News Release
Contact: Laura Batcha, 413-774-7511, Ext. 27, lbatcha@ota.com
For Immediate Release
Organic Trade Association Deposes Ohio Department of Agriculture Leaders

Case Challenging Ohio's New Dairy Labeling Rule Moves Forward
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sept. 17, 2008) - On Sept. 16, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) filed a reply brief in its suit against Ohio's Department of Agriculture (ODA). On June 30, OTA filed suit challenging as unconstitutional Ohio's emergency rule seeking to prevent labeling that tells consumers whether the cows were treated with rbST, the synthetic growth hormone manufactured and sold by Monsanto under the brand Posilac(r).