Milk Labeling Update

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?).

Well, that bill was withdrawn in large part due to the groundswell response that reached the sponsors of the bill. Spearheading this effort was Planet Green’s “green lifestyle expert,” Indianapolis resident Sara Snow.

Mrs. Snow tells her story in a column up on Tree Hugger, today:

A similar labeling ban was presented in the House in Indiana as HB 1300 late last month and passed uncontested. As it headed for the Senate floor, we rallied. Emails flew. Letters were sent to state representatives. I spoke with advocates and farmers and they spoke with other consumer groups. I even got an email from a representative of the governor because he heard of my distaste for the bill and offered his help. If it came down to it, I was prepared to take a cow onto Monument Circle as a form of protest. I just hoped I wouldn’t be there alone.

In the end, the cows stayed home, because the bill was withdrawn by its sponsor “due to the overwhelming consumer opposition.” In fact, every single member of the House and Senate in Indiana heard from constituents who opposed the labeling bill. Victory.

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