What is actually "organic" milk?!
What is actually "organic" milk?
Is the grass eaten by the cows are organic??
Is it a selling tool in order to raise prices?
Answers:
It is a selling tool in order to raise prices.
Read the following and then click on the link in source for the whole rundown...lol
Peter Says
I’ve been doing research on Horizon farms, and this is absolutely false. Here are some links
which explain why Horizon Farms is an evil company. The only thing worse than mistreating cows is fooling yourself that you’re doing something helpful for them.
http://www.stoplabelinglies.com/news/org...
http://www.cgfi.org/materials/articles/2...
mitze Says
If organic foods are going to continue to be free from most of the synthetic chemical pesticides and herbicides, and to be grown in a more environmentally responsible way than conventional foods, I urge folks to be aware that many organic companies are now owned by huge corporations with a more keen eye on the bottom line than the health of our bodies, land, air and water.
Heinz owns these organic companies: Hain, Walnut Acres, Shari Ann’s, Mountain Sun, Millina’s Finest, Earth’s Best, Garden of Eatein’, Health Valley, Arrowhead Mills, Imagine/Rice Dream, Soy Dream.
Kellog owns: Kashi, Morningstar Farms/Natural Touch, Sunrise Organic.
Pepsi owns: Tostitos Organic
Coca-Cola owns: Odwalla.
M&M, Mars owns: Seeds of Change.
Tyson owns: Nature’s Farm Organic.
Danone owns: Stonyfield Farms
Phillip Morris Kraft owns: Boca Foods, Back to Nature.
General Mills owns: Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen.
Unilever owns: Ben & Jerry’s organic.
While I think it’s great that these huge corporations are finding it lucrative to sell organic products, it is very serious to consider that if most of the organic industry is owned by industry giants, what will stop them from using underhand means to erode organic standards until there is little difference between conventional and organic?
The answer is to support small, local organic farmers as very much as possible. Buy some things from these giants to keep them interested in organic, but support smaller, independent organic companies with all of your heart. Our wildlife, birds, and all future generations depend on the commitments we make today.
Source(s):
http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2000/12/0...
Organic milk comes from cows who are not given steroids or any other types of drugs for growth and are not given any antibiotics.
Just natural cow's milk.
to be certified organic the entire process must be done with out use of chemicals and pesticides. so the cow would be fed organic food and not be injected with hormones.
It is a specification of the farming practices used. It requires farmers to produce their products in agriculturally sustainable ways and things along those lines. As a result there is less of a supply and more operating costs so organic food tends to cost more.
Organic milk is usually milk that came from cows that only ate organic grass. (grass that didn't contain pesticides and chemicals like that)
Generally they guarantee that the cows weren't hormode fed and there's no unnatural additives in the milk itself, except for vitamins. Sometimes it means it's not pastuerized, or boiled to kill germs in the milk, so be sure you just read the label to see what's specifically organic about it.
It means the cows grazed on open pasture. No pesticides were used on the fields. Also no other man made bi-products were fed to the cows. In other words, the cows did what they've been doing naturally since the beginning of time. However, this time around we're the ones getting milked.
Milk from an organically fed cow...duh
Firstly, organic milk is natural milk supplied by cows who are not given any steriods or drugs or growth hormone to boost their growth. It is natural cow milk which is good for health.
Secondly, the grass eaten by cows are organic, for they are not sprayed with pesticides or chemicals to prevent pest infestation and are thus pure grass free from chemicals.
Thirdly, recently people are health-conscious. We are willing to pay an extra bit of cash to drink organic milk. There is great consumer demand for organic milk and hence it explains why organic milk has a better market value and is sold at a higher price than inorganic milk.