FOTD: rBGH Labeling Petition
April 7, 2007 in FOTD
The following is directly from the Organic Consumer’s Organization. rGBH hormones are linked to breast and colon cancer – please help keep rGBH labeling legal so you can choose to drink milk that does not contain these hormones!
MONSANTO WANTS TO MAKE rBGH LABELING ILLEGAL
This week, Monsanto declared war on dairy companies that have chosen to ban the injection of their cows with Monsanto’s genetically engineered Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH). Due to escalating consumer demand, an increasing number of large dairies around the U.S. have declared themselves rBGH-free in the last couple of years. Monsanto, the sole producer of the synthetic hormone, has seen substantial losses in sales as a result of this voluntary movement of the industry towards healthier milk. Although rBGH is banned in most industrialized nations, including Europe and Canada, due to its links to breast and colon cancer, the controversial drug remains legal in the U.S. This week, Monsanto filed a formal complaint with the FDA and Federal Trade Commission, demanding that labeling of rBGH-free diary products be made illegal. Learn more and get involved with OCA’s “Millions Against Monsanto” campaign by signing on to our petition.
Hmmpph – I posted a response here yesterday and it has disappeared.
In
1995, rBGH, or rBST, milk was approved in the U.S. by the FDA, and its use
began in 1994. The product is now sold in all 50 states. Monsanto sued Oakhurst
Dairy of Maine over their use of a label ,which pledged to not use artificial
growth hormones.