response from Earth's Best people..

Re: the ascorbic acid from China.. I wrote and email & they emailed me back this:

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We appreciate your concern for the ingredients in our products and want to assure you that we have stringent standards and procedures in place ensuring the highest quality and safety.
The Hain Celestial Group purchases ingredients based on specifications designed to meet rigid requirements. These specifications include compliance with all applicable governmental regulations as well as independent organic and Kosher certifications to further substantiate food quality and safety. The Company works with known suppliers who are each required to affirm the conformity of the ingredients supplied to us, and this is supported by signed affidavits, certificates of analysis, audits, and analytical testing.

Although we predominantly source our ingredients domestically, it is sometimes necessary to procure certain ingredients globally to meet our specifications. This is due to the fact that not all ingredients are available domestically, or domestic availability is limited. We recognize that this may be a source of concern to you. We first want to assure you that none of the dairy ingredients in our Earth's Best® products are sourced from China. However, ascorbic acid and/or or other vitamins may be sourced internationally and in some cases may be from China, but only under rigid control. These ingredients are vigorously monitored to assure the highest standard of quality, purity and safety. The ascorbic acid we use in our products meets the federal standard for pharmaceutical grade vitamins. Safety is our paramount concern.

We hope that we have satisfied your inquiry by outlining the stringent measures that The Hain Celestial Group takes to ensure the safety and compliance of all of our products. As a leading natural and organic products company, we must consistently subscribe to the highest standards possible.

We are sending discount coupons good towards future purchases of our products to you under separate cover. Our business depends on consumer satisfaction. We again thank you, we know how important babies are and what family means to us.

Thank you for your continued support. If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact us at 1-800-434-4246, Monday through Friday from 7AM - 5PM Mountain Time.

Re: response from Earth's Best people..

Thanks for posting this!