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prevent BST from ever being
approved.
Representatives of the National
Farmers Union, the Consumers
Union and the National Family
Farm Coalition, reportedly met
with members of the staff to Vice
President A 1 Gore to plead for
intervention in what the organiza
tions forsee as pending FDA
approval.
There is no indication of how
much influence on FDA’s decision
the White House could make.
Also, the Clinton Administration’s
position on BST is also not known.
There was no media announce
ment of a public hearing on BST
coming from FDA. The March 5
memorandum that notifies of the
meeting was apparently not
intended for the media.
According to the memorandum,
the Veterinary Medicine Advisory
Committee (VMAC) to the FDA
has scheduled the meeting to run
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a
period set from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
to allow for public comment.
According to the news release,
“During the open committee dis
cussion (from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30
a.m., and from 3 p.m. to 3 p.m.),
VMAC will discuss whether the
increased incidence of mastitis in
dairy cows treated with Monsanto
Company’s bovine somatotropin
product Sometribove-zinc
complex (Sometribove) as an
aid in increasing milk production,
and the potential concomitant
increase in antibiotic use, repre
sents a risk to human health."
However, the memorandum
also states that the CVM has
already determined that the con-
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cem for human health is not mer
ited. Though the agency did note
that it did not treat the issue raised
by the GAO frivolously in making
its assessment.
“Data in the New Animal Drug
Application for Sometribove and
in the published literature shows
that the increase in mastitis for
Sometribove-treated cows is much
less than the normal variation in
mastitis incidence related to phys
iological and environmental
changes: nevertheless, any
increase in mastitis could still
result in an overall increase of anti
biotic use that could pose a risk to
human health if it raised beyond
lawful levels, the amount of anti
biotics found in milk or meat
“In this particular case, howev
er, the Center for Veterinary Medi
cine has reached an initial conclu
sion that concern regarding poten
tial additional risk to humans
resulting from an increased inci
dence of mastitis due to Sometri
bove is not warranted. The basis
for the center’s conclusion will be
discussed with the advisory
committee.”
It is too late for those who have
not already registered with the
CVM to make public comment.
According to Gary E. Stefan,
with the Center for Veterinary
Medicine, as of the March 24
deadline, he had already received
more requests to address the
VMAC than there is scheduled
time to allow.
The CVM also would not
release a list of those scheduled to
speak during the hearing, because
of a policy it follows to protect the
scheduled speakers from uneces
sary harassment or approach.
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The anti-BST organizations
reported on their efforts to gain the
interest of the White House.
According to a news release from
the NFU, “The Food and Drug
Administration’ apparent willing
ness to approve a controversial
growth hormone for dairy cows
could seriously damage American
dairy farmers by undermining con
sumer confidence in milk quality.”
According to the release, “Polls
have shown that consumers do not
want to buy dairy products pro
duced from cows injected with the
synthetic hormone.
“In addition, the government’s
investigative agency, the General
Accounting Office (GAO), earlier
this month repeated its concern
that the FDA has not answered all
of the questions surrounding the
impact of synthetic (BST) on dairy
herds.”
The Farmers Union has opposed
BST because its members perceive
a devastating impact on the dairy
economy, based on consumers'
reaction to the drug.
There are also those who oppose
approval out of fear that BST will
drive family farmers out of busi
ness, because they suspect use of
the drug will cause a glut of milk
and lower on-the-farm milk prices.
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