In an effort to boost milk production, some dairy farmers are treating cows with a genetically engineered hormone called BST. ββββββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββ βββ ββ βββ ββββ ββββββ βββ ββββ ββ βββββββββββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ ββ βββββββββββ βββββ ββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ βββββββ ββββ βββ β βββββββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ βββ βββββ βββ ββββ ββββββ ββ ββ βββββ ββββββββββββ βββββ βββ ββββ ββ ββ βββββ βββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββββββ βββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ βββ βββ ββββ ββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββββββββ
Dairy farmers use BST to boost cow milk production. Some people oppose BST because it puts cows at a higher risk of infection. A higher risk of infections leads to more frequent use of antibiotics, which could appear in milk and be harmful at high levels. Milk from BST and non-BST cows is regularly screened for antibiotics.
If BST milk is not screened, it cannot be regarded as 100% safe.
If it is safe, then the milk has been scanned.
Analysis by Spaulding.Bingaman
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Consumer groups have ββ ββββββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββ βββ ββ ββββ
Milk from BST-treated ββββ ββ ββ ββββ βββ βββββ βββββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ βββββ
There is no βββββββββ ββ βββ βββ ββ βββ ββ βββββ βββββ
Milk from BST-treated ββββ βββ ββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββ ββββ ββ ββ ββ ββββββββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββββββ
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