More rBST free dairy products
I found out recently that all Pick ‘n Pay dairy prodcuts (No Name & Choice) are rBST free. They are busy phasing in the new packaging which has a label stating this fact. So adding this to the existing rBST free dairy products (Clover & Woolworths), means it’s easy to only use dairy products which are rBST free.
We have more than 10 litres of milk delivered to our office every day and I’ve convinced them to change over to Clover. If we all make the right choice maybe we can get rid of the scourge of rBST completely, without even campaigning to get it banned by the government.
The other dairies will only change when they see it affecting their sales, so vote with your wallet. Don’t buy dairy products that are not labelled rBST free.
My original post on rBST can be found here if you missed it and want to know more.
April 10th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
If you want to buy rBST free milk you can also try First Choice longlife, they also claim to be rBST free
May 7th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
I see that Fair Cape dairies is also now rBST free. Read more on http://www.faircape.com
Looks like we have reached a tipping point, any dairies which are not rBST free will be at a disadvantage as more and more consumers become aware of the evils of rBST.
June 22nd, 2007 at 10:54 am
Sorry, but not ALL woolies milk is rBST free. This is the impression that many people have, but their long-life boxed milk is not. I discovered this when the more eco-friendly fresh sachets were discontinued, and found only the more expensive Ayrshire long-life labelled as rBST free, not the normal long-life.
I followed this up with research (including having come across this website during a google search) and conctacted Woolies, who avoided replying to my question. Eventually, through the Independent Newspapers consumer writer, I got an official answer from Woolies that “The rBST policy has also been extended to all fresh milk, not only Ayrshire, but unfortunately not to all the UHT milk yet.”
It also seems that other big companies such as Clover all say they discourage the use of rBST but take it on trust, as they don’t seem to carry out audits, and the hormone is not readily detectable in milk. Buyer beware.
June 22nd, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Thanks for clarifying that Jane. Let’s hope that the big dairies have enough clout that their ‘discouragment’ of rBST is effective. Hopefully consumers will show them that we don’t want any rBST dairy products at all, ever.
They need to root that evil out.
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:38 am
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