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A Red, White and Bovine Growth Hormone-Free Independence Day 6-30-08
New Film, Your Milk on Drugs—Just Say No, Seeks To End Use Of rBGH In US
View Free Film at www.YourMilkOnDrugs.com
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2008 – (Fairfield-Iowa) - A hard-hitting documentary, which exposes the
health dangers of dairy products from cows treated with Monsanto’s bovine growth
hormone (rBGH or rBST), and the FDA conflicts of interest surrounding its
approval, may finally close the book on America’s use of this internationally
unpopular drug. Already banned in most other industrialized nations due to its
health risks to humans and harm to cows, escalating consumer concern in the US
has prompted Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Kroger, and more than 40 of the top 100
dairies , to stop using it.
The new film, Your Milk on Drugs—Just Say No, by Jeffrey M. Smith, packs years
of the drug’s controversy into 18.5 minutes, beginning with its approval.
According to former FDA veterinarian Richard Burroughs who reviewed rBGH, “It
was bad science and bad regulation.” Burroughs discovered “flaws” in company
research and says, “They just went out and skewed the data.” He says, “This [rBGH]
was approved prematurely without adequate information.” Burroughs tried
valiantly to require more studies, but says he was fired for holding up the
drug’s approval process. Other FDA whistleblowers wrote an anonymous letter to
congress, complaining of fraud and conflict of interest.
“There was a corporate takeover at the FDA,” says international bestselling
author Jeffrey M. Smith, who wrote and directed the film. “Monsanto’s former
attorney was in charge of FDA policy, Monsanto’s former researcher ran the FDA
department that evaluated her rBGH research, and Monsanto’s former subcontractor
became chief review officer for rBGH.” Smith says, “Independent science didn’t
stand a chance.”
The milk controversy spilled across the border into Canada, where senior
government scientists testified that they were being pressured by superiors to
approve rBGH; that documents were stolen from a locked file cabinet; and that
Monsanto allegedly offered their committee a bribe of $1-2 million to approve
the drug.
Pus and cancer promoting hormones in your milk
There are at least 16 medical conditions in cows that can result from
injections, including a painful udder infection called mastitis that puts more
pus in milk. To control it, farmers use more antibiotics on the cows, which
promotes antibiotic resistant diseases in humans.
The greater threat in milk from rBGH-treated cows is the much higher levels of
the hormone insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). According to Dr. Jenny
Pompilio of the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, it is “not disputed
that elevated levels of IGF-1 can promote cancer in humans.” In fact, the
American Medical Association (AMA), National Institutes of Health, American
Cancer Society, United Nations Codex Alimentarius Committee, and others, have
all gone on record with their concerns about the higher levels of IGF-1, The
hormone is also a suspected factor for higher rates of fraternal twins in the
US. In April, the AMA president urged hospitals to stop using all dairy products
from injected cows, and more than 140 hospital-members of Healthcare Without
Harm have signed pledges to do just that. Physician members have expressed their
practice of buying only rBGH-free products for their families. Several school
systems have also adopted rBGH-free purchasing practices.
Monsanto muzzles coverage
Smith’s film includes footage from a four-part news series prepared for the
Tampa-based Fox TV station WTVT, originally scheduled to air in 1997. It was
canceled, and the investigative reporters were fired, after Fox received
threatening letters from Monsanto’s attorney promising “dire consequences” if
the series aired.
The film, which was produced by the Institute for Responsible Technology, is
available for free on their website www.ResponsibleTechnology.org, and is part
of the bonus material in the US DVD release of the acclaimed feature-length
documentary, The World According to Monsanto.
Smith believes that “When consumers become aware of the Machiavellian tactics
employed by Monsanto, and the serious health dangers linked to their products,
they will not only reject rBGH-treated dairy products, but Monsanto’s other
genetically modified food products as well.”
The Institute urges Americans to become independent from the dangers of rBGH,
starting this Independence Day.
About IRT
The Institute for Responsible Technology’s Campaign for Healthier Eating in
America mobilizes citizens, organizations, businesses, and the media, to achieve
the tipping point of consumer rejection of genetically modified foods. The
Campaign educates people about the documented health risks of genetically
modified organisms (GMOs) and provides them with healthier non-GMO choices. The
Institute also informs policy makers and the public around the world about the
impacts of GMOs on health, environment, the economy, and agriculture, and the
problems associated with current research, regulation, corporate practices, and
reporting.