RBST and Milk in Washington

[Kennah]

Been out of work since the end of March. Might be landing a job at Fred Hutch this week. Fingers crossed, and if I catch any goats off their leash I'll be sacrificing them. .

Wife and I have a 2 year old, so we're getting WIC. Curious how the 10 year old and 6 year old can fend for themselves, but whatever.

When we signed up, we talked about milk. I said we only bought RBST milk, and the woman all but argued with me and asking me why we felt it was necessary to buy organic. I tried to be calm and explain RBST-free and either US or WA certified organic were very different things.

She assured me all milk in Washington was hormone free, and I politely asked whether she could point me to some information about that. All I got was a printout that included website links, including one for rbstfacts.org which from what I've seen in the past is just a Monsanto apologist.

We opted out of the milk, but I was curious if anyone knew for sure if there was any Washington law (RCW or WAC) that prohibited RBST milk from being sold in Washington?

[MrCoffee]

1. MrsCoffee and I were just talking about this the other day

We noticed that regardless of where we bought milk (Fred Meyer, Albertson's, QFC, Trader Joe's, Safeway, 7-11 once out of desperation), it's all RBST-free.

I don't know if it's a state law, but we can't seem to find milk that isn't RBST-free.

[saras]

3. It's not law, it's just the fact that they can label it and consumers choose...

If you want hormones in your milk, you can get it from Wal-Mart, for example.

[eridani]

2. PCC is a good source if there is one near you

Good luck on the job!