Bovine Growth Hormone and the FDA

I have four family/friends who have fought cancer in the recent years. One of them, Mary Abernathy was my mentor for my non-profit work and her story is one to be inspired by.

Her breast cancer moved to so many areas of her body that I can't even name them all(Liver, Blood, Lung...) All those years ago, she mentioned the reason so many people in America have cancer. And, she also mentioned some place where she was protesting about it. As a full time student with a full time job, I had filed that in the back of my head and forgot all about looking it up on Google.

Now, last month, Vinit decided to start buying organic milk as it doesn't have rBGH. This made me look up everything related on Google.

Did you know that American milk and milk products are banned in Canada and Europe? That's because it has rBGH in it. And since the FDA doesn't let farmers advertise "no rBGH" on their milk products, it can't be sold in those places.

Did you also know that according to the FDA, there is no "proven" connection between cancer and rBGH. However, there have been numerous reports of a connection.

Some farmers are trying to go the organic route which in America only means 'no-rBGH'. But its a start. For a person who grew up drinking 3-4 glasses of milk a day, the idea of cancer causing milk is very scary.