Hormones
No food is hormone free!
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that controls food labelling does not permit labelling food as “hormone-free” because such a label is untruthful. Naturally occurring hormones are present in vegetables and meat, poultry and fish products.
Farmers use hormones for a reason.
For beef cattle, added hormones assist their natural hormones by promoting growth of muscle rather than fat. As a result, beef cattle who are given hormones grow more quickly, make more efficient use of their feed and produce leaner meat, all of which translate into lower costs for farmers, and lower impacts on the environment AND your grocery bill.