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Have you been mislead by a label or marketing showing false information?   Taking it one victory at a time   Alex Avery October 31, 2007 ACSH Agrees rbST-Free Milk Marketing Misleading   Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D. August 29, 2007 Unfair Dairy Pricing Trends   Alex Avery August 13, 2007 More           Subscribe to recieve updates from the Stop Labeling Lies Coaliltion                   NEWS   Taking it one victory at a time October 31, 2007   Pennsylvania's Department of Agriculture struck a blow for truth in labeling and consumers last week.   More     ACSH Agrees rbST-Free Milk Marketing Misleading August 29, 2007   Marketers who use the "our cows aren't given rBST" approach are thus legally correct but scientifically wrongheaded. There's nothing unhealthful or dangerous (to humans or cows) from using rBST.   More     Unfair Dairy Pricing Trends August 13, 2007   Recently in his Animal and Dairy Sciences blog, Terry Etherton commented on the growing problem related to the pricing of dairy products marketed as “rbST-free” or “organic”.   More     Letter: Growth hormone scare is overblown August 12, 2007   I read with disappointment the announcement in The Augusta Chronicle recently by the Kroger Co. that they would no longer sell milk from cows that have been treated with rBST (a.k.a. recombinant bovine somatotropin, or growth hormone sold under the brand name Posilac). The reason stated was that customers of the grocery chain have preferred purchasing milk "free of hormones and antibiotics."   More     Marketers are putting the 'BS' into rBST August 12, 2007   Dairy farmers who purchase the hormone see their milk production increase by about 15 percent. The milk is not different; there is just more of it…So why all the fuss?   More     Organic Farming: Can Organic Really Feed the World? Activism Disguised As Science August 09, 2007   CHURCHVILLE, VA—A new study published in an alternative agriculture journal has gained widespread attention by claiming that organic farming not only could adequately feed the world, it might even yield more food and require less farmland. It is a truly sensational claim.   More     Food Costs Increase and the Smoke and Mirrors of rbST-Free Milk Marketing Rolls On July 29, 2007   The most recent Marketbasket Survey has begun to track the prices of conventional milk, rbST-free milk, and organic milk. No surprises here - rbST-free and organic cost a whole lot more! More of the old “smoke and mirrors” marketing campaign of charging a whole lot more money for nothing.   More     Organic Food Fantasies Never Die July 27, 2007   The media is once again pronouncing organic food superior based on science fad and the findings of a single study taken well beyond what the evidence shows.   More     Reasons you should buy regular goods July 27, 2007   Are organic crops better for consumers and the environment? Read more of this article to find out.   More     He Only Saved A Billion People July 25, 2007   Only five people in history have ever won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal: Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel ... and Norman Borlaug.   More     Don’t Cry Over rBST Milk June 29, 2007   : MILK occupies a special place in our lives and language. It has been dubbed “nature’s most perfect food,” and we speak sentimentally of the “land of milk and honey” and the “milk of human kindness.”   More     Global Warming? Climate Activists Credibility Gap June 21, 2007   Whether you believe in manmade global warming or not, you ought to question the bona fides of ClimateCounts given its roots — Stonyfield Farm’s dubious marketing and Fenton Communications’ fear profiteering.   More     Antibiotic-Free: Comments fly following Tyson's announcement June 20, 2007   Yesterday’s announcement by Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., that it will market its fresh poultry as antibiotic-free, triggered several responses from at least one other poultry company and industry organizations.   More     Drink your dairy June 04, 2007   Mary Smallsreed of the Tribune Chronicle addresses some of the many terms commonly used in milk marketing, such as rBGH/rbST, IGF-1 and “antibiotic-free.”   More     Bovine Growth Hormone: As harmless as Ol Bessie herself June 04, 2007   Growth hormones exist naturally in a dairy cow and in the milk she produces. The hormone, called bovine somatotropin (bST) or bovine growth hormone (bGH), is a determining factor in how much milk the cattle can produce.   More     Got Milk: Maybe, But Do You Know What Kind May 30, 2007   This article offers several terms and definitions associated with milk. Health aspects of milk are discussed. For most Kitsap County residents born before the Reagan era, milk was a fairly easy term to define. It's what one poured over cereal in the morning, added to oatmeal to make it creamy or was used to dunk cookies before eating.   More     Dairy farmer campaigns for rbST use May 25, 2007   "I am not an activist," says Carrol Campbell, a dairy farmer from Winfield, Kan. That is until recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST)-free milk began appearing in dairy cases. Since then Campbell has been talking to industry leaders, legislators, his dairy cooperative, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), and the Kansas Dairy Association about his concerns.   More     Some New Research Has Me Wondering If I Need to Change My Raw Milk Consumption Patterns May 14, 2007   In response to an article from Harvard Magazine titled, “Modern Milk,” the following article and comments from subscribers of the Complete Patient blog who are in favor of raw milk consumption, like the blog owner, were mixed in their concern regarding the natural hormones present in all milk.   More     Propaganda at the public library May 09, 2007   What better way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon than at the movies?? It was during the introduction that I began to realize that I was about to watch a very one-sided story. The movie was about genetically modified foods.   More     Hormone-free milk ad is false May 04, 2007   Got synthetic hormone-free milk? How 'bout controversy? A milk marketing campaign by Associated Food Stores has riled several dairy farmers across the Beehive State and caught the eye of a state agency, forcing the Salt Lake City-based grocery cooperative to change its milk ads starting Sunday.   