op and Save OP EPHRATA SOUTH OFF RT. 322 ALONG WOOD CORNER FARM STORE 225 Wood Corner Rd., Lllltz, PA re ■n P * CASH & CARRY ~ DEC ‘ 26tk THRU 31 st M Coffee & Cookies 4. =^pj ME At D More iff Wra Is + 1 / 2 Feed G oor Prizes Inventory Salt 10 % Off EVERYTHING IN STORE Plus IN STORE SPECIALS ©BARGAIN TABLE! B. ZIMMERMAN, INC. 295 Woodcomer Rd., Lititz, PA 17543 PH; 717-738-1121 STORE HOURS M-T-F 7:00 to 8:30 Itai. A Wed. 7:00 to 5:30; Sat. 7:00 to 4:00 * “T Saturday, December 22, 1990-Al9 Coalition Issues BST Opinion WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Consumer Policy Institute’s report, “Biotechnology & Milk: Benefit or Threat?”, discusses a broad range of issues concerning bovine somatotropin (BST), also known as bovine growth hormone (BGH). The study examines consumer impact, eco nomic, social and envir onmental impact, the impact on world hun ger, animal welfare amd human health. “The Dairy Industry Coalition’s mission is to ensure consumer confidence in the milk supply and to address BST and milk-safety issues. Our comments and activities, therefore, pertain only to the two human-health issues raised by the report. “First, the report asserts that questions about the protein hor mone IGF-I (insulin like growth factor) remain unanswered. However, in March 1990 the Food and Drug Administration responded in detail to questions raised about BST (including IGF-I) by Foundation on Eco nomic Trends’ presi dent Jeremy Rifkin. It stated that it found that although the treatment of dairy cows with BST tends to increase the amount of IGF-I in the milk, the amount of IGF-I found in human breast milk is about the same or greater than that found in milk from BST-treated cows. The FDA also pointed out that because IGF-I is a protein hor mone it will have no activity when con sumed, and that studies have confirmed that IGF-I is not orally active in humans. ‘The CPI report also states that BST use may consequently result in the increased use of antibiotics in dairy herds and, therefore, increase the levels of antibiotic residues in milk. “While this claim conflicts with existing studies on the effects of BST on dairy cows, we believe that indepen dent, scientific forums and institutions play a vital and necessary role in addressing and resol ving such issues. We strongly support an independent science based review process to
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