The new milk scandal - does it impact baby formula ?

Sorry but what is this scandal about?

@Sushree google arla scandal and it’ll come up it’s easier that way than me trying to explain 🤣

Okay so I’ve not heard about this and read up on it now. It seems to mostly be scaremongering - the facts are the cows are being given an additive that reduces their methane production which is environmentally beneficial. It’s being trialled in the UK on 30 out of around 9000 Arla farms. It’s approved for use in the UK, and is already in use across Europe and globally (over 55) countries. It’s said that it doesn’t go from the cows into the milk. Most of the news articles I found were in the daily mail, rather than more reputable news sources. Also read a lot of the farming specific articles. From the information that is out there, it does not seem harmful but there are websites you can use to see which farms don’t use it, and you can avoid arla products if you really fell that strongly about it. Can’t find any specific info on whether it’s used in cow and gate but with 30/9000 farms trialling it and not sure if Arla supply cow and gate factories, it seems very unlikely.

@Charlotte thank you so much x

There was no way for you to know, so don't feel guilty. With all these things when they say *there is no proof * that it is harmful, it can also mean there is not even research or evidence yet. Cows are one of the highest sources of pollution on earth and if this additive is successful, it is likely going to take over more farms as everyone is focused on reducing emissions. And cows are already pumped with hormones and antibiotics that do have consequences on human health after all and no one has stopped it. The best is to reduce considerably the consumption of beef and dairy products. You could source calcium from other non dairy foods... Fortified soy milk, oat milk, coconut milk, soy yogurt, tofu, etc.

Was this stuff always in milk or is it new