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Paul Homewood
h/t Ian Magness
Europe's largest dairy company is facing a backlash after adding synthetic additives to dairy cow feed. Try to reduce methane emissions.
Arla, which makes brands such as Lurpak cream and Cravendale milk, said it was working with Morrisons, Tesco and Aldi to trial adding the Bovaer additive to dairy cows.
30 of Arla's 9,000 farmers will test how Additives can be introduced into normal feeding routineswith the aim of promoting Bovaer more broadly.
Arla said Bovaer was found to reduce methane emissions from dairy cows by about 27%.
Morrisons, Tesco and Aldi said it was “a great way to test where we can drive change at scale to reduce emissions”.
However, the news sparked a backlash on social media, with some shoppers expressing concerns about the use of additives in groceries.
Some have even said they will no longer shop at supermarkets participating in the trial, while others are urging grocers to label any products that may come from farms that use the additive.
There is no suggestion that the additive is unsafe for consumers and the UK Food Standards Agency has approved its use.
The regulator also said Bovar posed an “acceptable” risk to the environment.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/11/28/dairy-cows-given-synthetic-additive-in-feed-to-hit-net-zero
According to the standard, the additive is not completely harmless:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/arla-foods-bovaer-animal-feed-trial-what-is-it-who-is-involved-and-what-are-the- trace/ar-AA1uRKvW
Surely human safety should be the primary concern, not reducing methane emissions?
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