Dairy Companies Unite to Defend Dairy Claims
A New Zealand dairy co-operative,
Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, has joined forces with
some of the world's biggest dairy companies (Dairy Farmers of
America, Kraft, Nestle and others) to protect their sales by
claiming that eating dairy products leads to weight loss. In the US,
the Federal Trade Commission forced the dairy industry to back down
on such a claim in its advertisements, given the scientific evidence
supporting the contrary.
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Fonterra declares PR war over dairy
The dairy industry is motivated by
greed and profit. It not only causes suffering to dairy cows and the
environment, but also misleads the public into believing that dairy
is an important and beneficial source of nutrients for humans. Given
the ample evidence supporting the contrary, and as the information
is made available to the public, hopefully more people will choose
to replace their dairy intake with other more healthful and
compassionate plant-based alternatives.