This applies to so many other things: cosmetics, food, drugs, guns, etc. And now they’re lobbying to influence other countries too (UK, Brazil, etc). Incredible amount of greed and lack of ethics.
Definitely! Growth hormone (rbGH/rbGT) used in American diary products has been prevalent for decades where those were forbidden in Canada and Europe. FDA practically turned a blind eye on this (and later research proven FDA's screwed-up) and nowadays market and producers are taking self-regulating approach. [1]
Of course they don't have any links, because studies proving this don't exist. Another little known fact: even _human_ growth hormone is utterly pointless to consume orally: it gets destroyed by stomach acid. That's why people who take it go through the trouble of injecting it.
I also don't think I've ever seen dairy in store that doesn't come from cows "not treated with rBST". I don't buy organic unless the price is roughly the same, and for milk it's easily double, so I don't buy organic milk.
But even if it did boost igf-1 a tad, that'd be freaking great. People would start growing muscle, losing weight, etc.
