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"DESPITE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONCERN." ... and has banned all imports of US beef treated with hormones. The ban has been challenged by the US at the World Trade Organization and debate still rages between the US and the EU over its validity." http://lnkd.in/dcJYWsG View in LinkedIn

"DESPITE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONCERN, the United States, backed by the World Trade Organization, continue to allow growth-promoting hormones in cattle. The European Union does not allow the use of hormones in cattle production, has prohibited the import of hormone-treated beef since 1988 ..." http://lnkd.in/dcJYWsG View in LinkedIn

COMMITTEE FINDINGS. "For example, hormone residues in beef have been examined as a cause of lower sperm counts in boys. The use of rBGH in dairy cows was linked in one study to increases in human twin and triplet births." http://lnkd.in/dcJYWsG View in LinkedIn

THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE. "Children, pregnant women, and developing embryos are thought to be most susceptible to negative health effects from added hormones." http://lnkd.in/dcJYWsG View in LinkedIn

THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE "also questioned whether hormone residues in the meat of growth enhanced animals can disrupt human hormone balance, causing developmental problems, interfering with the reproductive system, and even leading to the development of breast, prostate and colon cancers." http://lnkd.in/dcJYWsG View in LinkedIn

UNACCEPTABLE TO EC REGULATORS. "When hormones are injected into cattle, some naturally occurring hormone levels increase 7 to 20 times. The committee found that “no acceptable daily intake could be established for any of these hormones.” http://lnkd.in/dcJYWsG View in LinkedIn

ZERO TOLERANCE THRESHOLD. "The lack of technologically feasible scientific methods made it impossible to determine a safe level of any carcinogen in the food supply ... the overwhelming consensus was that all carcinogens should be banned from the food supply. The result was a policy which established a zero-tolerance threshold for carcinogenic food additives and pesticides." http://lnkd.in/dv-EN2y View in LinkedIn

UNACCEPTABLE TO EC REGULATORS. "The use of six natural and artificial growth hormones in beef production pose a potential risk to human health. These six hormones include three that are naturally occurring ... and three that are synthetic." http://lnkd.in/dcJYWsG View in LinkedIn

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. "38 years after the law was passed, the EPA has announced plans to begin banning the use of about 70 pesticides that are known carcinogens and are used on food crops ... the most sweeping since the Delaney clause was enacted and was prompted by lawsuits from environmental groups demanding that the clause be strictly enforced." http://lnkd.in/dJ6jZ2k View in LinkedIn

THE EUROPEAN SCVPH REPORT on hormones in beef. http://lnkd.in/ddfcMfv View in LinkedIn