Milk labeling measure debated. Got hormones?

[flashl]

Got hormones? Dairy producers argue whether or not it matters

Both sides of a dairy-labeling debate see new proposed regulations as a milk glass half empty.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture's draft changes would allow dairy producers to continue to state on their bottles that no artificial hormones were used in their cows, which is current law.

But it also would require a new disclaimer stating the milk is no different from that generated by hormone-injected cows.

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There has been a nationwide push to restrict the hormone-free labeling by American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology. AFACT is sponsored in part by Monsanto Co., which produces rBGH.

CJ Online

[eleny]

1. "no different"?

aaagh.

[panader0]

2. Monsanto is evil. To think that I have probably already eaten genetically

modified food is scary. The whole field of GE food needs to be more thoroughly researched.

[mainegreen]

3. Monsatan sued a local dairy because they had the audacity to label their milk rBGH free.

Of course, it totally backfired as suddenly everyone in the state now knew there was a difference between rBGH and rBGH free milk, and now local rBGH free milk is the overwhelming majority of milk sold here. Hell, now milk comes in a glass bottle again, and cream clots again!

Life is good.

[gollygee]

4. These people (evil corporations) do not want a free market

they are not capitalists. They want to restrict the natural supply and demand of milk without hormones.

Corporations and our supposedly capitalist-friendly government have nothing to do with capitalism. They only allow the market to work freely when it will work in their favor. When it doesn't, suddenly they're fans of regulation. But, of course, only in their favor.

And they want to privatize all profits - no taxes for goodness sake - but they're all about socializing their costs and losses. They take a loss, the government should bail them out.

[DesertFlower]

5. i haven't had that garbage in

almost 30 years. it's a crime to call it "milk".

ever notice how the dairy industry is always pushing milk and cheese? ever wonder why so many people are sick? ever wonder why children have all these ear infections?

[flvegan]

6. Worst crap to put in one's body.

[DesertFlower]

7. i wonder if people will ever

wake up and realize this?

[flvegan]

8. Maybe in time.

The dairy industry really pounded this one into our brains via marketing. And cheese "tastes good" so that's a lost cause for many.

I wish folks would realize this, and remove dairy's toxic swill from their diets.

[DesertFlower]

10. i don't like cheese, so i'm

fortunate, but most people love it. of course, there are many soy products that taste like cheese. i made a tofu cheese cake and my husband had no idea that it was tofu.

[flvegan]

11. The newest undairy cheese rage is Teese.

Check it out. It melts AND tastes good.

[DesertFlower]

12. thanks. i'll have my husband try it. nt

[ljm2002]

9. I want a federal food labeling law...

...that simply says, the producer can say ANYTHING THEY DAMNED WELL WANT TO on their labels, as long as it's true.

Not as long as it doesn't hurt someone's feelings, not so long as it doesn't imply their stuff is "better", not so long as some megafarm's lawyers are okay with it -- no, it has to be unconditional: you can make any true statements on your labels, period. If your stuff doesn't have hormones, you can say so. If it doesn't have Karo Syrup in it, and you want to point that out, go ahead and say so.

You don't get to say it has Vitamin D if it doesn't. So there would be some limits.

[damntexdem]

13. The important thing is accurate labelling that give consumers their choices.

Now, how accurate is the "no difference" claim?

[MadHound]

14. Hell, that's better than what's going on over here in Missouri

Where a bill is currently being debated that would restrict organic dairies from labeling their milk as either organic or hormone free. Frankly if this passes, I smell a Constitutional case coming up regarding the restriction of free speech.

[NightWatcher]

15. I gave up on 'titty juice' long ago, esp from another species, ick

are we the only species that drinks the milk from another animal?

the idea of it creeps me out.