Sour Milk?
Some companies that market dairy products to consumers fearful of the use of recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) are up in arms about a bill quietly chugging through the Indiana Legislature.
House Bill 1300 amends Indiana Code 15-2.1-2-29.7 to provide that dairy products are misbranded if the labeling contains compositional claims that cannot be confirmed through laboratory analysis or can only be supported by sworn statements, affidavits, or testimonials.
This measure, at least according to ice cream maker, Ben & Jerry’s, would prohibit the labeling of dairy products as “hormone free” or “rBGH free.” This would mean that Indiana consumers would not know whether the dairy products they feed to their families were produced using rBGH - not an issue unless you are someone who thinks this is a problem.
February 4th, 2008 13:46
[...] Last week, I talked about House Bill 1300, a bill that would have barred companies from advertising their milk products as hormone free. (See Sour Milk?). [...]
February 19th, 2008 12:08
[...] 1300, a bill that would have barred companies from advertising their milk products as hormone free (here and here). Well, the supporters of this measure (who makes these hormones?, I wonder) have started [...]
July 9th, 2008 07:26
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