31.   The agreement also requires national governments to deny EU subsidies for a year to farmers caught using hormones and for five years for second offenses.

32.   The hormone is used mostly to prevent brittle bones and ease hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.

33.   The researchers noted the risks of using hormones include multiple pregnancy and possibly an increased chance of ovarian cancer.

34.   Though English and American hospitals already had created and were using a safer, synthetic version of the hormone, French doctors continued to use extracted hormones.

35.   Currently, synthetic hormones are used to treat dwarfism in France.