More     PDMP and NEDPA issue joint labeling appeal May 03, 2007   On Friday, April 27, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) sent a joint letter to the Food and Drug Administration communicating the industry’s concerns about misleading advertising of dairy products. The letter was written on behalf of more than 350 members in the two organizations. Producer members of PDMP and NEDPA collectively own over 130,000 cows with farms of all sizes and represent a powerful presence in the dairy industry.   More     Ben & Jerry’s Embraces GM Ice Cream Protein April 25, 2007   According to an article published in FoodNavigator.com, Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, one of the most visible anti-biotechnology ice cream makers in the United States, has moved closer to gaining approval in Europe to use an ice-structuring protein (ISP) isolated from genetically modified yeast.   More     Organic farming is a fraud April 22, 2007   Earth Day is today, and you can bet there’ll be claims that organic crops are somehow “better” for planet Earth than conventional or biotech crops. But it’s the biggest misperception in agriculture.   More     More on the ABC News Report on rbST April 18, 2007   There has been more response to the ABC News report on rbST that ran on April 12, 2007. I had posted my initial response to the story in my Blog, “Got Any Idea What’s in Milk?” The focus of that that blog was to point out that the story was slanted and did not present the facts about rbST in an accurate manner!   More     Fashionable Fear April 06, 2007   There isn’t a drop of difference between milk that comes from cows that have received rBST and those that don’t. What makes the rBST controversy so infuriating is the fact that consumer demand is being manipulated.   More     BST: Is Ignorance Winning Over Safe and Sound Science March 22, 2007   On January 23 the board of directors of the nation's second largest dairy cooperative sent a letter to its members regarding the use of cloning and BST. So begins the lynching of sound and approved science.   More     Dairy farmers feel emergency March 20, 2007   AMHERST - Ted F. White doesn't have cable, the Internet or a car. The reason, he says, is that he's a Massachusetts dairy farmer.   More     Is love affair with organic milk curdling February 26, 2007   After years of paying a premium for supposedly healthier milk, shoppers are no longer buying organic milk in ever increasing numbers.   More     Cub Foods sued over beef labels February 23, 2007   Cub Foods allegedly has been mislabeling the meat for six years and sells as much as 50 million pounds of the wrongly labeled beef a year, according to the complaint, filed Thursday in Anoka County District Court. The lawsuit seeks class-action status for consumers who bought the misidentified beef at any Cub Foods store in the state for the past six years.   More     John Stossel: "Give Me a Break!" February 22, 2007   "Scared Stiff" expands on the idea we raised in my very first TV special, "Are We Scaring You to Death?"   More     Dairy producers concerned about losing rbST February 20, 2007   More than 100 dairy producers and people employed in the dairy industry crowded the meeting room and voiced their opinions on the marketing of rbST-free milk and the possible loss of artificial hormone as changing dairy technology.   More     No Need to Mooove to rBGH-Free Milk January 17, 2007   With frappuccinos and lattes already pushing $5, Starbucks is making changes that will cause coffee lovers to dig even deeper into their wallets -- needlessly. Starbucks has stopped using dairy products produced by cows given recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in company-owned stores in a few parts of the country... In an era when "chemicals" and "toxins" are being banned and eliminated from all sort of products without scientific proof such bans are necessary, Starbuck's move away from rBGH-supplemented dairy is unsurprising.   More     Dairy Producers Speak Out About rbST January 16, 2007   After being approved for over ten years, the recent move to ban rbST use caught us by surprise. It seemed in the distance, since the movement was occurring on the east and west coasts. Then, in September 2006 we came face to face with the issue when our local co-op board (Prairie Farms) began discussing a ban on rbST use.   More     Organic Activists Caught Manufacturing Fake News - Scientists Upset, Italian Newspapers Duped January 12, 2007   On December 26, the U.S.-based Organic Consumers Association posted a “news” item on their website claiming in a headline that new research found “wild bees reject biotech crops.”...the ESA has never issued any press releases on the 2005 research, let alone one that concludes that wild bees “reject” genetically engineered crops. In an official comment, the ESA says that “some people have mistaken [the Organic Consumers Association webpage] as a full news release from the Ecological Society of America, which it is not.”   More     7UP Drops "All Natural" Claim January 12, 2007   WASHINGTON---Cadbury-Schweppes will no longer market 7UP as “All Natural” according to a statement put out by the company. Rather, the company will highlight ingredients “for which there is no debate” over whether they are natural, which will obviously exclude the controversial factory-made sweetener known as high-fructose corn syrup. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) will drop a planned lawsuit against the company now that the misleading “all natural” claims will be halted. CSPI notified Cadbury-Schweppes of the possibility of a lawsuit in May and has discussed labeling issues with the company off and on since then.   More     The Organic Food Myth January 10, 2007   Organic food has more to do with choosing an eco-lifestyle than safer or more healthy products, writes Rob Lyons. A new book just published in the US, The Truth About Organic Foods provides a thorough examination of the evidence. The author, Alex Avery, shares Miliband’s conclusion that organic food is no healthier than ‘conventional’ food produced by industrial methods – and also argues that the claim of organic food to be better for the environment is suspect.   More     Dishing the dirt on organic food January 08, 2007   BRITAIN'S agricultural industry was split last night over claims there is no conclusive evidence that organic food is healthier than products grown by conventional methods.   