Ban on Milk Labeling Ruled Unconstitutional!

[bibliophile birds]

article here

Perhaps more notable, the court also ruled that rbST-treated milk is compositionally different, disagreeing with both the lower court's ruling and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's finding that there is no significant difference between milk produced by cows treated with rbST and by those without.

As NPR reported Friday, the court cites three reasons milk produced by rbST-treated cows is different: Increased levels of the hormone IGF-1, a period of milk with lower nutritional quality during each lactation, and increased somatic cell counts (i.e. more pus in the milk). The court further noted that higher somatic cell counts indicate milk is poor quality and will turn sour more quickly.

 

[noobiechickenlady]

Yeah, I saw that!

 

[Rebecka]

I hadn't seen that yet. How exciting ! Hooray for the good guys! I just hope this will carry over to the proceedings on trying to ban 'GMO Free" labeling

 

[me&thegals]

That's wonderful!! I wonder if, piece by piece, Monsanto might be goin' down!

 

[Wifezilla]

 

[Rebecka]

Did you all hear that Monsantos stock has plummeted ? A few pricey mistakes with a new corn and a new soybean and they have had to abandon next years profit goals as well

 

[FarmerDenise]

I hope they crash and burn....and that they'll have nothing to eat but their GMO food

 

[bibliophile birds]

I hope they crash and burn....and that they'll have nothing to eat but their GMO food

LOVE IT! i hope the same.

 

[~gd]

Did you all hear that Monsantos stock has plummeted ? A few pricey mistakes with a new corn and a new soybean and they have had to abandon next years profit goals as well

Yep the stock was $47.93 friday after the milk victory but $48.65 today of course today they anounced they were going to increase their dividend from $1.06 to $1.12. We are winning the battle but very slowly.

 

[urban dreamer]

This just reinforces my desire to have goats or dexter dairy cows. God I love my chickens too.