Why hasn’t the government banned rBGH?
A. rBGH is still used in the United States because government studies have not shown that rBGH is harmful to animals or humans. It is clearly stated on the Posilac label, however, that use of rBGH is associated with an increased frequency of use of medications in cows. A 1990 Committee on Governmental Operations charged that Food and Drug Administration studies have found no significant difference between milk from cows not treated with rBGH and milk from cows treated with rBGH. However, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and the EU have banned the use of rBGH.
