg sludge products:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-7">[8]</a></sup></p>

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<dd>"Over the years, Kellogg has been a credible brand for selling products with biosolids as a main ingredient. Kellogg’s sanitation district partners had the wisdom to let Kellogg experiment with mixing other ingredients with the biosolids, which improved the compost and the composting process. This improvement resulted in more effective soil amendment products. These products were sold through specific markets and for specific applications, including top dressing lawns or products specifically designed for planting trees or shrubs. Biosolids became a valuable ingredient in Kellogg’s plan to help the customer create a beautiful landscape or garden.</dd>

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<dd>"Kellogg’s brand and success stem from multiple marketing activities including building strong sales channels, being known for on-time delivery, educating customers in the stores, training store employees, and other resources that provide information about the nature and health of soil. Company officials are credible soil health experts as demonstrated by their focus on quality, education programs, and the fact that they have specialized product lines. These sales and marketing skills and Kellogg’s brand loyalty are valuable assets to Kellogg and its sanitation district partners."</dd>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Southern_CA_Sewage_Sludge_Compost_Market_.22Dominated_by_Kellogg_Garden_Products.22">Southern CA Sewage Sludge Compost Market "Dominated by Kellogg Garden Products"</span></h3>

<p>In July, 2004, the "Facilities Plan Volume 1: Wastewater Management" was published by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation and Department of Water and Power.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-8">[9]</a></sup> In examining the use of sewage sludge products sold on store shelves, it states:</p>

<dl>

<dd>"Thirty-six facilities produce over 1.6 million tons per year of compost products throughout southern California. These companies take in over 2.5 million tons per year of raw material that is processed into these products.</dd>

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<dd>"In the southern California marketplace, four suppliers dominate sales at the retail level. <strong class="selflink">Kellogg Garden Products</strong>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Scott%E2%80%99s_Hyponex&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scott’s Hyponex (page does not exist)">Scott’s Hyponex</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Western_Organics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Western Organics (page does not exist)">Western Organics</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Whitney_Farms&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Whitney Farms (page does not exist)">Whitney Farms</a> control the majority of shelf space... The products are sold in displays featuring the products as topsoil or soil amendments. A total of eleven compost product manufacturers and suppliers are known to be operating in the local retail marketplace. Several of these manufacturers supply products to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=K-Mart&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="K-Mart (page does not exist)">K-Mart</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Target" title="Target">Target</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Wal-Mart" title="Wal-Mart" class="mw-redirect">Wal-Mart</a> for their own in-house promotion and brand. Of these manufacturers, three firms, <strong class="selflink">Kellogg Garden Products</strong>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Western_Organics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Western Organics (page does not exist)">Western Organics</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Scott%E2%80%99s_Hyponex&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scott’s Hyponex (page does not exist)">Scott’s Hyponex</a>, utilize <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Biosolids" title="Biosolids">biosolids</a> in their product formulations.</dd>

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<dd>"<b>The biosolids portion of the Southern California marketplace appears to be dominated by Kellogg Garden Products.</b> (emphasis added) Of the eight different products produced by Kellogg, seven contained composted biosolids. ... A significant portion of the biosolids used by Kellogg and Scott’s Hyponex is obtained from the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Inland_Empire_Utility_Agency" title="Inland Empire Utility Agency" class="mw-redirect">Inland Empire Utility Agency</a>’s existing compost manufacturing facility. The relative quantities of biosolids-based compost moving through the distribution chain of these two companies remains proprietary information."</dd>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Pollutants_Found_in_Kellogg_Nitrohumus.2C_High_Dioxin_in_Kellogg_Amend">Pollutants Found in Kellogg <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nitrohumus" title="Nitrohumus">Nitrohumus</a>, High Dioxin in Kellogg <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a></span></h3>

<p><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/San_Francisco_Public_Utilities_Commission" title="San Francisco Public Utilities Commission">San Francisco Public Utilities Commission</a> performed analytical testing at Synagro Central Valley to determine the priority pollutant contaminants found in commercially available soil fertilizers. It found that:</p>