More     Kraft is Sued for Falsely Calling Capri Sun Drink January 08, 2007   WASHINGTON—Kraft Foods, the maker of Capri Sun—foil pouches filled with a solution of water, high-fructose corn syrup, and small amounts of juice—is being sued by a Florida woman for deceptively marketing the product as “All Natural.”   More     'No Proof' Organic Food Is Better January 07, 2007   Organic food may be no better for you than mass-produced farm food, according to the cabinet minister responsible for the industry....On nutritional benefits, the minister said: “It’s a lifestyle choice that people can make. There isn’t any conclusive evidence either way.”   More     Organic Food Is No Better, Says Minister January 07, 2007   Organic food may be no better for you than mass-produced farm food, according to the cabinet minister responsible for the industry....On nutritional benefits, the minister said: “It’s a lifestyle choice that people can make. There isn’t any conclusive evidence either way.”   More     I'll have a cloneburger, medium rare January 05, 2007   Last week, the Food and Drug Administration said that cloned animals are safe to eat. This isn't a surprise, of course; cloned animals — the ones that live to term — are really no different than any other animal any more than a test-tube baby is different than a typical one.   More     Got Milk? Got Hormones? - Exploiting Food Fear January 02, 2007   The movement to mislabel milk "hormone free" hurts both dairy farmers and consumers....consumers pay more for a product that is not at all different from the cheaper product. Got milk? Got hormones? Got truth?"   More     What's the Beef? January 02, 2007   The preliminary decision of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week to permit the consumption of food from cloned animals is a good one. If anything, it’s long overdue, because scientists have known for years that the clones are indistinguishable genetically, biochemically, and nutritionally from the parent. As one farmer who owns a pair of clones of a prize-winning Holstein cow observed, they are essentially twins of “a cow that was already in production.”   More     Bovine Growth Hormone December 21, 2006   Rich Maloof wrote an article for the MSN Health & Fitness "Reality Check" section about the myths associated with rBST. Rich Maloof reaffirms rBST's safety, noting specifically that the risks of injecting cows with rBST are unsubstantiated; dairy products from cows treated with rBST are identical to products from cows not treated, and that bovine growth hormones, while not actually ingested by humans, are harmless in human bodies.   More     Don't be Afraid of rbST December 18, 2006   It's time to get out of the Dark Ages. Rather than indulge in mindless fear, look at the facts. The use of rbST is not a cause for concern. Let science triumph over irrationality.   More     African-American Organization Urges FDA to Stop Deceptive Marketing of 'No rBST Milk' December 14, 2006   WASHINGTON, DC – The National Organization for African Americans in Housing (NOAAH), a non-profit advocate for low-income citizens, has called on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to stop dairy processors from deceptively marketing “no rBST” milk, which is identical to other milk but costs more.   More     Bovine Somatotropin December 04, 2006   Bovine somatotropin (bST) is a tool used by dairy producers to enhance milk production and improve the efficiency of dairy operations. bST is a natural protein produced in the pituitary glands of cattle. Milk from cows receiving supplemental bST is unchanged.   More     Dairymen Organize to Protect Technologies November 07, 2006   SCHAEFFERSTOWN, Pa. – “There are very important things at stake,” said dairy practitioner Dr. Brian Reed of Agricultural Veterinarian Associates based in Denver, Pa. “Producers have a choice to use or not use technologies that are available. That’s what I’m here to talk about: not to cause conflict but to find common ground. I’m not here to argue the merits of rBST. That was done 12 to 15 years ago during the FDA approval process and in the day-to-day decisions on individual dairy farms. I’m here to reaffirm that all milk is safe, nutritious and wholesome.”   More     PodCast: Consumer Awareness of Biotechnology - Separating Fact from Fiction November 06, 2006   I had the pleasure of speaking at a meeting of dairy producers in Lebanon County, PA on October 25, 2006 about rbST-free milk, and the tactics that some milk cooperatives are using to force producers who use rbST to STOP supplementing cows with rbST. The highlights of this meeting were reported in depth by Sherry Bunting in the October 27, 2006 issue of Farmshine, and the reader of this Blog is encouraged to read this excellent article.   More     Today rbST—What's Next? November 01, 2006   HARRISBURG – Recently, there has been renewed attention on the use of rbST (recombinant bovine somatatropin), a synthetic version of the natural protein growth hormone in dairy cattle. Dairy producers can use this product as a herd management tool to increase milk production.   More     Frustrations Vented Over Questionable Milk Marketing Practices October 26, 2006   SCHAEFFERSTOWN, Pa. – Opinions without fact. Decision points without understanding. “We can scare consumers in a 30-second sound-bite, but we can’t educate them in 30 seconds,” said Dr. Terry Etherton, department head and distinguished professor of animal nutrition at Penn State University’s Department of Dairy and Animal Sciences. “Processors and cooperatives need to stand in the light of public understanding with some accountability. The “rBST-free” labeling (and the push to get producers to sign papers) is nothing but smoke and mirrors.”   More     Raw Milk Recall Follows Four E. Coli Infections September 24, 2006   NORTH COUNTY ---- Four Southern California children, including two in San Diego County, have fallen ill with E. coli infections that the state thinks may have come from unpasteurized milk products sold by a Fresno dairy. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has ordered a recall of all raw products from Organic Pastures Dairy Company. Products affected include milk, buttermilk, cream, whey and colostrum, a special milk produced by cows shortly after birth.   More     Egg industry to drop logo September 21, 2006   WASHINGTON - The egg industry has agreed to permanently drop "Animal Care Certified" logos on egg cartons, after state officials and animal rights groups said consumers were being misled.   More     Food Agency Rejects Organic Milk Health Claims September 19, 2006   LONDON (Reuters) - The Food Standards Agency said on Tuesday that a study has concluded that organic milk does not provide significant health benefits over conventional milk despite higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids.   