Cheese without recombinant bovine growth hormone

Strawberry · 09-18-2009, 08:30 PM

For a while now, I've been careful to buy only milk that is labelled as coming from cows without the hormones.

But it occurred to me the other day that my beloved cheeses likely also contain the stuff, and esp since cheese is high fat and the steroid type hormones will accumulate in the fat.

If I buy only at Whole Foods - is that assurance that they dont have hormones? Or how can I tell? I've never even see cheese mark on the package that it doesn't have recombinant boving growth hormone.

BikerAng · 09-19-2009, 12:46 PM

Trader Joe's has so many cheeses that don't have RsBT (they have a little round label on the package that says "not treated with RsBT"). Whole Foods has a lot of cheese (they have a cheese counter with folks working there) and you could ask if they contain hormones. I know Tillamook doesn't use RsBT.

thestreets · 09-19-2009, 05:48 PM

If it is rbgh free it will have labeling, otherwise it does have it.

DiamondDeb · 09-19-2009, 06:07 PM

Buy organic. Organic standards dictate that no artificial ingredients, hormones or antibiotics may be used in dairy production.

Also look for the brands. listed below This is from the article Looking Out for BGH Information.

The following Co-op suppliers offer products exclusively from their own herd and/or are organic and do NOT use rBGH:
Blythedale Farm (cheese)
Boggy Meadows Farm (cheese)
Butterworks Farm (organic yogurt and cream)
Cabot (cloth-bound cheddar only)
Champlain Valley Creamery (organic cream cheese)
Cobb Hill Cheese (cheese)
Co-op Milk
Echo Farm (puddings)
Erivan Dairy (yogurt)
Helios Nutrition Ltd. (organic kefir)
Horizon Organic Dairy (organic milk, cheese, and cream cheese)
Humboldt Creamery (organic ice cream)
Jasper Hill Farm (cheese)
McNamara Dairy (milk)
Nancy’s (organic yogurt)
Neighborly Farms of Vermont (organic cheese)
Organic Ben and Jerry’s (organic ice cream)
Organic Cow of Vermont (organic milk)
Organic Valley (full line of organic dairy products)
Point Reyes Farmstead (cheese)
Seven Stars Farm (organic yogurt)
Shelburne Farms (cheese)
Stonyfield Farm Organic (organic milk, yogurt, ice cream and frozen yogurt)
Strafford Organic Creamery (organic milk, cream and ice cream)
Taylor Farm (cheese)
Thistle Hill Farm (organic cheese)
Westminster Dairy (organic cheese)

The following Co-op suppliers have stated that their products do NOT contain rBGH:
All Season’s Kitchen’s (cream cheese)
Ben and Jerry’s (not including add-ins) (ice cream)
Brown Cow Farm (yogurt)
Cascade Fresh, Inc. (yogurt)
Crowley Cheese Inc. of Vermont (cheese)
Doriti Gelati Italian Gelato (gelato)
Fage Total Yogurt (yogurt)
Giffords Ice Cream (ice cream)
Grafton Village Cheese Company (cheese)
Great Hill Dairy, Inc. (cheese)
Heini’s (yogurt cheese)
HP Hood (fluid milk only from plants #2303, #3308 and #5013)
Reed’s Ginger Ice Cream (ice cream)
Stonyfield Farm (yogurt and cheese)
Vermont Butter and Cheese Company (butter and cheese excluding mascarpone)

sbarr · 09-20-2009, 02:10 PM

Anyone want to guess which company produces the hormone:

rBGH- Free Dairy Sources

DiamondDeb · 09-20-2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbarr

Anyone want to guess which company produces the hormone:

rBGH- Free Dairy Sources

Of course that's an easy one...

BikerAng · 09-21-2009, 10:35 AM

rBGH is not approved for use in Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, and Australia. Cheeses and other dairy products from any of these countries are rBGH-free.

This is great to know! Oops, I posted incorrectly above, it's rBGH not RsBT!

It makes me wonder how these countries banned rBGH (there must be a more vested interest in the health of the population) and why the US pretty much slipped it into the food supply without consumers even really knowing about it.

DiamondDeb · 09-21-2009, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BikerAng

rBGH is not approved for use in Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, and Australia. Cheeses and other dairy products from any of these countries are rBGH-free.

This is great to know! Oops, I posted incorrectly above, it's rBGH not RsBT!

It makes me wonder how these countries banned rBGH (there must be a more vested interest in the health of the population) and why the US pretty much slipped it into the food supply without consumers even really knowing about it.

The US is more interested in money than health. rBGH is manufactured by Monsanto.

Strawberry · 09-21-2009, 05:37 PM

Thank you all for the links and help...

Thats really good to know that other countries don't allow rBGH, because several of the cheeses from Whole foods that I like come from those countries (Parano is my latest fav! - its a Dutch cheese)

I wish the US would ban it... there is no good reason to risk using the stuff.

DiamondDeb · 09-21-2009, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strawberry

Thank you all for the links and help...

Thats really good to know that other countries don't allow rBGH, because several of the cheeses from Whole foods that I like come from those countries (Parano is my latest fav! - its a Dutch cheese)

I wish the US would ban it... there is no good reason to risk using the stuff.

