Scandal Surrounding The FDA, Cows' Tooting, And A Monsanto Hormone

Scandal Surrounding The FDA, Cows' Tooting, And A Monsanto Hormone

What a riot! How complex is a story about:

* The genetically engineered bovine growth hormone, somatotropin, trade name Posilac...
* which is not approved for use in Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, or New Zealand...
* whose 1993 FDA approval led to the dismissal of several questioning FDA scientists that wanted more test data given the paucity of data given to support the approval...
* which Monsanto claims reduces both methane (from dairy cow belching and farting -- mind you, the first far exceeds the latter) and energy use generally from efficient feeding...
* and the discussion of which raises more fart jokes than a Cub Scout camping trip?

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