Subject: re: Tillamook Cheese Rejects Monsanto rBGH

[Guest guest]

I read long ago when they first passed legislation to allow the rBSH additive to

milk that the Milk Lobby also pressured Congress to make it ILLEGAL for milk

suppliers to indicate their products were rBSH free.

 

~malinda

 

 

I wrote to Tillamook before their big showdown with Monsanto and

received a very nice letter in return. The customer service rep who contacted

me seemed genuinely interested in my views on rBSH, and also very

appreciative of my promise to stand by Tillamook as long as they stand by

their principles.

 

But don't go looking for an announcement on the label! The following

should be of interest to anyone who plans to purchase Tillamook products

in future:

 

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) does not intend to label

its products rBST-free. Such labeling might cause consumer confusion

because the FDA has determined that milk from rBST-supplemented cows is

completely safe and there is virtually no difference in milk from

treated and untreated cows. TCCA will, however, inform its consumers and

customers who ask about rBST that it is TCCA's policy to require co-op

members and contract milk suppliers to certify that the milk they produce

comes from cows that are not supplemented with rBST. As an Oregon

company producing consistently high quality, premium cheeses for nearly a

century, Tillamook prefers the traditional way of doing things.

 

 

jaime