Protect Your Right to Know About Artificial Hormones in Milk

For over a decade, Stonyfield Farms, Ben & Jerry’s, Whole Foods and other companies that make and sell dairy products have been allowed under federal food safety rules to label their products so consumers can choose milk produced without the genetically engineered hormone rBGH (sometimes also called rBST).

These labels are an important food safety measure, since rBGH has never been adequately tested for safety and has been linked to health problems in animals and to a potential cancer risk in humans.

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Plastic Talk

I have recently read a blog item about men seeking for a processor able to provide molded or thermoformed biodegradable containers that are readily printable and offer some degree of resistance to water, but which degrade under backyard compost piles—so that there is no need for collection and shipping to an industrial composting facility.

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For this matter, shouldn’t we take a look on our SM plastic bags labeled Biodegradable?

On a related issue, I recall the time when I was still investigating plastics, materials that are used as food and/or drug containers.  Per regulatory standards, the plastic material is exposed to different temperatures and different matrices based on the materials’ intended use.  The leachate is then analyzed for its safety through instrumentation techniques.  On comparison with standards, recommendation is made as to the safety of these materials per intended use.

For more information and related materials on plastics, click here.