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Sources Reporters Used Albertson’s - Steve Hilton, Director, Product Quality (208) 385-6200 Ansley’s Natural Marketplace (Tampa area health food market) (813) 239-2700, Stewart Stoops, Manger Food Lion Stores - Chris Ahern, Customer Service 800-210-9569, 704-633-8250 ext.2892, Tom Smith-President Kash & Karry Stores - Sandy Hadges, Customer Service (813) 621-0200; Ron Dennis, President Land O’Lakes Inc. - Terry Nagle, Communications (612) 481-2271 Nature’s Harvest (FL health food market) David Taylor, Owner (813) 873-7428 Publix Supermarkets - National headquarters, Lakeland FL, Mary Ann Jones, Jennifer Bush, press (941) 688-1188 Safeway Corporation (CA) - Debra Lambert, Public Affairs (510) 467-3267 Southland Stores (TX) - Karen Raskopf, Communications (214) 828-7491 Winn Dixie - Mickey Clerc, Dir. Public Relations (904) 783-5000 (Superbrand is its subsidiary) American Cancer Society - (404) 320-3333, NY Media - Susan Islam (212) 382-2169, Dr. C. W. Heath, Epidemiologist (404) 329-7686 American Dietetic Association - Johnna Thomas, Media, (312) 899-0040 American Medical Association - Barry Cohen, Media (312) 464-5000 ext. 4579, Julius Hobson, Govt. Affairs (202) 789-7400 Cancer Prevention Coalition - Dr. Samuel Epstein, Director, (312) 467-0600 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)- Joanne deLoriba, Media (202) 653-2402 (food safety officials from around the world) Food and Water - Michael Colby (802) 563-3300 (publication & information on food safety) IDFA - International Dairy Foods Association (includes Milk Industry Foundation, National Cheese Institute, International Ice Cream Association), (202) 737-4332, Jennifer Korolishin, Press; E. Linwood Tipton, President National Association of State Department’s of Agriculture - Mark Nestlen, (202) 296-9680 Pure Food Campaign - Ronnie Cummins, Dir. (218) 226-4155 (has probably done more work on this issue than anyone) Wisconsin Grocery Association - John Elligson (608) 244-7150 Canadian Broadcasting Company - "The Fifth Estate", Paul Webster, Researcher (Monsanto Canada’s push to get product in country) (416) 205-6663 John Dillon, Reporter, Montpellier (VT) Times Argus (802) 479-0191 Dairy Market News (USDA produced trade publication) Alan Wagner (608) 224-5080 Food and Water Journal - Michael Colby, Editor (802) 563-3300, 800-EAT-SAFE Food Chemical News - Paul Shread (202) 887-6320 (newsletter for industry, consumer groups, academia, covers CVM) Milkweed - Pete Hardin, Editor, Farmer, (608) 455-2400 Rachel’s Environmental and Health Weekly - Peter Montague, editor (410) 263-1584 (published by Environmental Research Foundation) Rural Vermont - Ellen Taggert, director, (802) 223-7222 Consumer’s Union - Dr. Michael Hanson (914) 378-2452 (Dr. Hanson has been a UN advisor and lobbyist against rBGH as part of Consumer Policy Institute) Center for Responsible Politics - Sheila Krumholz (202) 857-0044 (tracks money trail from corporations to federal elected officials and parties) Center for Science in the Public Interest - David Schardt (202) 332-9110 The Humane Farming Association - (415) 771-2253 Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet - (212) 242-0010 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - Dr. Andrew Nicholson, dir. Preventative Medicine, Jessica Outwater (202) 686-2210 (study on dairy products & breast cancer) Ariana Dairy (FL) - (352) 796-0678 Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream - Lee Holden, media contact (802) 651-9600, Tom Smith, attorney who handled labeling suit in Illinois, Tom Smith (202) 626-3902 Florida Dairy Farmers Association - Jack Kidwell, (954)-583-3344, Ft. Lauderdale coop-buys from dairies and sells milk to: McArthur (under its own name and Albertson’s), TG Lee (Kash & Karry, Food Lion, Albertsons), Publix, Velda, Superbrands (Winn-Dixie) Golden Fleece Dairy (produces and wholesales certified-rBGH-free milk in FL) - (352) 628-2688 Gustafson Dairy and processing plant (FL) - Ed Gustafson, David Plumley-plant manager (904) 284-9802 Gore Dairy - Fred Gore (813) 782-1215 Gustafson Dairy (FL), 800-342-1092, (904) 284-9802 Chuck Knight (FL) DairyFarmer - (941) 773-4716 Lane Cattle Company (FL) (813) 634-1875 McArthur - Miami plant (305) 795-7700 Publix - Lakeland plant (941) 680-5200 St. Alban’s Co-Op (Vermont farmer’s association that provides certified r-BGH-free milk to Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, others) Tampa Independent Dairy Farmers’ Association - Riley Hogan-mgr. (813) 247-3961,buys/sells and processes milk for: Publix, Winn Dixie (Superbrand), Velda