Monsantos Bovine Growth Hormone

HOLY COW! WE ALREADY HAVE TOO MUCH MILK, SO LETS MAKE EVEN MORE

Although the CapMap editorial board officially denouces all religious nonsense, it also believes that Monsanto is an agent of Satan. But pure evil aside, for you just can't beat Rbgh (bovine growth hormone) for sheet economic insanity.

Monsanto's bovine growth hormone, which it has aggressively tried to force on the American diary industry, makes cows produce more milk - Whether they want to or not.

The initial problem is that there was and is already too much milk when Monsanto (along with its pals Upjohn, Eli Lilly and American Cyanamid - all nice folks) invented this stuff. So much so that the goverment is paying price supports. Which means you are paying price supports. Which means that you are paying to make sure the price of your milk is even higher.

So, whether the stuff is safe or not, there isn't any need for it in the first place.

But there are plenty of smart people who think rBGH isn't safe for people and know it's extremely harmful to dairy cows. One fact that no one really disputes is that dairy cows lives are shortened signficantly (as in from 20 years to 5), and that they are far more susceptible to disease.

cows talking about bovine growth hormone

It is because rBGH-injected cows cannot consume and digest enough normal food to support this level of production that they are fed a highly concentrated diet. They are also more vulnerable to disease because their body systems are overworked. Thus they are often given increased doses of antibiotics to cope with the disease.

Not a problem, just squeeze all the milk out of them and turn 'em into hormone burgers. You don't have to be an abject cow hugger to think this is sick. In fact, if you don't think it's sick, we don't want you on this site. You are banned.

Monsanto's PCB Adventures in Alabama.

In 2005 the Tillamook County Creamery Association, a 150-dairy farmer cooperative, voted to ban rBGH in their cheese production due to consumer requests. Monsanto attempted to sabotage the effort through lawyers and subterfuge, some of the same methods perfected shoving their seed corn down the throats of farmers. Buy Tillamook products! (The extra sharp cheddar is excellent).

Several years ago, Oakhurst Dairy in Maine was sued for advertising their products as rBGH-free; they were eventually required to state that the FDA has not found any significant difference between products with and without the hormone on their products. Nevertheless, almost all dairy products sold in Maine are rBGH-free, in response to consumer rejection of the product.

The European Union, as well as Japan, Canada, and Australia have banned rBGH. Codex Alimentarius, the U.N. body that sets food safety standards, has refused to approve the safety of rBGH three times.

Twenty-two consumer groups including the Physicians for Social Responsibility have endorsed a ban on artificial growth hormones in dairy cows. They cite studies that indicate treated cows produce milk with an increased second hormone, IGF-1, a hormone which some studies have associated with cancer in humans.

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand is also rBGH-free. The company explains this decision by saying “We think its use is a step in the wrong direction toward a synthetic, chemically-intensive, factory-produced food supply.”