More     Organic milk is healthier? Don't swallow it September 06, 2006   The popular press is going cow-wild over research that supposedly proves ‘organic’ milk is healthier than ‘conventional’ milk. Not quite. Just as two cents might be twice as much as a penny, neither amounts to wealth....The organic food industry has been claiming superior nutrition without evidence for nearly 100 years, and there is little in the new research to change that conclusion.   More     Organic Milk Health Claims Not Supported By Science August 15, 2006   Demand for organic milk, which can sell for up to double the cost of other milk, is booming. Deciding whether to spend the extra money is not as clear-cut a decision as some suggest.   More     Milk Is Milk Campaign Launches Billboard Campaign in California July 31, 2006   Churchville, VA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) August 1, 2006 -- The Center for Global Food Issues’ Milk is Milk campaign unveiled two of three billboards that will promote its grass roots campaign of concerned consumers to educate food and dairy retailers (supermarket and grocery chains) regarding false and misleading label and marketing practices. These practices have become rampant in the organic dairy industry.   More     Both Types of Milk Safe June 27, 2006   Re Dr. David Lipschitz's recent column about organic and conventional milk: According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Dietetic Association, both are equally safe and nutritious. The difference is the way it is handled and produced. Check the nutrition facts label and you'll see that each 8-ounce serving of milk offers the same amount of nutrients, including calcium, vitamin D and potassium.   More     Pesticide Residue in Organic Garlic June 23, 2006   Garlic being sold as organic in Tesco has been found to contain pesticide residues in tests by the government's watchdog. It is the first time the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) has detected chemicals in produce claiming to be organic. The garlic, imported by Tesco from Spain, contained residues of carbendazim, a possible carcinogen and suspected hormone disruptor, which is listed by the Pesticide Action Network as one of the most troubling of pesticides in use. The residues were found at the maximum legal safety level set for non-organic produce.   More     Milk's Safety June 13, 2006   This is in response to Tribune health and fitness reporter Julie Deardorff's June 4 column in the Q section, "Twins theory may make you have a cow." We are disappointed that the column didn't clarify that there is no conclusive scientific data to suggest that dairy intake plays any role in multiple birth rates.   More     Organics Pricier Than Conventional But Not Any More Nutritious June 07, 2006   They don't look healthier. Mind you, judging by the price tag, they ought to be. According to dietitian Lois Ferguson and home economist Mary Wiley, organic fruit and vegetables cost about 40 per cent more than regular ones but are zero per cent more nutritious.   More     Organics Business Big and Growing June 07, 2006   The organic food movement is poised to enter the big time: according to the USDA, sales of organic foods will near $18 billion by the end of 2007—up from about $10 billion in 2003. You might think this would make organic adherents happy—but no, there seems to be a fair bit of angst out there, if Michael Pollan's article in last Sunday's New York Times Magazine is an example of the general attitude.   More     Eliminating Antibiotics From Food Animals Is Unwise June 01, 2006   Eliminating antibiotic drugs from food animal production may have little positive effect on resistant bacteria that threaten human health, according to the Institute of Food Technologists. In fact, such actions abroad have resulted in more antibiotic use and more resistant bacteria in some cases according to the international, nonprofit scientific society and its latest Expert Report, Antimicrobial Resistance: Implications for the Food System, released here today.   More     Hormones 101 May 01, 2006   I watch my three daughters drink milk by the gallons just like we did when I was a kid. None of my siblings or I have ever suffered from a broken bone and that was pretty impressive since we grew up on a farm where accidents do happen. We may have been just lucky but at some level I believe that our calcium consumption in the form of fluid milk was greatly beneficial. With all of that in mind, every time I see one of the girls hoist another sippy cup, I wonder about the “perceived dangers” of today’s milk.   More     Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms: 2005 Family Farm Report May 01, 2006   Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-12) 51 pp, May 2006 Most farms in the United States—98 percent in 2003—are family farms. They are organized as proprietorships, partnerships, or family corporations. Even the largest farms tend to be family farms. Very large family farms account for a small share of farms but a large—and growing—share of farm sales. Small family farms account for most farms but produce a modest share of farm output. Median income for farm households is 10 percent greater than the median for all U.S. households. Small-farm households also receive substantial off-farm income.   More     UK Says Animal Rights Activists Misrepresented Claims April 04, 2006   In a stunning defeat for the animal rights movement, Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority ruled in March that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) misrepresented both animal test and the science behind animal experiments.   More     Celeb Science Strikes Again March 28, 2006   Heather Mills-McCartney wants people to stop drinking milk because the hormone content of milk may be responsible for increased cancer rates. This is udder nonsense...Time for celebrities to quit having a cow over milk.   More     Is Whole Foods Wholesome? March 17, 2006   It's hard to find fault with Whole Foods, the haute-crunchy supermarket chain that has made a fortune by transforming grocery shopping into a bright and shiny, progressive experience. Indeed, the road to wild profits and cultural cachet has been surprisingly smooth for the supermarket chain. It gets mostly sympathetic coverage in the local and national media and red-carpet treatment from the communities it enters. But does Whole Foods have an Achilles' heel? And more important, does the organic movement itself, whose coattails Whole Foods has ridden to such success, have dark secrets of its own?   