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<dd>"The frequency of detection of any of the 126 priority pollutants in commercial samples ranged from a low of 8 contaminants found ((Kellogg's) Gardeners Steer Manure & Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Garden Soil) up to a high 19 present in one product (Kellogg <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nitrohumus" title="Nitrohumus">Nitrohumus</a>)." SFPUC also found high levels of arsenic and lead in Kellogg fertilizers. Testing also showed high levels of Dioxin in Kellogg <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a>, 65.97 parts per trillion. <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-9">[10]</a></sup> The complete results of the testing are available <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/3/38/BiosolidsCompostMemo.pdf">here</a>.</dd>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Industry_Discharge_Included_in_Kellogg_Sludge_Products">Industry Discharge Included in Kellogg Sludge Products</span></h3>

<p>Within the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Inland_Empire_Utilities_Agency" title="Inland Empire Utilities Agency">Inland Empire Utilities Agency</a>, many industries discharge wastewater into the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Non-Reclaimable_Wastewater_System_%28NRWS%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Non-Reclaimable Wastewater System (NRWS) (page does not exist)">Non-Reclaimable Wastewater System (NRWS)</a> which "provides the disposal mean for discharges of high-salt-content industrial wastewater. This wastewater is not suitable to be treated at the Agency’s treatment plants. The NRWS transports non-reclaimable, salt-laden, industrial strength wastewater out of the Agency’s service area, to other treatment facilities in Los Angeles and Orange counties, and eventual discharge to the Pacific Ocean."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-10">[11]</a></sup> Los Angeles treats the wastewater from these industries and removes the solids, which are then treated at the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Inland_Empire_Regional_Composting_Authority" title="Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority">Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority</a> and included in Kellogg's sludge compost products.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-11">[12]</a></sup> The industries that discharge into this system include:<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-12">[13]</a></sup></p>

<ul>

<li>Air Liquide Corp.</li>

<li>American Technical Molding (dba Accellent)</li>

<li>C.C. Graber Company, also known as Graber Olive</li>

<li>California Institution for Men</li>

<li>California Institution for Women</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=California_Steel_Industries&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="California Steel Industries (page does not exist)">California Steel Industries</a></li>

<li>Carlisle Tire and Wheel</li>

<li>Chemicals, Inc.</li>

<li>Chino Basin Desalter Authority</li>

<li>Chino Development Corp.</li>

<li>Cintas Corp.</li>

<li>City of Chino (Ion Exchange Plant)</li>

<li>City of Chino Hills (Fairfield Ranch Well No. 5)</li>

<li>City of Upland (Ion Exchange Plant)</li>

<li>Clement Pappas & Co., Inc.</li>

<li>Crothall Healthcare, Inc.</li>

<li>Culligan Water Conditioning</li>

<li>Danco Metal Surfacing</li>

<li>E&M Ranch, A Norco Ranch Facility</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Frito-Lay,_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frito-Lay, Inc. (page does not exist)">Frito-Lay, Inc.</a></li>

<li>GE Mobile Water</li>

<li>Green River Golf Club</li>

<li>Hillerich and Bradsby Company, Inc.</li>

<li>ICL Performance Products, Inc.</li>

<li>Industrial Wire Products Arrow Division, Inc.</li>

<li>James Hardie Building Products</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kaiser_Foundation_Hospitals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (page does not exist)">Kaiser Foundation Hospitals</a></li>

<li>Ludford’s Inc.</li>

<li>Matheson Gas Products</li>

<li>Metal Coaters of California, Inc.</li>

<li>Mission Uniform and Linen Service</li>

<li>Mizkan Americas, Inc.</li>

<li>MVWD/City of Chino (Ion Exchange Plant)</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nestl%C3%A9_Waters_North_America,_Inc." title="Nestlé Waters North America, Inc." class="mw-redirect">Nestlé Waters North America, Inc.</a></li>

