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The New York Milk War
Milk farmers demanded a higher price for their milk. When the distribution companies refused to pay more the farmers organized "spilling committees" that blocked roads, seized shipments and dumped out their own milk instead of selling it to the distributors -
.first glass milk bottle
first milk bottle was made in 1884 -
Commercial Pasteurization of Milk Begins
In 1895, commercial pasteurizing machines for milk were introduced in the United States -
Commercial Pasteurization of Milk
In 1895, commercial pasteurizing machines for milk were introduced in the United States. -
.Typhoid Epidemic in New York City
The New York Times reported that a large typhoid epidemic in New York City was attributed to contaminated milk -
milk tanker trucks
Dairy farmers in the countryside outside New York City were hit hard by the Great Depression.
Milk prices in New York City fell so low that the milk distributors were paying farmers less for their milk than it cost them to produce it. -
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Special Milk Program
The Child Nutrition Act of 1966, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, authorized the Special Milk Program (SMP). -
.Artificial Bovine Growth Hormone Approved by FDA
"In March 1993, before rbST was approved, an FDA advisory committee concluded that the use of rbST -- and any increased risk of mastitis and resulting increased use of antibiotics in treated cattle -- would not pose a risk to human health. -
.Protests against Artificial Bovine Growth Hormone Ensue
Campaign launched a series of protests around the country where milk was spilled in symbolic protest -
FTC Affirms the Legality of 'rBST Free' Labels on Milk
n Feb. 2007, the Monsanto Corporation (producers of rBST) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that a number of milk processors were engaging in "false and deceptive -
.Milk and Weight-Loss Claims Withdrawn
For many years, milk consumption in Japan had been on the decline, creating a surplus milk problem in Japan. The Japanese island of Hokkaido alone had to dispose of nearly 900 tons of surplus milk in a single month.
