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Mielke: Marketing orders battle heats up

07.10.11

By LEE MIELKE

For the Capital Press

The International Dairy Foods Association launched a television and print campaign to educate consumers about what it calls "the negative economic impact of the Federal Milk Marketing Order system, a set of regulations that gives the federal government control over setting milk prices."

"It's time consumers learned that the price of their milk is being artificially inflated by a maze of government regulations," said Connie Tipton, IDFA president and CEO. "Our campaign is about encouraging consumers to tell big government to get out of their milk."

The commercial, which calls for the elimination of the current pricing system, shows a tiny government bureaucrat enjoying a swim in a glass of milk, much to the dismay of the woman about to drink it. The voiceover states: "It seems like the government is everywhere these days, including in your milk."

An IDFA press release said "In 1937, the federal government created a huge bureaucracy to establish and enforce milk prices. This maze of regulations and government red tape still exists and it's costing you every time you buy milk for your family. Don't you think it's time for big government to get out of your milk?" Details are posted at www.outofmymilk.com

Source: Capital Press (subscription)