<li>Niagara Bottling LLC</li>

<li>OLS Energy</li>

<li>Pacific Forge, Inc.</li>

<li>Praxair, Inc./Hydrogen Plant</li>

<li>RMS Services, Inc.</li>

<li>Rainforest Café</li>

<li>RRI Energy (formerly Reliant Energy Etiwanda, L.L.C.)</li>

<li>San Antonio Community Hospital</li>

<li>Shawcor Pipe Protection LLC</li>

<li>Sierra Aluminum Company</li>

<li>Steelscape, Inc.</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Sunkist_Grower,_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sunkist Grower, Inc. (page does not exist)">Sunkist Grower, Inc.</a></li>

<li>TAMCO</li>

<li>Temple-Inland</li>

<li>Unifirst</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Union_Pacific_Railroad_Company" title="Union Pacific Railroad Company" class="mw-redirect">Union Pacific Railroad Company</a></li>

<li>Unitech Services Group, Inc.</li>

<li>Ventura Foods, LLC</li>

<li>Vista Metals Corp.</li>

</ul>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Kellogg_Brand_Used_to_Build_Acceptance_of_Sewage_Sludge">Kellogg Brand Used to Build Acceptance of Sewage Sludge</span></h3>

<p>According to the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Utility_Branding_Network" title="Utility Branding Network">Utility Branding Network for Water and Waste Water Agencies</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-13">[14]</a></sup></p>

<dl>

<dd>"The Kellogg Garden Products brand has been selling products with biosolids as an ingredient in Southern California for 75 years. However the brand still is at risk due to campaigns against biosolids from competitors and activists.</dd>

</dl>

<dl>

<dd>"What has helped Kellogg is its brand, which conveys its commitment to healthy soil and plants --reminding us again that it is the brand that creates the trust.</dd>

</dl>

<dl>

<dd>"For the most part, wastewater agencies have not viewed either markets, or brands such as Kellogg's, as assets. In fact, the market for a product, and the brands that deliver the product, are tremendous assets that need to be protected, nurtured, and invested in.</dd>

</dl>

<dl>

<dd>"Historically, contracting relationships between wastewater and sanitation agencies and their private-sector partners have not adequately addressed investment in market expansion and brand development.</dd>

</dl>

<dl>

<dd>"<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=The_Association_of_Compost_Producers_in_Southern_California&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Association of Compost Producers in Southern California (page does not exist)">The Association of Compost Producers in Southern California</a> has recognized this branding problem. The Association is a coalition of wastewater agencies, solid waste agencies, and private companies that have embraced the "We Build Healthy Soil" brand. The Association is working diligently to build acceptance, markets, and brands for compost that uses biosolids as an ingredient."</dd>

</dl>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="OMRI_Certified_Kellogg_Products_for_Organic_Gardens">OMRI Certified Kellogg Products for Organic Gardens</span></h3>

<p>The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Organic_Materials_Review_Institute" title="Organic Materials Review Institute">Organic Materials Review Institute</a> (OMRI) describes itself as "a national nonprofit organization that determines which input products are allowed for use in organic production and processing. OMRI Listed -- or approved -- products may be used on operations that are certified organic under the USDA National Organic Program. ... Mainly, however, the organization generates income through fees collected for the review of products intended for use in organic production or processing."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-14">[15]</a></sup> According to OMRI, they have <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omri.org/simple-opl-search/results/kellogg">certified 20 Kellogg Garden products</a> for use in organic agriculture. <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-15">[16]</a></sup></p>

<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Involvement_with_the_Environmental_Media_Association">Involvement with the Environmental Media Association</span></h2>

<p>Beginning in 2009, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Environmental_Media_Association" title="Environmental Media Association">Environmental Media Association</a> launched a school garden program in partnership with the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Unified_School_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Los Angeles Unified School District (page does not exist)">Los Angeles Unified School District</a> (LAUSD). <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathy_Kellogg_Johnson" title="Kathy Kellogg Johnson">Kathy Kellogg Johnson</a> of Kellogg Garden Products, a member of EMA's Corporate Board, pledged donations of soil, fertilizer, and compost to each garden. However, several of the Kellogg products donated contained <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a>, which was identified on package labels only as "compost."

