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Organic Milk
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iamana1ias wrote: »That's only if the milk is produced within the EU. Imported milk from outside (eg USA) but bottled in Europe will slip through the net as no mention will be made of it's origins.
There was a BBC documentary about it not so long ago. There is growth hormone in some milk sold in the UK.
Can you remember the programme? It seems unlikely that this is much of a problem with fresh milk - how long would it take to get milk from the USA to Europe and then to the UK?
It might be more of a problem with dried milk products which could be in a wide range of products. Even so, taken as a percentage of one person's diet, it must be negligible.0 -
Can you remember the programme? It seems unlikely that this is much of a problem with fresh milk - how long would it take to get milk from the USA to Europe and then to the UK?
It might be more of a problem with dried milk products which could be in a wide range of products. Even so, taken as a percentage of one person's diet, it must be negligible.
Had a quick google - it was a Dispatches programme (not BBC) called "Supermarket Secrets" presented by Jane Moore. It's the 2nd episode that covered milk.I was born too late, into a world that doesn't care
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thanks i think that has swung the arguement for me, will buy organic in future as am on hormone therepy for bc
I assume bc is breast cancer? I am really sorry to hear that, but am wondering at you having dairy at all? A colleague who has had it only drinks rice milk and has no dairy at all. I drink soya milk because of it's anti - bc properties.I wanna be in the room where it happens0 -
And from the Vegetarian Society:
"While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permit the use of rBST, its use is associated with severe welfare problems, for example increasing the incidence of lameness and mastitis. For reasons of animal health and welfare, the use of rBST in the EU was prohibited in 2000. Indeed Canada, Japan and many other countries have banned the use of rBST because of its effects on animal health and welfare. However, there are no restrictions on the import of rBST dairy products, or any requirement to label them.
The Government’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate does not carry out any testing of imported milk (Defra, 2006). Furthermore, Defra confirmed in correspondence with the VVF, that since the EU is a single market once a product has entered, if it is transported on to another country within the EU, then the origin of the product will be the EU country rather than the originating country (Defra, 2006). In 2005, the UK imported over 1,000 tons of dairy products (mainly ice-cream) from the US (Defra, 2006a); these figures have declined from over 5,000 tons in both 2001 and 2002 but still remain a concern, especially as the consumer has a limited chance of discriminating against imports from the US. The sensible option is to avoid all dairy products."
http://www.vegetarian.org.uk/campaigns/whitelies/wlreport08.shtmlI was born too late, into a world that doesn't care
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was told no soya products as something to do with being hormone receptiveI assume bc is breast cancer? I am really sorry to hear that, but am wondering at you having dairy at all? A colleague who has had it only drinks rice milk and has no dairy at all. I drink soya milk because of it's anti - bc properties.0 -
I agree that organic milk is best. I also recommend getting fairtrade milk (or from milk round) if possible, as so many dairy farmers are going out of bussiness due to not getting enough money for their milk off the supermarkets. Fairtrade guarantees they will cover their costs and make a living out of it. I buy Calon Wen fairtrade organic non homogenised milk.0
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FelinePrincess wrote: »I buy Calon Wen fairtrade organic non homogenised milk.
Me too :beer:I was born too late, into a world that doesn't care
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god i hate to think how much that costs especially from the milkmaniamana1ias wrote: »Me too :beer:0 -
It's about £1.60 for 4 pints. I'd rather pay that than have farmers going bust because tesco pays less per pint than it costs to produce
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You can't get it from milkmenI was born too late, into a world that doesn't care
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