What happened to milk?
Milk was first genetically modified in 1994.
For some time, natural bovine growth hormone (BGH) has been used to stimulate milk production in cows.
U.S. cows are injected every two weeks with a genetically engineered growth hormone known as rBGH to increase hormonal activity.
This boosts milk production by as much as 25%.
That’s great for dairy producers, who are able to get more milk from each cow, increasing their profits. It’s also great for the biotech companies that sell the hormone.
There’s only one big problem: this hormone has been linked to various types of cancer.
Unfortunately, there is limited labelling legislation for milk produced from rBGH-treated cows in the U.S.
Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rBST) is another name for recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH). By whatever name it’s called, rBGH is a genetically engineered variant of the natural growth hormone produced by cows.
Most of the industrialized nations of the world, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and most of Europe, have disallowed the use of rBGH.
Sadly, the U.S. is the only developed nation that allows rBST.
But, that’s not all. The cows get sick and their utters get infections, so they are given antibiotics.
The Cancer Prevention Coalition has even submitted several petitions to the FDA asking them to ban this hormone.
But the FDA has ignored their requests. Maybe that explains why the U.S. has the highest rates of cancer in the world.
A study done by Susan Hackinson, ScD, of Harvard Medical School, has showed that this hormone increases the risk of developing breast cancer seven-fold in women under 50… and that it increases a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer nine-fold.
Dr. Jenny Pompilio, a physician with Kaiser Permanente in Oregon says: “It’s been known for years that this particular hormone is linked with cancers [because of its] effects on the endocrine system.”
This is shocking to me.
Where is the warning label on dairy products that rBST could cause cancer?
The sad thing is dairies that use this dangerous hormone don’t even have to disclose that information to consumers.
In 1994 the FDA wrote a regulation requiring that any food label describing the product as bovine growth hormone free must also include these words:
“The FDA has determined no significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST and non rBST treated cows”
Talk about a misleading sense of security for consumers!
And it gets worse… the FDA consistently covered up warnings from its own scientists about the health hazards of GMOs.
It is important that you understand that the approval of rBST reveals…
One of the Biggest Government Lies: “The Food We Eat is Safe”
Here’s a few sources:
- The FDA didn’t perform any kind of testing in regard to rBST. FDA official John Scheid later admitted to the Associated Press that the agency based their approval simply on a summary provided by Monsanto.
- Former FDA veterinarian Richard Burroughs, who was a lead reviewer in this hormone’s approval process, said the drug “was approved prematurely without adequate information”… and that “the whole rBST thing was bad science and bad regulation.”
- The European Union even investigated the FDA’s faulty approval process and concluded that the hormone’s safety had never been proved.
- Canadian scientists also analyzed the FDA’s approval process and wrote a lengthy and scathing report. If you google “Gaps Analysis Report”, you can read it online.
- The report recounted omissions, contradictions, weaknesses, and gaps in the FDA’s approval process. It concluded that…“The required long-term studies to ascertain human safety were NOT conducted. Hence, the risk of sterility, infertility, birth defects, cancer and immunological disorder was not addressed.”
Can you see how dangerous this food scandal is?
Thanks to the FDA, you may have unknowingly drunk countless glasses of a dangerous substance… or poured it into bowls of cereal for your children and grandchildren.
And, to date, the agency continues to allow milk from cows treated with rBST.
Unless it’s labeled organic or “rBST free”, everything in the dairy section of your grocery store, including yogurt and cheese, probably includes milk from cows injected with this hormone.
What can you do?
When in doubt, buy organic and get to know your local farmer.
Organically raised cows are only permitted to eat organic non-GMO food and organic grass. Eating certified organic ice cream helps lower your toxic load by avoiding dairy raised with herbicide-laden GMOs, hormones, antibiotics and all the drugs that are prohibited on organic farms.
Vote with your wallet and support organic farmers.
You can learn to make your own non-dairy milks. You will find almond, pecan, coconut, and oat milk recipes in the recipe library here: https:/showmehealthyliving.com/membership-lp1/
Shawndi
