Subway Goes rBGH-Free

Monsanto may have gotten out of the business, but many consumers are still very concerned about artificial growth hormones in milk products.

Subway sandwich shops around the country--all 21,000 of them-- have responded, and will have its dairy provided by Shamrock Dairy, which produces rBGH-free milk, according to the Organic Consumers Association.

The article says Shamrock has never used rBGH, an artificial growth hormone given to cows that makes them produce more milk. The hormone is banned in Japan, Canada, and Europe, but can be used here.

Over the past year, Monsanto, the chemical giant that manufactured rBGH before selling its dairy hormone biz to Eli Lilly, went state by state to argue that farmers should not be allowed to label their milk as "rBGH-free" or "hormone-free." The company argued these labels suggest rBGH-free milk is healthier.

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