More     Misleading Organic Claims Are Hurting Us All March 01, 2006   Too often, organic foods, including milk and other dairy products, are being touted as somehow superior in nutrition, healthfulness, and safety. We know of no credible evidence for such claims regarding dairy products. The misinformation constitutes a threat to our entire industry by defaming dairy products in general. We have no problem with people who want to produce and market organic products because they may be perceived as being more friendly to the environment or fit their farming philosophy. The problem we have is that much promotion of organic foods strongly implies that other foods are less healthful and more dangerous.   More     Why Milk Has the White Stuff for Children February 08, 2006   I felt compelled to write and address what I consider to be misinformed statements in "Health and ethics say don't foist milk on schoolchildren"..In a nation where many teenagers are not getting enough calcium and rates of osteoporosis are on the increase, it is ill-advised to suggest that milk should be removed from schools.   More     Milk Doesn't Need Warning February 03, 2006   Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine may, indeed, be backing the warning label because of a broader agenda that promotes "vegan" lifestyles. Vegans are vegetarians who don't eat anything from animals...Milk does not need a warning label, which could discourage consumption of a food that is nearly perfect for many people.   More     Raw Milk Strikes Again December 16, 2005   In May, 1943, Edsel Bryant Ford, son of auto dictator Henry Ford, died at the age of 49 in Detroit, of what some claimed was a broken heart. Biology, however, decreed that Ford died of undulant fever, apparently brought on by drinking unpasteurized milk from the Ford dairy herd, at the behest of his father's mistaken belief that all things natural must be good. As of this morning, seven children have been stricken with E. coli O157:H7 in Woodland, Washington, and four of them remain in serious condition in hospital.   More     A New Twist in the Organic Milk Debate December 10, 2005   Picking out a carton of milk at the supermarket, one of life's simpler purchases, is getting more complicated. Consumers are buying a lot more organic milk, with its promise of purity -- no harmful pesticides, no antibiotics, no dangerous hormones. Now conventional milk producers are trying to convince consumers that their product is, well, just the same.   More     PC Labels Lure Shoppers November 28, 2005   After spending decades competing on price, a growing number of retailers are now focusing new marketing efforts on people such as LeGrande who care just enough about social values to be selective in how they shop...Critics question how deep the commitment of this new generation of politically correct companies truly is. Businesses are, after all, in the business to make money, not policy.   More     The Great American Milk Wars November 13, 2005   So, why, today do we have all this hype about ”organic milk”? And why are People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals investing big bucks in a campaign to get people to stop drinking any milk or milk product? The answer is that the “organic” farming and ranching industry is big business....“Organic” is a marketing tool, not something based in the truth about modern dairy farming.   More     Lid Lifted on Organic Milk October 19, 2005   Despite its healthy image, the organic milk produced in Switzerland is no better than ordinary milk, Bern University researchers have found. What's more, they say, this type of dairy farming may be detrimental to the health of cattle. The findings could have implications for Switzerland's growing organic food sector, which is worth more than a billion francs a year.   More     Animal Rights Group Once Again Tries to Distort Facts October 06, 2005   Unfortunately, the legal action announced recently by PCRM is yet another attempt by this animal-rights group to grab headlines at the expense of sound health and nutrition information. The bottom line is that when it comes to nutrition, people should listen to health and nutrition professionals, not an animal rights group.   More     Egg Producers Relent on Industry Seal October 04, 2005   THE label "Animal Care Certified" on egg cartons was supposed to assure egg buyers that hens were getting enough food, water and cage space to flap their wings. But after complaints by an animal welfare group that the labels were misleading consumers into thinking that hens were receiving indisputably humane care, the Federal Trade Commission approved a labeling change in late September.   More     Research Continues to Prove 3-a-Day Validity October 03, 2005   There is little doubt about the popularity and success of dairy’s “3-A-Day” campaign but there have been some recent reports challenging the weight management claims made by the program and DMI’s Joe Bavido addressed them in Monday’s “DMI Update.”   More     Food Doesn't Have to be Organic to be Safe, Healthy October 01, 2005   Lisa Earle McLeod's October 16th column paints the production of most food as "hormone-injected, Franken-food" and implies that only organic food is healthy and the only way to achieve safe and proper nutrition is by eating organic. That is simply not true and ignores the hard work and dedication of the thousands of producers who are not organic growers.   More     Milk is Milk Campaign on Virginia's WHSV-TV News October 01, 2005   The Churchville-based Center for Global Food Issues has launched the Milk is Milk campaign, designed to show shoppers that it's what's on the inside of the carton that counts. "As far as what's inside the carton is concerned, it's all exactly the same," said the center's Alex Avery.   More     Milk Poses No Danger, Dairy Farmer Says October 01, 2005   Jeremy Jonsson, a South African dairy farmer dismissed as "utter nonsense" claims that the alleged presence of bovine somatropine (BST) or rbST (the artificial derivative), a hormone which induces dairy cows to produce more milk, was a threat to the milk drinking South African public.   