What does BGH stand for?

Thanks to the work of Breast Cancer Action, food product manufacturer General Mills has committed to making yogurt without the use of recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), which has been linked to cancer.

In the beginning, scientists began isolating the bovine growth hormone for use in HGH-deficient humans.

Unlike Starbucks' former ice-cream line with Dreyer's, which is owned by Nestle, the new ice creams are made with milk that's free of recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH).

They are commonly found in many household products and cosmetics, including * Bovine growth hormone residues commonly found in commercial dairy products * Soy foods, which are loaded with hormone-like substances * Bisphenol A, used in many plastics including baby bottles, food storage containers and the lining of soda cans * Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)--better known as Teflon We focus with special emphasis on soy.

Chris Galen, spokesman for the National Milk Producers Federation, said a number of food companies have been looking to buy milk produced without the use of the artificial bovine growth hormones called RVST.

Consumer preference is driving those dairies away from recombinant bovine growth hormone, known as rBGH or rBST, made by Monsanto Co.

It concerns a genetically engineered version of bovine growth hormone called recumbent bovine growth hormone, or rBGH.

He also describes his concerns about hidden carcinogens in food, such as the presence of Bovine Growth Hormone in milk, the pro-industry bias he has detected in the journal Science, the possibilities for fraught in industry-derived safety studies, and industrial risks of colorectal cancer.