PENN DEPT. OF AG STRIKES DOWN rBGH-FREE LABELING

WTF is a gov't Ag Dept supporting the biotech industry this blatantly? OUch! sorry, I accidentally bit down on my tongue while it implanted in my cheek there... There are some major differences between milk from rBGH free cows and those that have been injected w/ the growth hormone, and some of them could have potentially serious health consequences. The fact that this shit is still on the market is nothing more than an indictment of our society's placement of corporate profit above the common good and public health.
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Pennsylvania Ag Bureaucrats Move to Squelch rBGH-Free Labels on Behalf of Monsanto

* Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, October 25, 2007
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Web Note: From Rick North
re "PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE STRIKES DOWN rBGH-FREE LABELING"

Everyone: ­ This is about as serious as it gets. Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture (PDA) announced new regulations that appear to prohibit any kind of rBGH-free labeling on dairy products, including "rBGH (rBST)-Free" and wording such as "Our farmers pledge not to use . . ." The press release is attached.

The PDA examined labeling of 140 companies and decided that 16 didn't comply with their new regulations. Of the 16, seven are headquartered in Pennsylvania and nine in other states that sell products there. The PDA has given these 16 until Dec. 31, 2007 to change their labels.

The rationale given is that current labeling is "making it hard for consumers to make informed decisions." This statement can best be characterized as the brown substance that comes out of the back end of a male bovine.

This has nothing to do with protecting consumers. It's all about suppressing information that allows consumers to make an educated choice about which dairy products to buy. Obviously, Monsanto's cronies have been working hard to pressure Pennsylvania to take steps to stop the tidal wave of dairy processors going rBGH-free. Their solution to consumers flocking to rBGH-free products? Make it impossible for them to tell the difference by eliminating the labels.
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I really, really can't believe it.

Is there any recourse?

"All your basic info about the mutant crapola corporate food we tricking you into eating are belong to us."

- Republicon homelander 'food-product megacorporations.

http://www.governor.state.pa.us/governor/cwp/view.asp?a=1109&q=437825&governorNav=|31898|

ptoooey -

I am sure they are better represented within this administration than any of us are.

goat's milk (BST is not approved for use in goats).

They probably just gave a HUGE shot in the arm to organic milk in PA.

and got their assess handed to them....

http://www.tillamookcheese.com/News/Releases/News03010501.aspx

Guess that goes to show the differences between certain states.

What I worry about is federal preemption- forcing states to comply with laws forbidding them from informing people about what's in their food.

http://www.familyfarmdefenders.org/pmwiki.php/FoodSovereignty/StopFederalPreemptionOfStateFoodSafetyLaws

Unfortunately, all too many Dems are prepared to betray us on this issue, too.

or are they going to make special Monsanto-friendly containers just for PA? :eyes:

Maybe they could adapt one of their flavors and sell it just in PA: "Phranken Food". :puke:

...and therefore, I think these dairy companies are free and clear to ignore the new Penn AG directive, don't you?

and not protected from regulatory decisions, provided that certain legal tests are met.

her committee?