[Dr.Zoidberg]

The gene-spliced and natural versions are identical.

That's good enough for me. Think of where we would be if every agricultural advance in history was halted by the fearmongers and naysayers?

No thank you, I like cheap abundant food.

[antidisestablishment]

rBST is not a panacea. The increase in production is offset by a rise in mastitis and a net decrease in productive life cycle. While rBST may be less harmful than the prophylactic use of antibiotics (such as is common in poultry farming) there definitely is a cost.