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.
All cow's milk (regular and 'organic') has 59 active hormones, scores of allergens, fat and cholesterol. Cow milk may also have measurable quantities of herbicides, pesticides, dioxins (up to 200 times the safe levels), up to 52 powerful antibiotics (perhaps 53, with LS-50), blood, pus, feces, bacteria and viruses.