Talking Rain capitalized on Perrierâs global recall in 1990, pitching its brand as a replacement in the price club Costco. That connection paid off again in 1993, when the retailer began selling the newly created Sparkling ICEâan imitation of Clearly Canadianâs lightly flavored sparkling waters.
By labeling milk free of the artificial hormone, the dairy industry can ride the popularity of natural foods, without the greater expense and special feeds required to produce milk that can be fully certified as âorganic.â.
Artificial BST is produced using recombinant DNA technology (biotechnology), and called rBST for short. rBST is commonly known as Bovine Growth Hormone or rBGH. When injected into cows, rBGH increases milk production 10 to 15 percent. Kansas: In 2009, the Kansas legislature passed a bill that deemed any milk, milk product or dairy product label with a statement related to milk composition including No Hormones, Hormone Free, rBST Free, rBGH Free, and BST Free as false and misleading.