The ramifications of additional antibiotic residues in a major food product are, medically, global. The higher the human antibiotic intake, the greater the likelihood of still more disease organisms mutating into resistance to standard antibiotics, leaving patients who are dependent on conventional medicine more vulnerable to serious infections. The incidence of multiple drug resistant bacteria is escalating and causing panic in conventional medical circles. Meanwhile, in a public release from 1994 still put forth as a policy statement on its website, the FDA lamely tries to reassure the public. As of March 1993, the FDA knew there would be a slightly increased incidence of mastitis, that this would be manageable, and that the increased use of antibiotics resulting from this would not pose a risk to human health.
Milk is a hormonally complex food, even before it is adulterated.
This is not a definitive list nor does it include antibiotic residues. In light of these findings, one would reasonably expect the FDA to insist on clear labeling even warnings on milk derived from rBGH-fed cows. Quite the contrary. Their own research, cited above, refutes this misleading assertion. Ewall is with EnviroLink Network, an on-line information resource on environmental issues for 375,000 users in 150 countries.