In October 2011, in the week leading up to EMA's 21st annual Environmental Media Awards ceremony, the Center for Media and Democracy's <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.foodrightsnetwork.org/2011/10/children-gardening-in-sewage-sludge-los-angeles-schools-alerted/">Food Rights Network</a> sent letters to the principals and PTA presidents of the thirteen schools whose "organic" gardens were sludged, notifying them of the contamination and urging remediation.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-16">[17]</a></sup></p>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Correspondence_from_the_EMA_.22Organic.22_School_Garden_Controversy">Correspondence from the EMA "Organic" School Garden Controversy</span></h3>

<ul>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=File:Letter_to_EMA_Boards.pdf">Letter from Lisa Graves, Food Rights Network, to EMA Young Hollywood and Fiduciary Boards, October 10, 2011</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=File:Letter_to_Principals.pdf">Letter from Lisa Graves, Food Rights Network, to Principals and PTA Presidents of 13 Los Angeles Schools, October 10, 2011</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/1/1f/04-26-2011_FRN_to_EMA.pdf">Letter from John Stauber and Lisa Graves, Food Rights Network, to Debbie Levin, Environmental Media Association, and EMA Board, April 26, 2011</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/e/e2/04-21-11_Letter_from_EMA_Dl_to_JS_and_HK.pdf">Email from Debbie Levin, EMA, to John Stauber and Hugh Kaufman</a>, April 21, 2011.</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/6/63/04-21-11_Message_from_HK_to_EMA_DL.pdf">Email from Hugh Kaufman to Debbie Levin, EMA</a>, April 21, 2011.</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/6/6a/Pete_Myers_to_Debbie_Levin.pdf">Email from Pete Myers, Environmental Health Sciences, to Debbie Levin, EMA</a>, April 21, 2011.</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/a/ac/03-31-11_Message_from_JS_to_EMA.pdf">Email from John Stauber to EMA</a>, March 31, 2011.</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/7/7e/FRN_to_EMA_Snail_Mail.pdf">Letter from John Stauber and Lisa Graves, Food Rights Network, to Norman Lear and Debbie Levin, Environmental Media Association</a>, March 30, 2011.</li>

</ul>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="School_Garden_Program_Background">School Garden Program Background</span></h3>

<p>On May 12, 2009 the Environmental Media Association (EMA) announced that it had "launched an ongoing partnership with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?pageid=33,47493&dad=ptl&_schema=PTL_EP">Los Angeles Unified School District</a> to "support organic gardens and greenery in urban schools across Los Angeles." The program would begin at 10 schools and then expand to 25 schools within LAUSD, providing funding as well as "celebrity mentoring." EMA said, "This partnership is the beginning of an ambitious plan to sponsor and support garden programs in various school districts throughout the country."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-17">[18]</a></sup>

Members of EMA's Young Hollywood Board, such as Amy Smart, Olivia Wilde, Rosario Dawson, and Lance Bass, pledged to participate in the program as mentors, helping the children plant and tend the gardens and speaking to the children about healthy eating.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-18">[19]</a></sup>

Participating schools include:</p>

<ul>

<li>186th Street School,Gardena, CA; Brooklyn Early Education Center, Los Angeles, CA; Calvert Street Elementary School, Woodland Hills, CA; Carson Senior High School, Carson, CA; Carthay Center Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA; Eliot Middle School, Altadena, CA; Helen Bernstein High School, Los Angeles, CA; Marvin Avenue Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA; Nueva Esperanza Charter School, San Fernando, CA; Saturn Street Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA; University High School, Los Angeles, CA; Venice Senior High School, Los Angeles, CA; and Westminster Avenue Elementary School, Venice, CA.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-19">[20]</a></sup></li>

</ul>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Kellogg_Sewage_Sludge_on_EMA.27s_Organic_School_Gardens">Kellogg Sewage Sludge on EMA's Organic School Gardens</span></h3>

