Fwd: What's in Your Organic Milk?

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Major factory farmers have been selling their milk as

organic when really their cows are kept in feedlots.

The USDA is supposed to require that all cows have

access to pasture if their milk is labeled " organic. "

But this rule is largely undefined, and as a result,

major factory farmers have been selling their milk as

organic when really their cows are kept in cramped

feedlots - only let out to pasture when they're not

producing milk. Say no!

What's worse, according to the Organic Consumers

Association: “a routine practice on these giant dairy

feedlots, many with thousands of cows, is to

continuously import calves from conventional farms

where animals have been weaned on blood, fed

slaughterhouse waste and genetically engineered

grains, and injected or dosed with antibiotics.”

If this is the standard which constitutes organic, why

are we paying double for tainted milk?

Agribusiness is pushing to make this labeling loophole

into law. Think about the precedent this would set:

if milk coming from cows raised in feedlots and fed

genetically modified grains can be called “organic,”

what are acceptable standards for organic meat,

cheese, eggs, and produce?

Sign the petition demanding higher standards for

organic farming.

The USDA is accepting public comments on this issue

through this Friday, May 12th. If you believe in

maintaining the integrity of organic farming, add you

comment here!

Once you've taken action, send the petition to

friends, family, and anyone who buys organic:

http://go.care2.com/e/kpu/K_/fhMv

Thanks for your action today.

Alvarez,

Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

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