The+Dark+Side+of+Milk

= //**...The Dark Side of Milk...**// =

**GOT MILK? Pennsylvania does. And so does, Stone Cold and Chris Bosh! In fact, it's the state beverage there. But believe it or not, milk does have a dark side. Maybe you DON'T want milk...**



**COW'S MILK......**
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 * Contains 59 active hormones, scores of allergens, fat, and cholesterol.
 * [|Has measurable quantities of herbicides, pesticides, and antibiotics] [|.]
 * [|Can potentially contain blood, pus, bacteria, or even traces of feces.]
 * [|Might contain radioactive material if cow was raised near testing zones.]
 * Can contribute to Heart Disease, the #1 cause of death among Americans (according to the CDC - [|Center for Disease Control & Prevention]).
 * [|Contains a synthetic bovine growth hormone (called rBGH)]
 * [|rBGH increases the level of the growth hormone IGF-1, which, at high levels, increases cancer rates in humans.]

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[|FROM COW TO CONSUMER]


 * 1) **__Rearing__ - Cows will eat, sleep, and graze. This is where they may possible ingest antibiotics, etc., substances that are toxic to humans. **
 * 2) **__Harvesting__ - Cows are milked twice per day by milking machines. This takes about five minutes on average. **
 * 3) **__Storing__ - The milk is then [usually] stored on the farm for no longer than 48 hours. It must be kept at 39 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. The containers in which the milk had been stored are then cleaned before the next new batch of milk is stored. **
 * 4) **__Transportation__ - Milk is collected every one to two days from the farm by large, heavily-insulated tankers. When the tanker driver arrives, they have the responsibility of checking the milk- making sure the milk is fresh- before transporting it to the factory. If all is well, it is transported to a factory. **
 * 5) **__Lab Testing__ - Milk samples are tested upon arrival to the factory. It is tested for milkfat, protein, bulk milk cell count, bacteria, antibiotics, and temperature. If the milk does not pass certain regulations, it is rejected. **
 * 6) **__Processing__ - Whole milk then undergoes <span style="color: #31c3d6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">pasteurization, <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">homogenization , and <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">separation . **
 * 7) **<span style="color: #f76c00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #1ca3c7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pasteurization - Milk is heated and then cooled to sterilize it. **
 * 8) **<span style="color: #f76c00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #060658; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Homogenization - Raw milk is pushed through an atomizer to convert large particles of fat into tiny particles, thus dispersing the fat evenly throughout the container. **
 * 9) **<span style="color: #f76c00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Separation - Milk is spun through a centrifuge to separate cream from milk. The cream and remaining milk are then remixed to provide the desired fat content for different types of milk: whole milk (3.25% fat), low-fat milk (1%), skim milk or non-fat milk (.05%) **


 * 1) **<span style="color: #f76c00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Packaging__ - Milk travels through pipes and is dispersed into cartons, jugs, etc., then a "guaranteed freshness date" is printed on each container. **
 * 2) **<span style="color: #f76c00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Selling__ - Milk is now ready to be sold, and is taken to stores for consumers to purchase. **









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