What is organic milk?
Organic milk is milk that is produced without the use of antibiotics, hormones or pesticides. Specifically, cows are raised on 100% certified organic feed for at least one year before producing certified organic milk; feed is grown on land that has been pesticide-free for at least three years; synthetic growth hormones (rBGH) and antibiotics are prohibited; and organic milk is isolated throughout milking, transporting, processing and packaging, meaning that it does not come into contact with any non-organic milk during any of these stages.
Organic milk is cows milk produced without the use of antibiotics or synthetic hormones in order to artificially promote milk production, and without the use of pesticides on the natural feed and grass on which the cows graze. Organic milk must comply with the standards set by National Organic Program and the producers and processors of organic milk must be certified by a third party Organic Certifier accredited by USDA.
