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PATH: BS | Business | Corporations | Monsanto Utah Republican Fighting Against Steroid-Free Milk Labels Posted by Pile (13591 views) [E-Mail link] Most Utah consumers want to know what's in their food and how it is produced. Some prefer vegetables and fruit that are grown without pesticides, and milk and meat that are produced with no growth hormones. Enter Republican representative Kerry Gibson from Utah, who is actively fighting against producers being able to identify whether the mild you drink is from steroid-free cows. READ MORE | 1 comment since 2008-03-04 05:58:56 | Comment on this Article Ben & Jerry's Fights To Promote The Safety Of Their Ice Cream Posted by Pile (12489 views) [E-Mail link] Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc., one of the first companies to label its ice cream as free of a synthetic hormone, is protesting a move by some states to restrict such labeling. The ice cream maker has joined a national campaign to block what critics say is an effort driven by Monsanto Co., which markets recombinant bovine somatotropin, or rBST, also known as recombinant bovine growth hormone, or rBGH. Many people want to know if products contain this substance and Monsanto would rather you not, and they are trying to stop companies from advertising that they DON'T HAVE Monsanto's chemical additives! READ MORE | 2 comments since 2008-02-13 07:29:42 | Comment on this Article Monsanto Loses Bid To Outlaw Labelling Of Potentially Safer Milk Posted by Pile (11137 views) [E-Mail link] Pennsylvania resisted a lobbying push by Monsanto that sought to outlaw the labeling of milk that is free of artificial hormones. Monsanto had argued that there is no discernible difference between milk from cows that have or have not been injected with its recombinant bovine growth hormones, known as alternately as rbST, bST, BGH or rBGH. It is banned in Europe and Canada. READ MORE | 1 comment since 2008-01-23 04:28:05 | Comment on this Article Monsanto Rotten To The C.O.R.E. Posted by Pile (10772 views) [E-Mail link] U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto recently announced it was raising its earnings expectations. "Monsanto's genetically engineered seed sales are booming - a 20 per cent increase last quarter - and the company expects the growth to continue as it expands outside the U.S.. One reason may be Monsanto's extensive use of PR. GM Watch's Jonathan Matthews looks at the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a U.S.-based civil rights group that has all but sold out, with ties to Monsanto that has become an outspoken advocate of GE foods. Matthews reports on CORE's claims that the global environmental movement's opposition to biotech is "lethal eco-imperialism" and "devastates families and communities and kills millions every year." At CORE's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. dinner this year, they honored Karl Rove with a "Public Service Award." Monsanto's CEO Hugh Grant chaired the dinner with Option One Mortgage's president and CEO Bob Dubrish. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article 4 Articles displayed.

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