The story of the growth hormone's approval and use, against considerable consumer resistance, is well known to anyone with an interest in clean food. Cohen persisted in trying to learn the truth about rBGH, all the way to meetings and hearings in Washington, but he ran into a stone wall that could not be scaled or broken. Europeans and Canada have placed a moratorium on the use of rBGH due to these findings. Mr. Cohen's viewpoint is extreme, but his message should be heard. Out of print, available through interlibrary loan.
Raw milk is a subject that elicits almost violent emotions, either for or against.
Douglass uses this book to defend the production and consumption of raw milk as a healthful food. Pasteurization, he says, is simply a cop-out that allows dirty milk to enter the food supply, with considerable consequences. He advocates drinking certified raw milk, which, according to his appendix, is tested before each milking , and any cow whose milk is not up to snuff is removed from the production line until she is back in perfect health. He states that raw milk can improve human health, and goes so far as to recommend it for all kinds of disease conditions, including multiple sclerosis and pelvic inflammatory disease. But he doesn't stop with raw milk.