RBGH Hormone In Milk

Although banned in most other industrialized nations due to the health risks to humans and harm to the animals, Monsanto’s genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST) is still injected into dairy cows in the US to increase milk-production. Monsanto has tried twice now this year to affect legislation and regulation in Indiana to prevent dairies from labeling their milk as rBGH-free. They argue that it creates unfair market advantage to those milk producers who don't use rBGH.

So why was rBGH approved for use in the US? The approval of rBGH in our country is a story of fired whistleblowers, manipulated research, and a corporate takeover of the US Food and Drug Administration. US dairies responding to the health concerns of consumers by not injecting their herds, now battle with Monsanto for their right to label their milk as rBGH-free. For those familiar with the history of this controversial drug, and Monsanto, this is no surprise. Monsanto’s controversial past is plagued with toxic disasters, lawsuits and cover-ups.

This 18 minute film goes thru the science, political, and health history of rBGH. If you're not up on this issue, this will give you a good understanding. It covers the politics of Monsanto's people taking jobs at the FDA to approve Monsanto's drugs, the newspaper and journalists silenced from reporting the facts, the people and cow diseases from the drug, hospitals banning rBGH milk, and what's happening now.

http://www.seedsofdeception.com/GMFree/rBGHinDairyProducts/index.cfm