<p>EMA Corporate Board member <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathy_Kellogg_Johnson" title="Kathy Kellogg Johnson">Kathy Kellogg Johnson</a> of <strong class="selflink">Kellogg Garden Products</strong> donated Kellogg brand soil, fertilizer, and compost to each of EMA's school gardens.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-20">[21]</a></sup> The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/school-garden-photos.php">top video on this page</a> shows <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rosario_Dawson" title="Rosario Dawson">Rosario Dawson</a> working in an EMA garden, and shows behind her, mostly blocked from view but clearly identifiable, a bag of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a>, a Kellogg product made with <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a> (identified only as "compost" on the bag's label).</p>

</div>

</div>

<p>Additionally, the Summer 2010 EMA Online Newsletter has a photo (shown to the left of this paragraph) of a bag of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathy_Kellogg_Johnson" title="Kathy Kellogg Johnson">Kathy Kellogg Johnson</a> at an EMA celebrity garden event. The article reads:<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-21">[22]</a></sup></p>

<dl>

<dd>"EMA, along with our Young Hollywood Board, celebrated the successful first year of our school garden program with an organic luncheon at the amazing Learning Garden located at Venice High School. What is now an annual event, our first school gardens luncheon was enjoyed by students and teachers from each of our initially adopted 9 schools and EMA Young Hollywood Board Members <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Amy_Smart&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amy Smart (page does not exist)">Amy Smart</a> (board chair), <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Emmanuelle_Chriqui" title="Emmanuelle Chriqui">Emmanuelle Chriqui</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rosario_Dawson" title="Rosario Dawson">Rosario Dawson</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ali_Larter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ali Larter (page does not exist)">Ali Larter</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rachelle_Lefevre" title="Rachelle Lefevre">Rachelle Lefevre</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Carter_Oosterhouse&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carter Oosterhouse (page does not exist)">Carter Oosterhouse</a>. We were also honored to have Executive Board members <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Frances_Fisher&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frances Fisher (page does not exist)">Frances Fisher</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Daryl_Hannah" title="Daryl Hannah">Daryl Hannah</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Rachel_Kropa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rachel Kropa (page does not exist)">Rachel Kropa</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wendie_Malick&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wendie Malick (page does not exist)">Wendie Malick</a> join us for the event. Working with partner sponsors <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Yes_to_Carrots&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yes to Carrots (page does not exist)">Yes to Carrots</a> and <strong class="selflink">Kellogg Garden Products</strong>, EMA has supported organic gardens in Los Angeles with monetary grants, product donations and celebrity mentors to spotlight the need for organic gardens in urban schools. The Learning Garden is a model example of how school gardens can transform the lives of students and teachers and the environment of their community. At this special luncheon 80 guests enjoyed a delicious meal catered by our friends at the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Border_Grill_Truck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Grill Truck (page does not exist)">Border Grill Truck</a>. Chef <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mary_Sue_Milliken&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Sue Milliken (page does not exist)">Mary Sue Milliken</a> incorporated fresh organic vegetables and herbs from our partner schools. As our guests enjoyed their meal, EMA President <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debbie_Levin" title="Debbie Levin">Debbie Levin</a> and EMA Young Hollywood Board chair Amy Smart emceed a short program that focused on the importance of healthy foods in our schools. The day closed with the announcement of the winning school for a $5,000 grant from Yes to Carrots to support an organic school garden. Over 400 schools entered the contest and the winner was Highland Elementary School in Minnesota! As we move into fall 2010, the EMA Young Hollywood Board will be mentoring 16 gardens! We look forward to adding more gardens each year and helping to assist, motivate and encourage this important direction in education and nutrition for children of all ages." <sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-22">[23]</a></sup></dd>

</dl>

<p>Last, the Westminster Avenue Elementary School shows a picture (to the left) of their school garden, with a bag of Kellogg's Amend in the shot.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-23">[24]</a></sup></p>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gardeners_Thank_Kellogg_Garden_Products">Gardeners Thank Kellogg Garden Products</span></h3>

