Grassroots Victory of the Week rBGH Labeling Bill Vetoed
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In Organic Bytes #168 the OCA called on readers to contact Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and urge her to veto a bill that could restrict U.S. dairy companies from properly labeling their milk products as free from genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST). Last week, Sebelius vetoed the bill saying, "The Bill before me provides for changes in dairy labeling that could make it more difficult to provide consumers with clear information. The milk labeling provisions negatively impact a dairy producer’s ability to inform consumers that milk is from cows not treated with recombinant bovine growth hormone." A special thanks to all of our readers for taking part in the OCA action alert.