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Protect our Choice for Drug-Free Milk—Without Bovine Growth Hormone (rbGH/rbST)

Unless Governor Kathleen Sebelius vetoes it before April 23^rd, a Kansas bill would restrict any national US dairy from properly labeling their milk products as free from genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH or rbST). Governor Sebelius wants to be our new Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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Dear Governor Sebelius,

I urge you to veto HB2121 before the April 23rd deadline. The bill includes wording inserted at the last minute that makes it difficult for any national dairy brand to properly label its products as not using genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH or rbST).

The milk from treated cows has more pus, more antibiotics, more bovine growth hormone, and much higher levels of the hormone Insulin Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1). IGF-1 is a huge risk factor for breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung and colon cancer. It also promotes higher rates of fraternal twins.

Originally made by Monsanto and now Ely Lilly, bovine growth hormone is banned in most industrialized nations. Its approval and promotion in the US was based on corporate manipulation, bad science, and political collusion.

Watch the 18-minute documentary www.YourMilkonDrugs.com to see:

·	An FDA scientist who demanded more safety studies on rbGH, but was fired for holding up its approval.

·	A FOX TV investigative reporter whose news series linking rbGH to cancer was canceled after the station received letters from Monsanto's attorney threatening "dire consequences for Fox News."

·	Canadian government scientists who wrote a scathing critique of the FDA's flawed and biased evaluation of rbGH, and then testified about political pressure, stolen evidence, and an alleged bribe offer from Monsanto.

·	Rigged research from the drug's maker, meticulously designed to cover up health problems.

·	A scientist who did rbGH research for Monsanto, and then became the drug's lead reviewer at the FDA.

The FDA allowed rbGH on the market without adequate testing or mandatory labeling. The FDA official overseeing that policy was Michael Taylor, Monsanto's former attorney and later their vice president. Taylor even wrote a paper suggesting that if a dairy labels its milk as rbGH-free, they also include a disclaimer stating, "The FDA has determined that no significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rbGH-supplemented and non-rbGH-supplemented cows." Although this is blatantly false, at least it was only a suggestion. But the Kansas legislature passed a law on April 3rd making the disclaimer a requirement for products sold in the state-including all national dairy brands.

The American Nurses Association called for the elimination of rbGH in dairy production. The American Medical Association's past president urged hospitals to serve only rbGH-free milk (over 160 hospitals have pledged to do so). And schools nationwide have banned the drugged milk to protect children. Over the last three years, companies such as Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Dannon, Yoplait, and more than half of the nation's top 100 dairies have committed to stop using rbGH in some or all their products.

After vetoing this misguided legislation and becoming Secretary of Health and Human Services, ban this dangerous drug altogether. You told Congress you were the "new sheriff in town." Thank you for making this your first act to make our food safer.

Respectfully,

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