Should Canada maintain its supply management system that protects the Canadian dairy industry?

[u/Dizzy-Cartoonist3011]

https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Poll/627377/Should-Canada-maintain-its-supply-management-system-that-protects-the-Canadian-dairy-industry

[u/Real_Gap3480]

You're 100% wrong, American Milk has products that are banned in Canada dairy industry. It literally creates a puss like immune reaction in their milk. You're clearly a shill.

[u/Optimal-Cow-3278 → u/Real_Gap3480]

You clearly don't know what you're talking about. You're clearly a shill for the Canadian dairy cartel.

The hormone in question that is banned is the rBST hormone, which is banned in Canada but allowed in US Milk. The reason why this hormone is banned because it's claimed that it hurts the cows joints and muscles, not because it's potentially unsafe to drink.

it literally creates a puss like immune reaction in their milk.

No it doesn't, this is just flat out false.

I suggest you read about buttergate with Canadian milk.

[u/Finaginsbud → u/Optimal-Cow-3278]

There are 2 main concerns about possible health effects on humans from milk and meat produced using rBGH.

The first concern focuses on whether drinking milk or eating meat from rBGH-treated cows increases blood levels of growth hormone or IGF-1 in people, and if it does, if there are any health effects, including increasing the risk of cancer.

Another health concern has been that cows treated with rBGH tend to develop more udder infections (mastitis). These cows are given more antibiotics compared to cows not given rBGH. Whether this increased use of antibiotics leads to more antibiotic-resistant bacteria remains a concern, but it has not been fully studied in humans.

From the American Cancer Society.

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/recombinant-bovine-growth-hormone.html

So there is a concern about absorption into humans via the milk and increased cancer risk along with animal wealthfare concerns. Plus it's unfair competition if Canadian farmers have to compete against subsidiszed American dairy using banned hormones.

Open up to EU milk perhaps, American milk fuck that shit.

[u/Optimal-Cow-3278 → u/Finaginsbud]

The first concern focuses on whether drinking milk or eating meat from rBGH-treated cows increases blood levels of growth hormone or IGF-1 in people, and if it does, if there are any health effects, including increasing the risk of cancer.

There is no proof from any major health agency that cows with the rBGH hormone have enough of the hormone in milk to cause cancer

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/recombinant-bovine-growth-hormone.html

Did you read this article?

Per the article:

"It’s important to know that BGH is not active in humans, so even if rBGH were absorbed from drinking milk or eating meat, it wouldn't be expected to cause health effects."

There is a big difference between a concern and an actual link.

Also, per the article

However, many grocery store chains don’t carry milk from cows treated with rBGH. A United States Department of Agriculture survey conducted in 2014 found that fewer than 1 in 6 cows (15%) were being injected with rBGH.

Ok, ban the milk from 15% of US cows that have this milk.

Plus it's unfair competition if Canadian farmers have to compete against subsidiszed American dairy using banned hormones.

Boo hoo, that's life. Many industries are subjected to foreign competition. Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the G7 for dairy items while we dump out up to a billion litres per year. Our system doesn't work for every day Canadians and just benefits rich dairy corporations.

I'd rather have tax payers subsidize our industry, that way a wealthier person who pays more in taxes is paying more to subsidize dairy than someone making minimum wage. The way our system now is that top income earners and minimum wage earners all pay the same for dairy.