| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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| AUTHOR'S NOTE |
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INTRODUCTION
By Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield |
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FOREWORD
By John Hagelin, Ph.D. [Presidential Candidate, Natural Law Party] |
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| CHAPTER ONE: COMMENTARIES/EDITORIALS |
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1. Growth Hormones
Would Endanger Milk
[Los Angeles Times, July 27, 1989] |
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| · Response of FDA [Letter to the Editor of The Los Angeles
Times] |
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2. FDA
is Ignoring Dangers of Bovine Growth Hormone
[Austin American
Statesman, June 2, 1990] |
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3. A
Needless New Risk Of Breast Cancer
[Los Angeles Times,
March 20, 1994] |
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| CHAPTER TWO:
PRESS RELEASES AND CONFERENCES |
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1. Risks of Breast Cancer From Consumption
of rBGH Milk
[Joint Press and Legislative Forum, Cancer Prevention
Coalition and National Family Farm Coalition, Washington
DC, March 14, 1994] |
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2. Cancer Group and Ralph Nader Release
First "Dirty Dozen" Consumer Product List
[Press Conference, Washington D.C., September 21, 1995]
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3. A New Study Warns of Breast
Cancer and Colon Cancer Risks From rBGH Milk
[Press Conference, National Press Club
Washington, D.C., January 23, 1996]
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4. Monsanto's Biosynthetic
Milk Poses Risks of Prostate Cancer, Besides Other Cancers
[PR Newswire, March 15, 1998] |
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5. Monsanto's Hormonal
Milk Poses Serious Risks of Breast Cancer, Besides Other
Cancers
[PR Newswire, June 21, 1998] |
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6. Monsanto's Genetically
Modified Milk Ruled Unsafe by the United Nations
[PR Newswire, August 25, 1999]
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| · PR Newswire, NPI Center
Industry News Briefs, Editorial - Truth or Fact, and
Postscript to August 25, 1999 Press Release
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· Commentary on Press Release
by Karen Werner, Bureau of National Affairs, August
25, 1999 /
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7. The
Public Health Hazards of Genetically Engineered Milk
and Food
[Press Release and Protesting Against FDA Tokenistic
Public Hearings, November 18, 1999]
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8. Austria Urged to
Take Initiatives to Protect the Public Against Cancer
and Other Risks of Monsanto's Genetically
Modified rBST Dairy Products
[Press Release and Media Interviews, Vienna, Austria, January 18, 2000]
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9. Genetically
Engineered Growth Hormone Anti-Aging Medication Poses
Undisclosed Cancer Risks
[PR Newswire, March 13, 2000]
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| CHAPTER THREE:
COMMUNICATIONS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES |
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1. Potential Public
Health Hazards of Biosynthetic Milk Hormones
[Letter and Report To FDA Commissioner Young, July 19, 1989]
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| · FDA Response, August 11, 1989 |
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| · Rebuttal of FDA Response, August 25, 1989 |
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| · Industry Response, August 16, 1989 |
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2. Summary
Public Health Perspectives on rBGH
[Presentation To NIH Consensus Panel Conference On
rBGH, Bethesda, Md. October 5, 1990]
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| · N.I.H. Panel Conclusions and Recommendations, December 7, 1990 |
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· "Approval of Cow Hormone Imperils Our Milk",
New York Times, December
22, 1990
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| 3. Letter to FDA Commissioner,
February 14, 1994 |
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| · Response
by Monsanto Consultant, Dr. Bier |
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| · Rebuttal
of Bier's Response |
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| · Washington
Post Commentary, March 8, 1994 |
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| 4. Petition
to FDA Seeking Withdrawal of Approval for Posilac, March,
16, 2000 |
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| CHAPTER FOUR: SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS |
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1. Confidential
Monsanto Research Files Dispute Many rBGH Safety Claims
Co-authored by Hardin, P. [The Milkweed,
January, 1990]
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2. Potential
Public Health Hazards of Biosynthetic Milk Hormones
[International
Journal of Health Services, 1990]
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| · FDA
Reaction |
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| · Rebuttal
of FDA Reaction |
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| · Congressional
Reactions |
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3. Questions and Answers on Synthetic Bovine Growth
Hormones
[International Journal of Health Services, 1990] |
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4. Letter to the Journal of the American Medical Association
[JAMA, 1991] |
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5. BST and Cancer
[New Scientist (U.K.), October
29, 1994]
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6. Unlabeled Milk From Cows Treated with Biosynthetic
Growth Hormones: A Case Study of Regulatory Abdication
[International Journal of Health Services, 1996]
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7. Re: Role of the Insulin-Like Growth
Factors in Cancer Development and Progression
[J. Nat. Cancer Inst., February 7, 2001] |
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| 8. Summary of Scientific Evidence on the Hazards of
rBGH, 1985-2000 |
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| APPENDICES |
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| I. The
Chronology of rBGH, 1980-2000 |
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| II. Monsanto's Misleading
Claims on the Veterinary Safety of rBGH, and on the Identity
of rBGH and Natural Milk |
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| III. Monsanto's Defense and Promotion
Strategies: The Hit Squad |
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| IV. Jane
Akre and Steve Wilson vs. Fox TV and Monsanto: Victory
for Whistleblowers |
170 |
| · Transcript
of Epstein Interview, February 6, 1997 |
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· Summary
of Epstein Deposition by Fox (New World Communications,
Tampa, Fl.) Attorneys
April 28, 2000 |
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| · Monsanto
and Fox Defeated |
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| V. Monsanto
Charged with White Collar Crime |
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| VI. Activist
and Resource Groups |
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| VII. rBGH-Free Dairy
Products |
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| VIII. Biographical Sketch |
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| INDEX |
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