<p>EMA's <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/emails/2010/april/index.htm">Spring, 2010 newsletter</a> reports that <strong class="selflink">Kellogg Garden Products</strong> company has "donated soil, fertilizer, and amendment to each of our ten adopted schools, impacting the gardens in the most positive of ways. ... One master gardener, overjoyed with the donation, said, "This means so much and is so very appreciated... totally amazing! Your support of our garden program says a whole lot about Kellogg." At another campus, the Kellogg's donation allowed the school to plant a bed solely dedicated to vegetables. And aptly put by the Westminster Elementary school garden manager, this 'donation from Kellogg Garden Products... it's garden gold!' "<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-24">[25]</a></sup></p>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Kellogg_Garden_Products_in_EMA_Newsletter">Kellogg Garden Products in EMA Newsletter</span></h3>

<p><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathy_Kellogg_Johnson" title="Kathy Kellogg Johnson">Kathy Kellogg Johnson</a>, Chief Sustainability Officer of <strong class="selflink">Kellogg Garden Products</strong> and EMA Corporate Board member, wrote a piece in EMA's Winter 2009/2010 Newsletter called "It's A Wonderful Life – for Compost and Mulch and Kellogg."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_note-25">[26]</a></sup> In it, she wrote about the environmental impact of Kellogg using <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a> in its compost products, saying:</p>

<dl>

<dd>"It occurred to me that in the 85 years that Kellogg has been rescuing organic materials from being burned or dumped. Our composting them, and transforming them for fertilizing farms and gardens, it has created a pretty Wonderful Life for the planet!</dd>

</dl>

<dl>

<dd>"What would the planet be like if no one had thought to recover and compost leaves and twigs and manures? Well there would have been a significantly larger Carbon Footprint, for one."</dd>

</dl>

<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Contact_Information_for_Kellogg_Garden_Products">Contact Information for Kellogg Garden Products</span></h2>

<ul>

<li>Website: <<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.kellogggarden.com/">http://www.kellogggarden.com/</a>></li>

<li>Kellogg Garden Products

<ul>

<li>350 W. Sepulveda Boulevard</li>

<li>Carson , CA 90745</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Phone: 909-673-8021

<ul>

<li>Phone Toll Free: 800-232-2322</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Kathryn Kellogg Johnson, Chief Sustainability Officer, email: KathyJohnson AT KelloggGarden.com</li>

<li>Hap Kellogg, email: hapkellogg AT kellogggarden.com</li>

</ul>

<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Articles_and_Resources">Articles and Resources</span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Related_SourceWatch_articles">Related SourceWatch articles</span></h3>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mud_Baron" title="Mud Baron">Mud Baron</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sourcewatch.org/images/0/0a/Affidavit0001.pdf">Affidavit about EMA school garden program</a>, May 2, 2011.</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">Sewage sludge</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Biosolids" title="Biosolids">Biosolids</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/BioCycle" title="BioCycle">BioCycle</a> magazine</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Food_Rights_Network" title="Food Rights Network">Food Rights Network</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amend" title="Amend">Amend</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Topper" title="Topper">Topper</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nitrohumus" title="Nitrohumus">Nitrohumus</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Gromulch" title="Gromulch">Gromulch</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/US_Composting_Council" title="US Composting Council">US Composting Council</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Inland_Empire_Utility_Agency" title="Inland Empire Utility Agency" class="mw-redirect">Inland Empire Utility Agency</a></li>

</ul>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="External_articles">External articles</span></h3>

<ul>

<li>Lisa Graves, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/05/10700/dont-be-duped-sewage-sludge-industrys-compost">Don't Be Duped by the Sewage Sludge Industry's 'Compost'</a>, PRWatch, May 3, 2011.</li>

<li>Jill Richardson, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://my.firedoglake.com/jillrichardson/2011/05/03/lies-dioxins-sewage-sludge-hollywood-celebs-and-school-gardens/">Lies, Dioxins, Sewage Sludge, Hollywood Celebs, And School Gardens</a>, FireDogLake, May 3, 2011.</li>

<li>Josh Harkinson, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/04/your-organic-compost-really-sewage-sludge-rosario-dawson-kellogg-amend">Is Your Organic Compost Really Sewage Sludge?</a>, Mother Jones, April 27, 2011.</li>

<li>Mitch Anderson, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/manderson/detail?entry_id=87667">Sewage Sludge, Celebrities and School Gardens</a>, San Francisco Chronicle, April 25, 2011.</li>

</ul>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="External_resources">External resources</span></h3>

<ul>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://utilitybranding.net/pdfs/KelloggBrandcasestudy.pdf">Kellogg Garden Products - CASE STUDY III</a>, Utility Branding Network for Water and Waste Water Agencies, 2008.