More     Cost in Translation: Seriously, now – why aren’t organics getting affordable? August 25, 2005   Meanwhile, in the U.S., scant federal money is set aside strictly for organic farmers. The industry doesn't even have access to the type of pricing data and guarantees available to conventional farmers, says University of Georgia agricultural economist Luanne Lohr. "In order to induce producers to get into the [organics] market, they need to know what kind of prices and revenue they're looking at," she says. Without that information, "the producers are flying blind," at the mercy of large distributors who can set unfair prices. "A lot of people would be willing to go into organic, but they don't want to just throw away their investment [in their conventional farms] to get into a system in which they don't have price guarantees," says Lohr.   More     Farmers' Objective: Taint-free Milk July 19, 2005   We've all seen those shiny silver tanks that carry milk from the farm to the milk bottler and eventually to the supermarket shelf. Every one of these tanks are tested for animal residues including antibiotics.   More     Center for Consumer Freedom: Food Industry Fights Back on Obesity Claims July 06, 2005   ORLANDO, Fla. - High-protein or low-carb? Non-fat or low-fat? The information on diets is confusing, even as the warnings about obesity grow louder.   More     Center for Consumer Freedom: Striking Back at the Food Police June 12, 2005   WHEN it comes to food fights, John Belushi's character in "Animal House" has nothing on Rick Berman. A prominent Washington lobbyist, Mr. Berman runs the Center for Consumer Freedom, a nonprofit advocacy group that is financed by the food and restaurant industries. Two months ago, after a report in a leading medical journal cast doubt on several assumptions about obesity, he pounced.   More     Center for Consumer Freedom: The Escalating Obesity Wars April 27, 2005   The full-page newspaper ads shout "Hype" at readers, warning them that they have "been force-fed a steady diet of obesity myths by the 'food police,' trial lawyers, and even our own government."   More     Center for Consumer Freedom: 'PCRM Week': The Dairy Attack April 12, 2005   Unless you're among the bean-sprout-sized minority of Americans who describe themselves as "vegans" (vegetarians who also won't touch milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, or even a dollop of honey), you may have been alarmed by the publicity surrounding an article appearing last month in the journal Pediatrics.   More     Reduce Global Warming? Let's Start With Cows April 01, 2005   Virtually all of the Kyoto Protocol’s member countries have increased their CO2 emissions since signing the treaty. The political and economic costs of reducing CO2 from cars and factories have proven very high. So they just haven’t happened.   More     Organic vs. regular: A closer look at milk March 16, 2005   We stopped for coffee on the way to our meeting. I grabbed a carton of milk with a busy label. "Vanilla Organic Reduced Fat Milk" it announced. "Produced without the use of dangerous pesticides, added growth hormones or antibiotics."   More     The Claim: Hormones in Milk Cause Early Puberty March 08, 2005   In 1997, when a large study found that girls were starting puberty sooner than usual, many Americans began to cast a suspicious eye on milk. Could artificial growth hormones that had been widely used on cows since 1993 be speeding development in children?   More     Get Organic Milk February 04, 2005   If you ask most people why they think modern teenagers are maturing so much sooner than they used to, you'll probably be confronted with a common yet mistaken answer: "It's the hormones in milk."   More     'Frankenfood' label finally losing ground January 30, 2005   In the long and continuing struggle between superstition and science, the latter has been winning significant victories as signs grow that biotechnology is finally overcoming the “frankenfood” label used against it by Chicken Littles in the environmental anxiety industry.   More     Facing Biotech Foods Without the Fear Factor January 11, 2005   Almost everywhere food is sold these days, you are likely to find products claiming to contain no genetically modified substances. But unless you are buying wild mushrooms, game, berries or fish, that statement is untrue.   More     Anti-GE crowd spews distortions, lies at city hall, Farm Bureau September 28, 2004   The lies and distortion continue from the anti-biotech crowd traipsing through California hiding behind their anti-corporate, socialist, anti-human agenda in opposing agriculture biotechnology.   More     Behind the organic label: As the industry grows, skeptics are challenging the health claims September 06, 2004   These are good times for those who grow and sell organic foods. But there may be trouble in paradise.   More     Richard Berman: Your Kids, PETA's Pawns August 19, 2004   Washington, DC – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) targets children as young as six years old for indoctrination with violent and graphic propaganda, according to a new report from the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF).   More     Coalition Updates Misleading Dairy Marketing Complaint in Washington State August 13, 2004   Larry's Market and Wilcox Dairy Alleged to Violate State and Federal Rules A coalition of consumer, agriculture and sound science groups has updated an outstanding complaint regarding concerns over false and misleading marketing in the dairy industry in Washington State.   More     The Hustler? Newman’s Own Misleads Customers About Healthfulness of Palm Oil August 04, 2004   Labels on several Newman’s Own products make misleading claims about the healthfulness of palm oil, says the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).   More     Health news reported with an emphasis on danger skews reality—and threatens our well-being June 10, 2004   Several days after the first mad cow was found in America, when the fresh news was gone and the follow-up stories started, the Wall Street Journal carried an article headlined SCIENTIFIC DATA OFFER NO PROOF OF BEEF SAFETY.   More     RE: Should I Be Worried About Bovine Growth Hormone in Milk? May 12, 2004   The Food and Drug Administration concluded more than a decade ago that use of supplemental bST in cattle presents no health risk to consumers. The United Nations Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives concluded in 1993 and reconfirmed in 1998 that milk and meat from supplemented cows is safe for consumers. The American Medical Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs found milk and meat from cows given supplemental bST to be completely safe and nutritionally comparable to any cows’ milk.   