Month: September 2022

EU BAN ON HORMONE TREATED MEAT. "The European Union is also closed to U.S. beef from cattle raised with growth hormones. Some Europeans are worried about what impact GM crops and hormone beef - often dubbed "Frankenstein Food" - might have on health and the environment." http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/12/eu-usa-trade-idUSL6N0M920R20140312 View in LinkedIn

CELEBRITY OPPOSITION (Janie Oliver, chef). "We don't have hormones in our meat, that's banned. But not over there. We don't have hundreds of poisons and pesticides that have been proven to be carcinogenic. They do. Their laws, their set-up, their safety regulations are nowhere near ours." http://lnkd.in/djN5B4U View in LinkedIn

NO HORMONES POSITION. "Commissioner Karel De Gucht tried to be very reassuring: “In Europe, a decade ago, we put a lot people behind bars for using hormones," alluding to the “hormones mafia” scandal in his home country, where in 1995 a sanitary inspector was assassinated by farmers who were using illegally imported hormones in order to fatten their cattle." http://lnkd.in/dFpQGdN View in LinkedIn

US SIERRA CLUB WHITE PAPER on TTIP Talks. Not just food issues are at stake, but a wide range of issues, including: environmental protection, food safety, chemical safety, fracking and over-protection of corporate interests. A thorough look at the issues in the table. http://lnkd.in/dcAXGkX View in LinkedIn

US SIERRA CLUB WHITE PAPER on TTIP Talks. Not just food issues are at stake, but a wide range of issues, including: environmental protection, food safety, chemical safety, fracking and over-protection of corporate interests. A thorough look at the issues in the table. http://lnkd.in/dcAXGkX View in LinkedIn

EU AND US REGULATORS DIFFER. "Six hormones are endorsed by the FDA for use in increasing the rate of growth of beef cattle ... the FDA has determined that residue levels of the hormones found in food are safe and are below levels that pose health risks to humans." https://www.bc.edu/dam/files/schools/law/lawreviews/journals/bcealr/27_3/02_TXT.htm View in LinkedIn

EU AND US REGULATORS DIFFER. "On the other hand, the European Union (EU) issued an extensive report concluding that at least one of the six growth hormones contained in U.S. beef exports causes cancer." http://lnkd.in/dv-EN2y View in LinkedIn

CARCINOGENICITY TESTING can be complex and it often takes long periods, decades, for carcinogenic effects to be shown in man; short-term animal studies, and in vitro tests with bacteria, are virtually meaningless. This lack of meaningful studies, and the will to test, and a budget for testing, have contributed to the differences in opinion. https://www.bc.edu/dam/files/schools/law/lawreviews/journals/bcealr/27_3/02_TXT.htm View in LinkedIn

FDA HORMONE APPROVALS FOR MEAT. "There is a question regarding the validity of the tests relied upon by the FDA, given the timing of the approval. For example, implants containing estradiol benzoate and progesterone were first approved by the FDA in 1956. 25 MGA, which is approved as a feed additive, was cleared by the FDA in 1977." Sensitivity and sophistication of testing has improved since then. http://lnkd.in/dv-EN2y View in LinkedIn

EU BANS HORMONES IN MEAT IN 1980s. "Imported meat from animals with detectable levels of hormonal residues was also banned. But the EU was not just concerned about health – the ban was also based on consumer perception that using hormones to manipulate growth is unnatural, unnecessary and a risk to animal welfare." http://lnkd.in/da3_GE8 View in LinkedIn