* Boycott rBGH Hormonal Milk

…in favor of Certified Organic Milk.

This is the change I want to see in Public Schools, starting with Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD).

The dairy industry promotes the use of the drug MONSANTO, rBGH (recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone)... that directly conflicts with their ad campaigns promoting health. The use of the hormone creates a number of health issues for the dairy cows and the people consuming them as documented by the Cancer Prevention Coalition , Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and Dairy Education Board.

So why, with overwhelming evidence, does the National Dairy Council dismiss the proof and continue to endorse rBGH as safe? How do they get away with it? Advertising a product as healthy that has been linked to cancer, particularly breast and prostate is wrong.

Here's the smoking gun: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of growth hormones in cows based on a study that was confirmed by sources working for Monsanto, the maker of the drug. From the outside, it appears there were conflicts of interests (an ex-employee from Monsanto hired by FDA to approve the product she created). Where's the integrity?

So here's the problem, I want to trust the FDA. I want to believe they have mine and the American people's best interest at heart. But I just can't ignore the evidence that prompted Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan to have banned rBGH, along with American milk and beef imports.

"Monoanto and the FDA have chosen to suppress and manipulate animal health test data in efforts to approve the commercial use of rBGH." - Congressman John Conyers

"The risks of cancer to consumers and particulary their children, especially those enrolled in the Public School Lunch Program, are undisputable." - Dr. Samuel Epstein

READ MORE: What's in Your Milk by Dr. Samuel Epstein. It is a detailed overview of the problems associated with genetically modified milk and the cover up to keep it quite.