Kraft Natural Cheese Made With Not-So-Natural Milk, Suit Claims

The Kraft Heinz Company misled consumers by labeling cheese products as “natural” even though they’re made with milk from cows administered an artificial growth hormone, according to a proposed class action filed in a federal court in California.

Sylvia Koh and David Green claim that certain Kraft products contain or contained milk from cows raised with the artificial growth hormone, recombinant bovine somatotropin, or rbST.

The use of rbST can increase the risk of clinical mastitis in cows, which is inflammation of the udder, typically caused by infection. The increased incidence of infections leads to the increased use of antibiotics ...