Your Milk on Drugs
(From cheeseslave, Nourished Kitchen, Consumer’s Union, Organic Consumer’s Association)
FDA Promotes Unsafe Milk
Due to Industry Pressure
29 GROUPS URGE KANSAS GOVERNOR SEBELIUS TO VETO BILL ON RBGH MILK LABELING, CITING CONCERNS FOR FOOD SAFETY, CONSUMERS’ RIGHT TO KNOW, AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH
State Legislature Backs Biotech Interests Despite Strong Opposition
Consumers in Kansas Could be Misled About the Safety of Their Milk
Unless Governor Kathleen Sebelius vetoes it before April 16th, a Kansas bill would prevent any national US dairy from properly labeling their milk products as free from genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH or rbST).
Governor Sebelius, it should be noted, is the nominee for the cabinet position of Secretary of Health and Human Services. “The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.”
Please let the Governor know how you feel about genetically modified hormone-laden milk!
CHEESESLAVE said,
April 9, 2009 at 12:03 am
THANK YOU for posting this! :-)
Jenny @ Nourished Kitchen said,
April 9, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Terrible stuff. I mean – not even allowing consumers choice? Eating is a political act.
Ren said,
April 9, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Sadly, yes. What strikes me is how we’ve come to describe factory
farmed “herbicides/pesticides” goods as “conventionally grown”, and
organically grown food (how mankind has always eaten) as something
trendy or elitist.
Dink said,
April 9, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Thanks for the info…I signed the letter and forwarded this to my whole Farm 2 Table group
Ren said,
April 9, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Excellent! Thanks!
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April 9, 2009 at 2:31 pm
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