Stonyfield Activia FAQs
At Stonyfield, we want to bring great-tasting, organic yogurt to as many mouths as possible – for healthy people and a healthy planet. Stonyfield Activia is a new organic yogurt that combines the nation's #1 organic yogurt with the #1 pro-active health yogurt.
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How Does Activia Help?
How is Stonyfield Activia different from other Stonyfield yogurts?
How is Stonyfield Activia different from Dannon Activia?
What is the Stonyfield relationship to Dannon?
Is Activia suitable for children?
Can I consume Activia if I am pregnant or nursing?
How much should I eat for the effects?
I've been eating it for a week and it isn't working, what should I do?
How Does Activia Help?
Stonyfield Activia helps to naturally regulate your digestive system when consumed daily for two weeks as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. After you eat, food passes through the digestive tract and is gradually broken down into smaller parts, like sugars, fats and proteins. These nutrients are absorbed by your body and are part of what helps you lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Clinical studies show that an exclusive probiotic culture called Bifidus Regularis® (Bifidobacterium lactis DN-173 010) survives passage through the digestive system and arrives in the gut, which is where Activia provides its benefit. We will be happy to send you our most up to date list of Activia research studies; just leave us your name and address or call us at
How is Stonyfield Activia different from other Stonyfield yogurts?
Stonyfield Activia is made from the same organic milk as our other yogurts, but it also has one special ingredient: a dose of billions of the exclusive probiotic culture called Bifidus Regularis® (Bifidobacterium lactis DN-173 010). Clinical studies show that Bifidus Regularis – an exclusive type of probiotic found only in Activia - survives passage through the digestive system and arrives in the gut, which is where Activia provides its benefit. Activia can help naturally regulate your digestive system when eaten daily for two weeks as part of a healthy lifestyle and balanced diet.
How is Stonyfield Activia different from Dannon Activia?
Stonyfield Activia is an organic Stonyfield yogurt, made in our New Hampshire YogurtWorks with the same organic milk as all our other yogurts. It's crafted to taste like the Smooth & Creamy Stonyfield low-fat yogurt that our fans know and love – but we've added the exclusive probiotic culture called Bifidus Regularis® (Bifidobacterium lactis DN-173 010), which millions of Activia lovers turn to every day to help naturally regulate their digestive system, when eaten daily for two weeks as part of a healthy lifestyle and balanced diet.
Like all Stonyfield yogurts, our Activia is made with certified organic milk and other organic ingredients produced without the use of toxic persistent pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or synthetic growth hormones. It's also made with no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners. And because we believe healthy food can come only from a healthy planet, we give 10% of our profits – including those from Stonyfield Activia – to efforts that help protect and restore the Earth. Stonyfield Activia is yet another yogurt that helps us support hundreds of organic family farms and keep more than 180,000 agricultural acres in organic production.
What is the Stonyfield relationship to Dannon?
We have a unique partnership with Groupe Danone, the French company known for its biscuits, Evian brand bottled water and Dannon yogurt.
Between 2001 and 2003, Groupe Danone bought about 85% of our company shares.
Typically, when a big conglomerate buys a smaller organic or natural-food company, the smaller company undergoes management changes. But Groupe Danone has allowed us to continue managing our company autonomously, and we've remained true to our mission.
Gary Hirshberg, who co-founded our company in 1983, is still our full-time president and "CE-Yo." We're still using the finest ingredients to make pure, delicious organic food. And our use of organic ingredients helps support hundreds of family farms and keep more than 180,000 farm acres free of toxic, persistent pesticides and other agricultural chemicals.
Is Activia suitable for children?
Yes, Activia is suitable for the whole family and can be included as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
Can I consume Activia if I am pregnant or nursing?
Activia is a conventional food, containing two live cultures used traditionally in yogurt, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus, as well as a third, Bifidus Regularis® (Bifidobacterium lactis DN 173-010). Activia can be consumed by the whole family as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. However, with any decision involving pregnancy or nursing we recommend you review your diet with your health care provider.
Can I eat too much Activia?
Activia is a food product and not a treatment or cure for any medical disorder or disease. You can eat it the same way you eat any other lowfat yogurt. If you have any concerns about your digestive system, you should consult a healthcare professional.
How much should I eat for the effects?
Millions of Americans love Activia and regularly enjoy it every day because it helps to regulate the digestive system. The beneficial effect of Activia on irregularity and transit time, are confirmed in studies based on three servings per day when consumed as part of a healthy lifestyle and balanced diet. Activia is a food product and not a treatment or cure for any medical disorder or disease. If you have any concerns about the digestive system, you should consult a healthcare professional
I've been eating it for a week and it isn't working, what should I do?
Activia is a food product and not a treatment or cure for any medical disorder or disease. If you have any concerns about your digestive system, you should consult a healthcare professional. To help naturally regulate your digestive system, we recommend eating it daily for two weeks as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. The beneficial effect of Activia on irregularity and transit time, are confirmed in studies based on three servings per day. We will be happy to send you our most up to date list of Activia research studies; just leave us your name and address.
