Freedom of Speech Abridged in Kansas
By Monica @ 7:54 AM   
What does this have to do with agriculture? You can read all about the most recent shenanigans here.
Unfortunately, this news is not new. Monsanto, the makers of POSILAC (rBGH or rBST) have been pursued labeling bans and restrictions state by state for nearly a decade now. When a dairy labeled their milk as rBGH-free, Monsanto sued them. When Monsanto was not successful with lawsuits, it attempted to enact labeling bans directly by going to state secretaries of agriculture. When that didn't work, Monsanto tried to get labeling restriction bills passed in state legislatures. Unfortunately, their last attempt in Kansas has worked. It is reprehensible.
Monsanto no longer owns POSILAC -- Eli Lilly does. The people who own and use this hormone will do and say anything to sell it. Last year a peer-reviewed paper was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) -- a very high impact journal -- in which scientists associated with Monsanto actually alleged that use of this hormone could help stop global warming. I'm not kidding.
A review of that PNAS paper will be one of my next blog topics.Labels: Government Idiocy, Monsanto, rBGH rBST POSILAC
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