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Conspiracy Nation -- Vol. 1 Num. 69
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("Quid coniuratio est?")
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BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE (BGH)
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This qualifies for conspiracy status because (1) whether or not
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BGH has been involved in the production of the milk you drink is
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kept secret from you; i.e. look in vain on the milk carton for
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information as to whether BGH was used; (2) there *may* have been
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collusion between FDA, Monsanto Chemicals, and vice-President Al
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Gore, Tipper Gore, Michael Taylor, and David Kessler in pushing
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to get BGH approved; according to Sherman Skolnick, there is a
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scandal beneath the surface. Here is what Skolnick had to say as
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reported in the March 22, 1994 "Conspiracy for the Day":
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Involving hundreds of millions of dollars is milk bovine
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hormone by Monsanto Chemicals. It speeds up milk
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production. However, it causes the cows to be over-used
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and develop infections which have to be treated with
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antibiotics. Pasteurization tends to conceal all this.
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However milk drinkers, particularly children, are
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greatly at risk.
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The head of the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] has
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been David Kessler(sp?), carried over from the Bush
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administration. His chief deputy is Mike Taylor, a
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cousin of Al Gore's wife, Tipper. Taylor was previously
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chief outside counsel for Monsanto.
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About February '94, top FDA honcho Taylor caused to be
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issued an advisory opinion that labelling is *not*
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required that a product is bovine hormone free.
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The following is info I received from an organization called
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"Farm Aid" which is dedicated to helping the family farm to
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survive. Every summer for about the past 8 years they have put on
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an outdoor music concert which has featured such volunteer
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performers as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Cougar
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Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, a band called Black 47, and many
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others. Proceeds from the concerts have gone to help small
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farmers.
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+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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[Excerpts only]
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Dear Friend of Farm Aid,
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You and I have an important choice. The trouble is -- right now
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milk cartons don't have enough information so that we can make a
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real choice!
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We've got milk on the shelves now from cows injected with a
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genetically engineered drug called Bovine Growth Hormone or BGH.
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This drug is injected into cows to boost milk production. The
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government has just approved the sale of BGH, but does not
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require a label on milk from BGH-injected cows.
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-+- We Don't Need BGH -+-
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*BGH may be bad for your health*. No long-term studies have been
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conducted on the effect of this drug for humans. What we do know
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is that cows get more infections with BGH. When cows get
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infections they need antibiotics -- which might contaminate our
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milk. When we are exposed to antibiotics on a daily basis, they
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won't work when we are sick and really need them.
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*BGH is bad for cows*. Cows that are injected with BGH have a
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higher rate of painful udder infections. Cows become sick and
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exhausted as their bodies are forced to produce all that extra
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milk.
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*BGH is bad for family dairy farms*. Many of your local family
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dairy farmers who refuse to inject their cows will be forced out
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of business. Since there is already a glut of milk on the market,
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the price the farmer gets for the milk will drop.
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*So why on earth is this drug on the market*? Because some
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powerful companies expect to profit enormously from BGH -- the
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chemical companies that developed this drug and some of [the]
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dairy processors who sell milk products to you.
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Unfortunately, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has gone
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ahead and approved the use of this drug over the protests of
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farmers and consumers.
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Even worse, the FDA did not require retailers to label dairy
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products produced with BGH. You will have a tough time finding
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milk which is labeled.
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It may be too late to ban BGH. But it's not too late to make sure
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dairy processors label their products.
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To contact Farm Aid or to make a donation to help them in their
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fight for labelling of BGH products, write to them at
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Farm Aid
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P.O. Box 228
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Champaign, IL 61824-0228
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They also suggest sending a note such as the following to your
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grocer:
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Note to my grocer:
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I'm concerned.
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I have been purchasing milk in your store and consider
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myself a good customer.
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I want milk for my family from BGH-free cows. Please
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make sure every milk product has a label so I can make
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the right choice for me and my family.
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Thank you.
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Aperi os tuum muto, et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt.
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Aperi os tuum, decerne quod justum est, et judica inopem et
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pauperem. -- Liber Proverbiorum XXXI: 8-9
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