Full list of Arla Foods' Bovaer 'contaminated' products boycotted by customers: from Lurpak to Cravendale and even Starbucks, as controversial cow feed additive sparks backlash (United Kingdom)

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 12/4/2024 | EMILY STEARN, SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER and JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE

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Furious Brits have vowed to boycott more than a dozen of the UK's best known brands over fears that certain dairy products are allegedly 'contaminated' with an additive linked to cancer. 

Shoppers say they will avoid milks and butters made by Danish firm Arla after the company announced a trial that would involve giving a feed supplement called Bovaer to its cows.

In a list now circulating widely on social media, consumers are also instructed to avoid Lurpak and Anchor butters - which are both manufactured by the company. 

Others include those that have partnerships with Arla Foods as well as major supermarkets like Tesco and Asda who stock own-brand milk supplied by Arla. 

Bovaer, which will be introduced to cattle food, is designed to reduce the amount of methane they produce in digestion, a gas that contributes to climate change. 

But it has been declared a safe additive by both European and UK regulators as it doesn't transfer into milk. 

Experts have also told MailOnline that customers do not have anything to worry about and that concerns about cancer risks are unfounded. 

However, social media is now awash with claims the additive can cause fertility issues and cancer.

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All of the reportage covered products marketed in the United Kingdom. The two brands selling in the UK that seemed like they could potentially end up in American products are Starbucks and McDonalds. This article doesn't say Arla's additive is in US products sold by those brands; I'm just posting in hopes of getting ahead of Arla products coming to a grocery store near you.

"It also warns consumers against brands who have partnerships with Arla Foods including Starbucks, McDonald's and Ecomilk.

Arla, it claims, produces ready-made chilled coffee drinks for Starbucks, while it also supplies dairy products for McDonald's. "

[Manic_Episode]

What ever happened with that other drug that made cows produce double the milk but you had to double their feed and all the law suits whether to mark labels with drug produced milk?

[Flaming Conservative]

But, but, but it reduces cow farts! Isn’t that more important than people getting cancer? I mean, come on! Prioritize! (eye roll)

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk

[Cold Heart]

FDA approved in US. USDA providing $90 million to start up.
Manufacturer setting up carbon credits to entice farmers to use it. JFKjr has his work cut out for him.

[metmom]

I don’t see how messing with the cow’s digestion can ever work out well for the cow.

With the track record new drugs have had lately for safety, NO THANKS!!!

[SMARTY]

“...Bovaer, which will be introduced to cattle food, is designed to reduce the amount of methane they produce in digestion, a gas that contributes to climate change.”

Fix an imaginary problem ... create a real one! Typical Liberal move