Monsanto likely wouldn’t be too happy with the “Got Milk” parody posted below. The frankencompany that wants to genetically reengineer — and then own — the world’s food supply has sued a dairy in Maine for telling customers that the dairy’s products are free of artificial growth hormones.
Monsanto, which is a major producer of artificial growth hormones used on dairy cows, believes the Oakhurst dairy’s “no hormones” labels constitute misleading and deceptive advertising.
Monsanto Sues Dairy in Maine Over Label’s Remarks on Hormones
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Monsanto, the maker of agricultural seeds and chemicals, has a reputation for responding strongly to critics of its biotech seeds and its artificial growth hormones.
The company has been pressing government officials in Maine to get Oakhurst to change its labels and tone down its marketing. On July 3, Monsanto filed its suit against Oakhurst in the United States District Court in Boston, seeking an injunction preventing Oakhurst from using the labels.
Monsanto says not only are the labels misleading to consumers but also that there is no way to distinguish between milk that comes from cows treated with artificial growth hormones and milk that comes from cows not treated.
In a statement released after the suit was filed, Monsanto said that “these misleading representations directly disparage Monsanto’s Posilac bovine somatotropin product and the milk from cows supplemented with bovine somatotropin.”
If ever a company deserves to be disparaged, it is Monsanto.