Topic: artificial bovine growth hormone

Lately, the grocery store’s milk aisle has been nearly as polarizing as the primaries, with arguments over raw milk vs. pasteurized, organic vs. non-organic, and especially whether they should be hormone free. But a court ruling last week declared the debate at least somewhat resolved: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the state of Ohio’s ban on labels that identify milk as rBST- or rBGH-free (or free of artificial bovine growth hormones), after finding a considerable difference in the quality of hormone-free and rBST milk. More »