<ul>

<li>"In 1925, H. Clay Kellogg discovered that the solid waste from wastewater treatment processes was great for amending the soil and growing more robust and healthy plants. He developed and began selling his “Nitrohumus” fertilizer to farmers. Kellogg Garden Products has been selling [sewage sludge]-based fertilizers that enhance landscapes and gardens ever since."</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://utilitybranding.net/pdfs/BrandingManualFINALPDF.pdf">Building the Wastewater Utility Brand: Practical Advice for Increasing Trust, Support, and Investment</a>, Southern California Alliance of Publically Owned Treatment Works (SCAP), 2008.

<ul>

<li>Over the years, Kellogg has been a credible brand for selling products with [sewage sludge] as a main ingredient. Kellogg’s sanitation district partner had the wisdom to let Kellogg experiment with mixing other ingredients with the [sewage sludge], which improved the compost and the composting process. ... [Sewage sludge] became a valuable ingredient in Kellogg’s plan to help the customer create a beautiful landscape or garden. ... These sales and marketing skills and Kellogg’s brand loyalty are valuable assets to Kellogg and its sanitation district partners. Through the contracting relationships with Kellogg, sanitation districts have helped to invest and build these important marketing assets. However, most sanitation districts are not yet clear on their role as investors in markets and brands."</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/b/b9/Kelloggs_Amend_Contains_Biosolids.pdf">Markets for blends and bags of compost</a>, BioCycle Magazine, August 2003. Accessed March 29, 2011, via LexisNexis.

<ul>

<li>"There are five bagged soil amendments with composted biosolids for sale under the label Kellogg Garden Products. Amend is a blend with composted rice hulls that increase drainage and soil oxygen. Gromulch is a blend of humus, composted fir bark and selected wood fibers that add organic matter to soil and improve its pH, texture, aeration and drainage. It can be used to amend soils for shrubs, trees, roses, bare-root, ground cover and turf. Concentrated Nitrohumus is a composted blend of biosolids, wood fibers and organic materials that supports all types of landscape plants. It is designed specifically for sandy soils to increase its ability to hold nutrients, add organic fertility, and improve texture, aeration and drainage. Topper is a composted blend of humus, composted fir bark, and selected wood fibers to be used as a seed cover for all seed plantings. It can also be rotary tilled into soil before laying sod. It speeds up the germination rate of seeds by increasing the moisture and temperature of the seed bed. Patio Plus is a blend of composted chicken manure, bat guano, kelp meal and worm castings for use as an outdoor potting soil that stimulates fast rooting then slowly releases nutrients over several months. Gromulch, Amend and Topper contain composted biosolids that regenerate the nitrogen cycle in soil. Kellogg sells four million bags of these three products per year. They sell a total of 11 million bagged products annually."</li>

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<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/2/2a/San_Fran_Enviro_Group_VS_Biosolids.pdf">Group's Appeal Puts Kings County, Calif., Composting Facility on Hold</a>, The Fresno Bee February 26, 2004. Accessed March 29, 2011, via LexisNexis.</li>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h3>

