Amy’s Kitchen, Natural and Organic Foods  decrease text size
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IS Different, Court Agrees  A landmark court decision means
milk—and maybe other food, too—can be clear about its origins.
What you can do: Avoid hormones in milk by buying organic milk,
or milk sold by farmers who don't use rbGH.  RODALE NEWS,
WASHINGTON, DC—The organic milk industry has won a significant
battle with the state of Ohio over consumers' right to know what
has been added to the milk their children drink. Or, more
exactly, what hasn’t been added. The finding has implications
for milk sold in other states, too, and—appropriately enough in
non-GMO month—for other foods produced with hormone injections
or from genetically modified organisms (GMOs).  In the simplest
of terms, this landmark decision of the 6th Circuit of the
United States Court of Appeals (by a unanimous decision) allows
a carton of milk to be labeled as rbGH-free without any
qualifying statements.  THE DETAILS: