Unsafe in Europe, probably OK here

There's an interesting trend in what's healthy and what's not, when it comes to geography. If it's unsafe in Europe, just bring it across the Atlantic to the US and it'll be just fine.

I've known for a while that Europeans have rules against certain hormones (called rBGH or recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone) being given to cattle for increasing milk production, as they are cancinogenic and can cause infected udders and lots of pain for the animals. Ben and Jerry's opposes it use. Canada also bans the substance, but the US Dairy industry assures Americans that it's safe. Safe for profits is more like it. With our economy the way it is, a slight price advantage is the difference between succeeding along with competition and going bankrupt, so you can't find milk in the US without this hormone (at least not easily- labels aren't required apparently). Fox News (of all people) had 2 reporters working on this story. A large company urged the brass there to cancel the story, and it was...

Now, I find that the FDA is allowing Carbon monoxide to be added to meat in the US, which prevents it from turning brown, even if the meat has spoiled. And no labelling is required there, either. This is the same molecule that is odorless and deadly when in the air- we even had a detector in our basement growing up to warn us if it was present in any significant quality. Hmmm, the Europeans have deemed this unsafe too.

Maybe Americans are just OK with the idea of getting cancer, as long as it means profits.