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.
From the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy (the second and third trimesters), a woman's body produces hormones that stimulate the growth of the milk duct system in the breasts: 1  Progesterone influences the growth in size of alveoli and lobes; high levels of progesterone inhibit lactation before birth. Progesterone levels drop after birth; this triggers the onset of copious milk production. Estrogen stimulates the milk duct system to grow and differentiate. Like progesterone, high levels of estrogen also inhibit lactation.