Monsanto Tries Once Again to Force-Feed Consumers rBGH

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MONSANTO TRIES ONCE AGAIN TO FORCE-FEED CONSUMERS rBGH The good news is that a critical mass of dairies and supermarket chains are banning Monsanto's Bovine Growth Hormone, bowing to to consumer pressure. The genetically engineered cow hormone is banned in most industrialized nations, due to its negative health impacts on cows and cancer risks to humans, but Monsanto Corporation, the manufacturer of the drug, is apparently still determined to force-feed rBGH to U.S. consumers. Under pressure from Monsanto, the notoriously pro-agribusiness Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) has recently announced new regulations outlawing the labeling of dairy products as rBGH-free. The twisted rationale for the ruling is that truthfully labeling dairy products as rBGH-free is "making it hard for consumers to make informed decisions." In other words allowing consumers freedom of choice is bad for Monsanto's profits, and the profits of

Pennsylvania's factory style dairy feedlots who continue to inject their animals with the drug. PDA listed 16 companies that will be required to remove rBGH-free labels by December 31, 2007. In the meantime, Monsanto is working to pass similar anti-consumer laws in other states. The OCA plans to join our allies and stop this latest episode of biotech bullying.Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_7941.cfm Do You ?

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Doesn't this just make you want to kick those Monsanto guys right

where it hurts. Wonder if they force feed rBGH to their familys.

 

 

 

, Lauren Chandler

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> MONSANTO TRIES ONCE AGAIN TO FORCE-FEED CONSUMERS rBGH

> The good news is that a critical mass of dairies and supermarket

chains are banning Monsanto's Bovine Growth Hormone, bowing to to

consumer pressure. The genetically engineered cow hormone is banned

in most industrialized nations, due to its negative health impacts on

cows and cancer risks to humans, but Monsanto Corporation, the

manufacturer of the drug, is apparently still determined to force-

feed rBGH to U.S. consumers. Under pressure from Monsanto, the

notoriously pro-agribusiness Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

(PDA) has recently announced new regulations outlawing the labeling

of dairy products as rBGH-free. The twisted rationale for the ruling

is that truthfully labeling dairy products as rBGH-free is " making it

hard for consumers to make informed decisions. " In other words

allowing consumers freedom of choice is bad for Monsanto's profits,

and the profits of Pennsylvania's factory style dairy feedlots who

continue to inject their animals with the drug. PDA

> listed 16 companies that will be required to remove rBGH-free

labels by December 31, 2007. In the meantime, Monsanto is working to

pass similar anti-consumer laws in other states. The OCA plans to

join our allies and stop this latest episode of biotech bullying.

> Learn more:

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_7941.cfm

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