If you haven't switched to organic milk and dairy products, or you think organic milk is too expensive, you probably haven't seen Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" Video Clip of his Milk & Hormones rant about what rBGH, the bovine growth hormone 
produced by Monsanto and used by many dairy farmers does to the cows.
And I'm sure you haven't seen what ends up in milk produced by cows treated with rBGH. Since we learned about rBGH a couple years ago, we don't buy anything but organic dairy, cage-free & organic eggs & meat products.
It kills me that although the synthetic hormone rGBH has been banned in most nations, including all 25 European Union nations, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, due to its links to endocrine disruption and cancer, it is still widely used in the U.S.!!!!
Monsanto even had the nerve to file a formal complaint with the FDA demanding that dairies that don't use rBGH should NOT be able to label their products "rBGH-free." See the article "Monsanto Declares War on 'rBGH-free' Dairies" on Organic Consumers Organization site.
Want to know what "organic" really means?
Here's the USDA consumer info brochure
Want to learn more about rGBH?
See "What's in Your Milk?" on the Cancer Prevention Coalition website
Need a laugh?
See Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" Video Clip of his Milk & Hormones rant. It's HILARIOUS and also educational and scary. (Type Milk in the Search box to find it.)
Want to avoid rGBH?
The best way to avoid rBGH is to only buy milk and milk products that clearly state that they are rBGH-free. Some companies have been caught saying they are organic but really aren't like Horizon. Horizon Organic and Aurora dairies cheated. This story is a couple years old...not sure what the latest is but it appears they don't operate within the true intent of the Organic label.
Check out Cornucipia.org's SCORECARD report that rates organic dairies on a 5 point scale. VERY INTERESTING! Stonyfield Farms only rates a 3 and Stop n Shop's Nature's promise is only a 2 and Trader Joe's is a 1 because they wouldn't provide info. Our favorite was rated a 4 (yay!) - Organic Valley
Publix Supermarkets banned rGBH in its Publix brand milk! Safeway, Starbucks, Ben and Jerry’s and Chipotle Mexican Grills also have rBGH-free policies.
