U.S. Department of Health and Human Services hopeful, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has reportedly vetoed Kansas state bill HR 2121, which would have permitted misleading claims on organic and hormone free milk.
The bill, if signed into law, would have allowed labeling claiming there is no significant difference in "milk derived from rbGH-supplemented and non-rbGH-supplemented cows” in a similar font size and on the same panel as where a label states “from cows not treated with rbGH.”
Such labeling would thereby create confusion for consumers about the benefits of hormone-free milk and organic milk and could set a precedent for big agriculture in the fight against the organic food movement.
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