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Denver Health ExaminerDonna Feldman grew up in New Jersey with a nutrition-obsessed mother who put wheat
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of a popular nutrition paperback, eventually earning a Master of Science in Nutrition at Cornell University. She now has a private practice in nutrition counseling in
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Milk As Battleground
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by Donna Feldman, Denver Health Examiner
Monsanto is not happy about that. Nor are dairy producers who do feed their cows Monsanto’s recombinant BST. They believe a label that says “free from...” implies something’s wrong with added rBST. Consumers might read “free from..” and conclude it’s a superior product. Except that “free from...” has to be accompanied by an FDA-mandated disclaimer: "no significant difference has been shown between milk derived from [the growth hormone] rbST-supplemented and non-rbST supplemented cows". I just love this bureaucrat-speak. What exactly does “no significant difference” mean? In color? Taste? Protein content? And what about “has been shown”? By whom? What was shown?
Are you confused yet? Throw in more claims, if it’s organic milk (antibiotic-free, pesticide-free), and you might start thinking calcium-fortified orange juice is less hassle. Not only are Kroger, Monsanto and numerous trade and consumer organizations arguing about what labels can, or cannot say, they’re also arguing about how big the font for a claim can be, and where on the label the disclaimers must be, related to the “Free from...” claims and organic claims and so forth--to the left, to the right? Maybe underneath and in italics? This is the kind of thing the FDA spends time on.
Milk has become a battle ground for agribusiness, trade organizations and consumer groups. The agribusiness and trade groups want to sell products, but they don't always want you to have all possible information. Or some of them want you to have way too much information. Consumers just want to make informed choices. Is this so hard to accomplish?
Topics: Eggbeaters , eating disorders , milk , bovine somatotropin , organic
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