TG Lee - Dean Foods (provides milk to Food Lion, Kash & Karry, Albertson’s) (407) 894-4941 V&W Dairy (FL) (941) 452-2747 Velda Farms - processing plant (FL)- Norm Rasmussen, VP Manufacturing 800-805-9390, (305) 651-3511 (large regional producer providing much milk to schools) Wiggins Dairy (FL) - Wayne Wiggins (813) 986-2651 American Dietetic Association - M. Johnna Thomas, Public Relations Team 800-877-1600 ext.4769 Vermont Department of Agriculture - Aileen Eliot, Civil Division (802) 828-3171 Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture - Terry Wenger, Dept of Grading & Standards (608) 224-5012 Florida Agriculture Extention - Seffner FL office, Mary Sowerby (813) 744-5519 Florida Department of Agriculture - Dean Elliott, Director, Dairy Division (904) 487-1450; Pat Ernst, public information officer, (904) 488-4027; Agriculture Commissioner Bob Crawford, (Martha Roberts) (904) 488-3022 US Food and Drug Administration - Press Center/Foods division, Arthur Whitmore (202) 205-4144; Joe Smucker (301) 827-3414 FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine - Linda Grassy, Press Center spokesperson, (301)594-1755; Linda Ruckel (301) 827-3416, FOI requests (301) 443-6310, FOI requests CVM (301) 443-1726 Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI)- Mary (608) 828-1200, (202) 224-5323 U.S Representative Scott Klug (R-WI) (202) 225-2906, (608) 257-9200 (promoting congressional inquiry into rBGH) Aquarian Research Foundation - Art Rosenblum (215) 849-1259 or 849-3237 day/eve Kara Biologicals - Frank Falkowski (908)236-2455 (rBGH test) Mark Kastel (WI) Farm Policy Consultant (608) 625-2042 Dr. David Kronfeld - Veterinarian/Researcher, Virginia Polytech Institute (540) 231-6763 x6124 (has studied mastitis/Monsanto issue) New York University - Marion Nessle- food science (212) 998-5580 Science Certification Systems (pesticide, bacteria testing) (510) 832-1415 University of Florida - Dr. Roger Natzke, Dairy Science Dept. (352) 392-1981; Herbert Head, Lactation Physiology (352) 392-5590, (UF did some of the original research on rBGH for Monsanto) University of Wisconsin - Robin Douthitt, Consumer Science (608) 262-9770 (survey on consumer attitudes toward rBGH & labeling) Vindicator Foods - Harley Evertt (941) 425-0039 (under FDA must label irradiated foods) William von Meyer - (WI) Agricultural/chemical researcher, (608) 437-6700 Chemical/Bio-tech Industry Monsanto (producers of rBGH trade name Posilac) - Gary Barton, PR (314) 694-7233 OneWorld Search Engine Results - Large (180kb) file of 81 search results [updated July 10, 1999] obtained from ONEWORLD.NET: Offering an incredible array of daily reports on environmental and social issues. The Activist - Eclectic site for boosting the awareness of racism, fascism, genetically modified foods, children's rights, and environmental issues including rBGH. Aquarian Research Foundation - Finding ways to a positive future for the earth since 1969, Contact Art Rosenblum Ben & Jerry's - background on the ice cream makers efforts to sell their rBGH-free labeled products nationwide Biosis-UK scientists on rBGH, background on the issue Bovine Growth Hormone as viewed by Crescent Ridge Dairy Robert Cohen (author "Milk-The Deadly Poison") Envirolink Ernie Pyle Bookstore, IRE Shelf : Covering the BGH/Milk Story
Rachels Environmental Weekly issues Environmental Working Group Environmental Research Foundation - Food & Water (802) 563-3300 Humane Farming Association - (415) 771-2253 IDFA (International Dairy Foods Association) International Health News Milk and the Cancer Connection is available on the Monsanto Home page and sites for rBGH and Protiva (marketing division) Posilac Division MooMilk (sponsored in part by Monsanto) Monsanto pledge Center for Media & Democracy A Publication of the Center for Media & Democracy Major Monsanto Watchdog Mother Jones - article on industry/academic links, Cornell Univ. research into rBGH Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet - (212) 242-0010 (Canadian) National Farmers Union - The complete "Gaps Analysis Report" prepared by the Canadian Scientists. The NFU in Canada was the first one to make the document public while it was still classified information. They are, among other things, a very food safety conscious group and their site is very informative to anyone that is interested. Physcians and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology Edited by Dr Jaan Suurküla MD Pure Food Campaign US Department of Agriculture UK & Ireland perspectives WMNF-88.5FM Home Page WMNF Audio Archives |
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