Re: milk, bgh and Monsanto

Michele Gale-Sinex/CIAS, UW-Madison (gale-sinex@aae.wisc.edu)
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 22:14:12 -0500

> As some of you may have noticed, Ben and Jerry's (a large gourmet
> ice cream operation based in Vermont which only buys milk from
> Vermont dairies) recently won a prolonged battle with the FDA (read
> Monsanto) to label their ice cream bgh-free. Now, their label
> prominently states that they do not support the hormone and will
> not use it in their product. Directly below this is a disclaimer
> (I'm sure the FDA made clear had to be on there as well) stating
> something to the effect that there are no known differences between
> milk from bgh-injected cows and others.

Here's a URL, including a link to their 2 Jan. 98 statement regarding
their dairy co-op's (St. Albans Creamery) decision to allow its
members to us rBGH.

http://204.166.180.10/bgh/index.html

peace
misha

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