Sure there is a good reason..it makes someone big money.

jlieb62 · 09-21-2009, 07:55 PM

I'm sure it's been posted before, but good video here:

YouTube - Monsanto & Cancer Milk: FOX NEWS KILLS STORY &...

09-18-2009, 08:30 PM	#1
Strawberry MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,052 Gallery: Strawberry	Cheese without recombinant bovine growth hormone For a while now, I've been careful to buy only milk that is labelled as coming from cows without the hormones. But it occurred to me the other day that my beloved cheeses likely also contain the stuff, and esp since cheese is high fat and the steroid type hormones will accumulate in the fat. If I buy only at Whole Foods - is that assurance that they dont have hormones? Or how can I tell? I've never even see cheese mark on the package that it doesn't have recombinant boving growth hormone.

09-19-2009, 06:07 PM	#4
DiamondDeb Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 53,788 Gallery: DiamondDeb	Buy organic. Organic standards dictate that no artificial ingredients, hormones or antibiotics may be used in dairy production. Also look for the brands. listed below This is from the article Looking Out for BGH Information. The following Co-op suppliers offer products exclusively from their own herd and/or are organic and do NOT use rBGH: Blythedale Farm (cheese) Boggy Meadows Farm (cheese) Butterworks Farm (organic yogurt and cream) Cabot (cloth-bound cheddar only) Champlain Valley Creamery (organic cream cheese) Cobb Hill Cheese (cheese) Co-op Milk Echo Farm (puddings) Erivan Dairy (yogurt) Helios Nutrition Ltd. (organic kefir) Horizon Organic Dairy (organic milk, cheese, and cream cheese) Humboldt Creamery (organic ice cream) Jasper Hill Farm (cheese) McNamara Dairy (milk) Nancy’s (organic yogurt) Neighborly Farms of Vermont (organic cheese) Organic Ben and Jerry’s (organic ice cream) Organic Cow of Vermont (organic milk) Organic Valley (full line of organic dairy products) Point Reyes Farmstead (cheese) Seven Stars Farm (organic yogurt) Shelburne Farms (cheese) Stonyfield Farm Organic (organic milk, yogurt, ice cream and frozen yogurt) Strafford Organic Creamery (organic milk, cream and ice cream) Taylor Farm (cheese) Thistle Hill Farm (organic cheese) Westminster Dairy (organic cheese) The following Co-op suppliers have stated that their products do NOT contain rBGH: All Season’s Kitchen’s (cream cheese) Ben and Jerry’s (not including add-ins) (ice cream) Brown Cow Farm (yogurt) Cascade Fresh, Inc. (yogurt) Crowley Cheese Inc. of Vermont (cheese) Doriti Gelati Italian Gelato (gelato) Fage Total Yogurt (yogurt) Giffords Ice Cream (ice cream) Grafton Village Cheese Company (cheese) Great Hill Dairy, Inc. (cheese) Heini’s (yogurt cheese) HP Hood (fluid milk only from plants #2303, #3308 and #5013) Reed’s Ginger Ice Cream (ice cream) Stonyfield Farm (yogurt and cheese) Vermont Butter and Cheese Company (butter and cheese excluding mascarpone) __________________ Organic food isn't a luxury. It's how food's supposed to be, and a valuable part of any regimen intended to maintain, improve, or restore health. ~ Shane Heaton, Organic Food News Quarterly Last edited by DiamondDeb; 09-19-2009 at 06:15 PM..

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09-19-2009, 12:46 PM	#2
BikerAng MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 1,834 Gallery: BikerAng Stats: 195/167/155 5'9" WOE: Atkins - organic & humanely raised Start Date: Feb 2007	Trader Joe's has so many cheeses that don't have RsBT (they have a little round label on the package that says "not treated with RsBT"). Whole Foods has a lot of cheese (they have a cheese counter with folks working there) and you could ask if they contain hormones. I know Tillamook doesn't use RsBT.

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thestreets Guest Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: it's a band, not the ghetto Posts: 1,595 Gallery: thestreets Stats: 140/110 5'6 WOE: Atkins - it's a diet	If it is rbgh free it will have labeling, otherwise it does have it.

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09-21-2009, 10:35 AM	#7
BikerAng MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 1,834 Gallery: BikerAng Stats: 195/167/155 5'9" WOE: Atkins - organic & humanely raised Start Date: Feb 2007	rBGH is not approved for use in Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, and Australia. Cheeses and other dairy products from any of these countries are rBGH-free. This is great to know! Oops, I posted incorrectly above, it's rBGH not RsBT! It makes me wonder how these countries banned rBGH (there must be a more vested interest in the health of the population) and why the US pretty much slipped it into the food supply without consumers even really knowing about it.

09-21-2009, 05:37 PM	#9
Strawberry MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,052 Gallery: Strawberry	Thank you all for the links and help... Thats really good to know that other countries don't allow rBGH, because several of the cheeses from Whole foods that I like come from those countries (Parano is my latest fav! - its a Dutch cheese) I wish the US would ban it... there is no good reason to risk using the stuff.