More     GM Debate: Dispelling myths March 01, 2004   I participated in a number of 'GM Nation?' debates in the early summer of 2003, both as a plant molecular biologist with relevant research interests, and as a panel member of Cropgen (www.cropgen.org). Cropgen is a consumer and media information initiative that makes the case for GM crops, helping to achieve a greater measure of realism and balance in the GM debate that has been running these last few years.   More     David Martosko: Organic Beef Gains Amid Mad Cow Scare December 29, 2003   Ronnie Cummins and his Organic Consumers Association seem to be engaged in an aggressive PR offensive on behalf of so-called natural-beef marketers.   More     FTC: Help Needed to Stop False Advertising December 16, 2003   The US government is failing to stem the tide of false weight-loss advertising through regulation alone. Educating consumers and rallying the media industry is a positive next step. However, there is no shortage of consumers desperate to believe such claims, or media sources willing to accept any advertising dollars. As such, the effectiveness of this campaign will be difficult to monitor.   More     FDA Attacks "Hormone-Free" Milk Claims November 25, 2003   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned four manufacturers to stop labeling their milk products are "No Hormones" or "Hormone Free." The agency has determined that these statements are false claims because all milk contains naturally occurring hormones that milk processing does not remove.   More     JM Smucker Sued Over 100% Fruit Label October 20, 2003   US jam and peanut butter maker JM Smucker has been sued over its “100% Fruit” jam label. A woman in California filed the proposed class-action lawsuit claiming that the label was misleading.   More     Tempest in a Glass; Synthetic Hormones in Milk Don't Speed Puberty, Say Experts October 07, 2003   As organic food producers and advocacy groups have promoted theories linking milk from hormone-treated cows to early puberty -- as well as to increased antibiotic exposure and cancer risk -- sales of organic milk have soared, even though it costs up to twice as much as the conventional product.   More     Dairies play on fear in marketing milk without the additive September 23, 2003   Three years ago Oakhurst Dairy set out to differentiate its products from all the others in the supermarket dairy case -- by attaching labels stating that its farmers pledge not to inject their cows with an artificial growth hormone. The labels, tapping into fears about the safety of the nation's milk supply, have resonated with consumers. Sales shot up 10 percent in each of the last three years, approaching $87 million this year. Oakhurst officials attribute a significant portion of the growth to their noartificial-growth-hormone campaign.   More     FDA Warns Milk Processors of Hormone Claims September 17, 2003   Late last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to four milk and ice cream manufacturers, informing them "that their products are misbranded, because the labels contain the false statements, 'No Hormones' or 'Hormone Free'." In the letter, FDA informed the companies that it may take further action, such as product seizure, if the companies fail to promptly correct the labels. FDA did not identify the four manufacturers that received the warning letter.   More     Lies, Damned Lies and Medical Statistics August 14, 2003   Doctors, journalists and health food vendors have us scared to death about what we eat, drink and breathe. But most of their studies couldn't pass Statistics 101.   More     Playing the "Natural" Card June 02, 2003   Many organic products supporters maintain that "natural" fruits and foods are healthier than conventionally grown products. "It doesn't matter what's true, it matters what consumers think," said Chuck Marcy, CEO of Horizon Organic Dairy at an industry forum this past January.   More     BSE Scare Sparks Claims for Natural, Organic Beef May 28, 2003   Organic and “natural” beef purveyors exploited news of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Canada to say their products are “a true alternative” for consumers worried about “mad cow” disease. BSE infected both organic and conventional cattle in the UK.   More     Let’s Take the False Labels Off Dairy Products December 02, 2002   With the prevailing emphasis on truth in advertising and consumer rights, why isn’t the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banning the false and misleading labels and advertising of the organic milk and dairy products in our retail stores?   More     Richard Berman: CNN Interview with John Banzhaf and Richard Berman August 04, 2002   Consumer advocates say Americans are losing choices when it comes to what they eat and drink. And that means they're also losing the fight against obesity. Part of the problem, say some, is that it starts in the school lunchroom. Joining us now from Washington, Richard Berman from the Center for Consumer Freedom and John Banzhaf, a professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University.   More     Ben & Jerry’s Fudging The Truth, Says CSPI July 30, 2002   Ben & Jerry’s misleads customers by falsely claiming that some of its ice cream and frozen yogurt products are “All Natural,” when they contain artificial flavors, hydrogenated oils, or other factory-made substances, according to a complaint filed today by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).   More     NCL Says "Natural" Doesn't Mean Safe April 22, 2002   A report in the January/February Bulletin of the National Consumers League (NCL) stated that at least 86% of consumers believe that products labeled "natural" are safe." [Consumers] should remember that not all things natural are safe," said the NCL report. "For example, poisonous mushrooms, found in nature, are deadly if eaten."   More     'Natural' or 'Plant-Derived' Labeling Can Mislead, New Survey Shows January 17, 2002   Three-quarters of Americans believe products labeled "natural'' are safe, according to a survey released today. But the reality is that natural isn't always safe, and products with the 'natural' labeling are not required by law to contain only natural ingredients ...   More     Nutrition Bars Often Mislabeled January 11, 2002   Those snack bars sold as "nutrition" bars are supposed to give you good nutrition instead of just a chocolate thrill. That might be the case if they really contained what is stated on the label. ConsumerLab.com has tested 30 nutrition bars and found that 18 did not come close to what was on their labels ...   