Question by ready747: The USA is allowing the RBGH Hormone which is killing us and it is banned in Europe and Japan – Why?
Starbucks uses milk from cows that are injected with a genetically engineered, artificial hormone called recombinant bovine growth hormone, also known as rBGH or rBST.
The problem is, this hormone is known to cause harm to cows and may pose harm to humans. Use of rBGH can contribute to the growth of antibiotic resistant bacteria. rBGH increases the rate of udder infections in cows, which are then treated with antibiotics. Use of rBGH could also pose a cancer risk to people. Injections of rBGH increase another hormone, called IGF-1, in the cow and the cow’s milk. Too much IGF-1 in humans is linked with increase rates of colon, breast, and prostate cancer.
This hormone is banned in Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and all 25 countries of the European Union. And until we can get it banned in the U.S., we need to urge major food producers to use safer milk. Starbucks has already increased its use of hormone-free milk to 37% based on activist letters and calls. Let’s keep up the pressure – sign the petition today to urge Starbucks to use milk that is free of artificial hormones!
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Answer by Hil E
And your proof of this is…..
Give it a rest!
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Starbucks has lobbyists and tons of cash. Democracy is dead, American government is run by figure heads… behind the scenes, the immense powers of capitalism pull all the strings. Starbucks would rather spend millions to prove recombinant hormones are safe than to spend a few more cents on sourcing rBGH free milk.
Because the US only cares about making a PROFIT. It’s all about $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
As long as Monsanto continues to have such a huge influence in Congress, it will be very hard to pull RBGH from our shelves. Corporations run our government because they buy Congressmen through huge political donations. As long as the money keeps flowing from Monsanto to them, we keep getting screwed. The fact that all those countries ban this hormone and ours doesn’t is proof of how corrupt and deceitful our system of government is. Your petition may sway Starbucks to make changes but that is just the tip of the iceberg. You will need legislation to get wholesale changes made with all the milk we drink and with Monsanto’s pull in Congress, good luck with that.
Why in the world are you worried about hormones
in your milk? You eat the cow who’s had alot of
drugs injected into it so it can be safe for you to eat…
You eat alot of cow injected drugs…
why care if you drink alot of drug injected milk?
RBGH is very tasty!
The key word in your question is “may”. There is no data to suggest that the stuff is in fact harmful to humans. Other countries have a tendency to ban anything that even remotely appears to be possibly harmful. irrespective of the economic consequences as well as of any truth in such suspicions.