Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 - aolfriends sharinsharalike Tuesday, May 09, 2006 12:54 PM What's in Your Organic Milk? Hi Sharin, Major factory farmers have been selling their milk as organic when really their cows are kept in feedlots. Take action! The USDA is supposed to require that all cows have access to pasture if their milk is labeled " organic. " But this rule is largely undefined, and as a result, major factory farmers have been selling their milk as organic when really their cows are kept in cramped feedlots - only let out to pasture when they're not producing milk. Say no! What's worse, according to the Organic Consumers Association: " a routine practice on these giant dairy feedlots, many with thousands of cows, is to continuously import calves from conventional farms where animals have been weaned on blood, fed slaughterhouse waste and genetically engineered grains, and injected or dosed with antibiotics. " If this is the standard which constitutes organic, why are we paying double for tainted milk? Agribusiness is pushing to make this labeling loophole into law. Think about the precedent this would set: if milk coming from cows raised in feedlots and fed genetically modified grains can be called " organic, " what are acceptable standards for organic meat, cheese, eggs, and produce? Sign the petition demanding higher standards for organic farming. The USDA is accepting public comments on this issue through this Friday, May 12th. If you believe in maintaining the integrity of organic farming, add you comment here! Once you've taken action, send the petition to friends, family, and anyone who buys organic: http://go.care2.com/e/kmy/Kx/kTmF Thanks for your action today. Lauren Alvarez, Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team -------- Thank you for signing up to receive Health Alerts from Care2 via ThePetitionSite! Your email address has not been bought from other sources. If you learned something interesting in this newsletter, please forward it to your friends, family and colleagues. -------- Care2.com, Inc. 275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 150 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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