Consumers are dumping milk down toilets in protest at a supplement fed to cattle that’s approved for use in Australia.
The announcement of a new trial in the UK sparked a conspiracy-fuelled backlashBovaer has been approved in 58 countries, including the UK and AustraliaA conspiracy-fuelled uproar about a feed additive that slashes the amount of methane belched and farted by cows has flared in the UK as consumers dump milk down sinks and toilets in protest at a new trial of the substance.
When asked why the statement was necessary, Norco chief executive Michael Hampson said: “Based on public interest around the use of Bovaer, it was important that we made a statement of pure fact, which is that none of our farmers are using Bovaer.”Other social media users have referenced an approval letter sent by the US Food and Drug Administration that noted Bovaer “may damage male fertility and reproductive organs”.
3-NOP breaks down rapidly in cows’ digestive systems into another substance called 3-NOPA, which mostly disappears within three hours, said environmental toxicologist Professor Alastair Hay from the University of Leeds.
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