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Milk economy
Milk production in North America, Europe, and Australia is already plentiful and
milk is generally inexpensive. Those opposing the use of the drug have expressed
concerns that using the drug to increase milk production (hence depressing
prices) primarily benefits large scale producers and will narrow the margins
that small dairy farms receive for their products.
Consumer resistance
As of February 2007, Safeway in the Northwestern United States stopped buying
from dairy farmers that use rBGH. The two Safeway plants produce milk for all of
Oregon, Southwest Washington, and parts of northern California. Safeway's plant
in San Leandro, CA had already been rBGH-free for two years.
All milk sold at Trader Joes supermarkets in the USA, both organic and
non-organic, is guaranteed not to have rBST. The non-organic rBST-free milk is
not more expensive than major supermarket prices.
Another company going rBGH free is Chipotle Mexican Grill that has also
announced it will only serve rBGH-free sour cream at its more than 530
restaurants.
Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Stores (Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri
only) does not add rBGH to any of their cows
Fry's Food & Drug Stores (subsidiary of Kroger) labels milk as follows: "This
milk is from cows not treated with rbST." Below that statement is added: "The
Food and Drug Administration has determined there is no significant difference
between milk from rbST treated cows and non-rbST treated cows."
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