9. Preservatives BHA and BHT

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are preservatives commonly used in the production of breakfast cereal, nut mixes, chewing gum, butter spread, meat, dehydrated potatoes, and beer, but the list does not end here.

Studies found that BHA causes cancer in rats, and it is also considered as a cancer-causing agent in humans.

Moreover, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Toxicology Program’s 2011 Report on Carcinogens, BHA “is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.” BHA can also cause allergic reactions and hyperactivity, and the use of BHT may result in organ system toxicity.

Where it is banned: In the UK manufacturers are not allowed to use BHA in the production of infant foods. BHA and BHT are also banned in some parts of the EU and Japan.

10. Milk and Dairy Products Laced with rBGH

Statistics says that recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) is the largest selling dairy animal drug in the US. It is the synthetic version of natural bovine somatotropin (BST), a hormone that is naturally produced in cows’ pituitary glands.

Monsanto, of course, developed this version from genetically engineered E. coli bacteria and on the market you can find it under the brand name “Posilac.”

RBGH is injected into cows in order to increase the milk production, but at least 30 other nations has banned it, because of the studies which found it may cause some serious health problems, including an increased risk for colorectal, prostate, and breast cancer by supporting the conversion of normal cells into cancerous ones.

RBGH-injected cows in non-organic dairy farms frequently suffer from at least 16 different adverse health problems, including very high rates of mastitis which often results in milk contamination with pus and antibiotics.

Many have tried to raise people’s awareness of the risks the use of this hormone in dairy cows brings, but every attempt was shut down by the overwhelming opposition of powerful dairy and pharmaceutical industries, and their government liaisons.

FDA omits the decades of evidence about the dangers rBGH brings, and it still says that it is safe for human consumption, ignoring the scientific evidence to the contrary.

In 1999, the United Nations Safety Agency ruled unanimously not to endorse or set any safety standards for rBGH “enriched” milk, which has eventually resulted in an international ban on US milk imports.

The Cancer Prevention Coalition has been waiting for years to get the use of rBGH in the dairy industry banned, and in January 2010, it resubmitted a petition to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD.

Although the FDA remains stubborn to this issue, claiming that the milk from rBGH-treated cows is same as the milk from untreated cows, this is just a simple and frustrating lie and it is not supported by any scientific evidence. The only way you can avoid rBGH-milk is to choose products labeled as “rBGH-free” or “No rBGH.”

Where it is banned: Australia, New Zealand, Israel, EU and Canada

Source: www.realfarmacy.com

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