<li id="cite_note-0"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-0">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/9/98/Press_Release_IERCA_Receives_AAEE_Honors_Award.pdf/">The Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority Receives Honors from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers®</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Inland_Empire_Utilities_Agency" title="Inland Empire Utilities Agency">Inland Empire Utilities Agency</a>, April 29, 2010.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-1">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/4/43/KelloggBrandcasestudy.pdf">Kellogg Garden Products: 80 Years of Marketing and Branding</a>, Utility Branding Network for Water and Waste Water Agencies, 2008.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-2">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.metrocouncil.org/environment/Biosolids/BiosolidsUS.htm">Metroplitan Council of the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul website, accessed February 1, 2011</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-3">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kellogggarden.com/history?q=Kathy_Kellogg_bio">Kathy Kellogg Bio from her Website Accessed January, 2011</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-4"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-4">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.metrocouncil.org/environment/Biosolids/BiosolidsUS.htm">U.S.</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Biosolids" title="Biosolids">Biosolids</a> Scene, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, Accessed November 11, 2010</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-5"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-5">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/9/98/Press_Release_IERCA_Receives_AAEE_Honors_Award.pdf">The Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority Receives Honors from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers®</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Inland_Empire_Utilities_Agency" title="Inland Empire Utilities Agency">Inland Empire Utilities Agency</a>, April 29, 2010.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-6"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-6">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ierca.org/about/about.html">Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority: About Us</a> IERCA Website Accessed April 11, 2011.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-7"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-7">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/4/43/KelloggBrandcasestudy.pdf">Kellogg Garden Products: 80 Years of Marketing and Branding</a>, Utility Branding Network for Water and Waste Water Agencies, 2008.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-8"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-8">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/f/fe/LA_Biosolids_Management_2004_%28Section_9%29.pdf">LA 2004 Wastewater Plan</a>, Section 9.6.3</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-9"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-9">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/3/38/BiosolidsCompostMemo.pdf">SFPUC Biosolids Compost Memo</a>, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, July 27, 2010.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-10"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-10">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ieua.org/departments/Pretreatment/nrw.html">Non-Reclaimable Wastewater</a>, Accessed April 20, 2011.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-11"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-11">↑</a> <span class="reference-text">Phone call with Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, April 21, 2011.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-12"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-12">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ieua.org/departments/Pretreatment/docs/NRWS_Annual_Report_08-09.pdf">Non-Reclaimable Wastewater System PRETREATMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-13"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-13">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://utilitybranding.net/organics.php">Organics/Biosolids, Utility Branding Network for Water and Waste Water Agencies, Accessed November 11, 2010.</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-14"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-14">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omri.org/about">About OMRI, OMRI Website Accessed 4/19/11</a>.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-15"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-15">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omri.org/simple-opl-search/results/kellogg">Kellog Products on OMRI Website Accessed 4/19/11</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-16"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-16">↑</a> <span class="reference-text">Lisa Graves, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/10/11068/children-gardening-sewage-sludge-los-angeles-schools-alerted">Children Gardening in Sewage Sludge: Los Angeles Schools Alerted</a>, <i>PRWatch.org</i>, October 14, 2011</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-17"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-17">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/school-gardens-program.php">EMA Website on Gardens Program Accessed Feb. 1, 2011</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-18"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-18">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/school-gardens-program.php">EMA Website on Gardens Program Accessed Feb. 1, 2011</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-19"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-19">↑</a> <span class="reference-text">Environmental Media Association, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/school-garden-photos.php">EMA Website List of Schools</a>, organizational site, accessed October 14, 2011</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-20"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-20">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/emails/2010/april/index.htm">Spring, 2010 newsletter</a>, Accessed February 1, 2011.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-21"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-21">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/emails/2010/summer/index.htm">Summer 2010 EMA Online Newsletter</a>, Accessed April 20, 2011.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-22"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-22">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/emails/2010/summer/index.htm">Summer 2010 EMA Online Newsletter</a>, Accessed 4/20/11.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-23"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-23">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/westminster-garden.php">Westminster Avenue Elementary School garden</a>, Accessed April 19, 2011.</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-24"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-24">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/emails/2010/april/index.htm">EMA newsletter for Spring 2010, accessed Feb. 1, 2011</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-25"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg_Garden_Products#cite_ref-25">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ema-online.org/emails/2009/december/index.htm#kellogg">EMA Winter 2009 Newsletter</a>, Accessed April 20, 2011.</span></li>

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