More     FDA Alerts Companies to Improper GM-free Labels December 24, 2001   FDA has sent letters to several food processors requesting that they stop labeling products as GM-free, saying the claims are potentially inaccurate and could give consumers the erroneous impression that the products are safer than those made with genetically modified ingredients.   More     Marketer of Herbal Supplement Products Agrees to Settle FTC Charges That Safety and Health Benefit Claims Were False December 06, 2001   According to the FTC, Christopher Enterprises led consumers to believe that its products could treat such ailments as asthma, arthritis, cancer, colds, coughs, cramps, herpes simplex, infection, multiple sclerosis, paralysis, polio, stroke, and tuberculosis, and that the products were safe.   More     FTC Targets Web Sites Touting Dietary Supplements as Anthrax Treatment November 20, 2001   The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is giving Web site operators one week to remove from their site any product claims that their items will protect against, detect or treat biological and chemical agents, including anthrax ...   More     No Dietary Supplement Protects Against or Cures Anthrax November 19, 2001   The Federal Trade Commission is warning Web site operators who suggest using such things as oregano oil or zinc mineral water to treat illnesses like anthrax that it is aware of no scientific proof for such claims and that the Web site operators face prosecution if they continue making unsubstantiated claims ...   More     FDA Targets False Food Information On-line November 01, 2001   Food companies which post misleading food fear claims on-line, beware. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that information and links on a company's web site can be considered labeling regulated under the U.S. Food Drug and Cosmetics Act.   More     CSPI Urges FDA to Halt Misleading 'Non-genetically Engineered' Food-label Claims August 14, 2001   The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) today asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take enforcement action against seven food manufacturers whose product labels deceive consumers with false or misleading claims about the absence of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients ...   More     Natural Organics Settles FTC Charges That They Made Unsubstantiated ADHD Treatment Claims July 31, 2001   Natural Organics, Inc.has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made unsubstantiated claims that their dietary supplement product -- Pedi-Active A.D.D -- would mitigate or effectively treat Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or its symptoms ...   More     Shoppers Misled by Food Labels July 25, 2001   Shoppers are confused by misleading or meaningless food labels, a report has revealed. The food industry will now face calls for tougher standards following the publication of the study by the Food Advisory Committee.   More     Not All's Milk And Honey For Cows On Organic Farms July 22, 2001   So what are consumers getting for their extra money? One of the finest bits of copy I've ever seen on a product package. Reading it makes you warm all over.   More     The Great Organic Con Trick July 05, 2001   The boom in sales of organic food is due to skilful promotion. The organic movement's supporters have loudly asserted the alleged naturalness of its products, and simultaneously given maximum publicity to every false scare about conventional food. In marketing-speak -- brace yourself -- they have sought to offer "larger whole-life wellness appeal" to consumers. Yet the main driver for the rapidly rising sales of organic food has been fear ...   More     Watchdog Criticizes Food Scare Advert May 03, 2001   Friends of the Earth (FoE) were wrong to scare consumers into thinking that all modern-day food was "laced" with harmful chemicals, advertising watchdogs ruled today ...   More     Soiled by the Natural Truth July 20, 2000   The Soil Association, defender of the organic farming movement, is having difficulties with the guardians of truth and honesty in advertising. This has undermined organic farming's claim not to use chemicals; actually, they use copper salts, sulphur, insecticides such as Derris dust, pyrethroid insecticides, paraffin and potassium permanganate ...   More     Food Gene Label Unneeded February 01, 2000   Genetically modified food has been on Americans' dining room tables for more than a decade. Virtually every kind of food in the supermarket from bread to cheese has had its genes altered one way or another.   More     `GENETICALLY MODIFIED' LABEL CONFUSES UK SHOPPERS October 27, 1999   Foodstuff: `Genetically Modified' On the Label Means ...Well, It's Hard to Say --- Attempt at Clarity in U.K. Brings Much Confusion; FDA Studies the Issue --- `Non-GM' Isn't `GM-Free' LONDON -- It seems simple enough: Let consumers know when they're buying bioengineered food by requiring a label. It is, according to this story, an idea being promoted heavily in the U.S. by groups such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, and even by some members of Congress.   More     Organic Farming: Science and Belief October 01, 1999   The organic movement should be encouraged to be less defensive of its standards and less prescriptive in their application. It should be encouraged to recognise the contribution towards its wider aims that is offered by modern science. Equally, scientists must recognise the opportunities for interesting science offered by the constraints of minimised inputs and the principle of sustainability. SCRI has a mission in these areas.   More     Food Labeling - The Problems of Mandated Information for Biotechnology September 01, 1999   The argument many activists use for the expansion of mandatory food labeling information is that consumers want and need more information in our complex modern age. New food products and new processes abound -- shouldn't companies be required to provide consumers with information to make decisions, especially about the new? This argument is currently being used by activists to press for mandatory labeling of food produced through biotechnology.   More     Right to Know What? July 01, 1999   According to Peter Spencer, there are significant risks in too much regulation. The More Things Change. Peter Spencer details why so many Americans still have health-care woes.   More

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