February 25th, 2009 By Naomi Starkman
On the heels of Yoplait’s announcement that they’re going rbGH-free, Dannon is now saying that its entire product range in the U.S. will be free of the much criticized dairy cow artificial growth hormone by the end of this year. As reported here, Dannon, like Yoplait, is citing consumer demand, rather than health concerns, for this change in policy. Read More
Tags: dairy, food labeling, growth hormones, Kansas, labeling, rBGH, rbGH-free, yogurt
February 9th, 2009 By Naomi Starkman
Yoplait yogurt, the 19th largest dairy processor in the country, announced today that by August of this year, all Yoplait branded products will be made with milk that is 100 percent farmer certified to come from cows not treated with rbGH (or recombinant bovine growth hormone) an artificial hormone also known as rbST (recombinant bovine somatotropin). Read More
Tags: activism, breast cancer, consumer awareness, consumer's union, dairy, food labeling, growth hormones, Monsanto, rBGH, yoplait
