Organic farmers and processors pleased with milk labeling decision
Posted on February 28th, 2008 by adminPosted in Uncategorized |
GREENFIELD, Mass. (Jan. 17, 2008)- Pennsylvania’s revised milk labeling standards issued today rescind prior controversial standards guidance that could have adversely affected the labels on organic milk, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) noted.
As a result, organic milk can continue to carry verified production-based claims, including that the milk was produced without the use of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), a genetically engineered growth hormone used to stimulate milk production. These labels are sometimes characterized as “absence claims” because they describe truthfully what is not used in the production of the product.
“OTA is pleased that organic product labels will continue to inform consumers about organic production practices. No organic dairy farmer uses rBST,” said OTA’s Executive Director Caren Wilcox.
