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Consumers in the United Kingdom are looking to boycott dairy products after a Danish company announced it would feed cows an ingredient to reduce flatulence. Opponents have criticized the product, claiming that some of its components may be linked to cancer and other harmful side effects.

The protest comes after Danish company Arla announced a trial of Bovaer, intended to reduce methane emissions from cows. Some consumers are pledging to boycott the company’s products, including Lurpak and Anchor butter.

Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises caution in handling 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP), a component of Bovaer. It states that it “should be considered corrosive to the eyes, a skin irritant, and potentially harmful by inhalation.” However, they claim it does not transfer to milk, being filtered by the cow’s digestive system.

Some critics have also claimed that 3-NOP could cause cancer, which regulators also deny. Bovaer is composed of 3-NOP,  silicon dioxide, and propylene glycol.

Social media platforms such as TikTok, X, and Facebook have seen a viral campaign urging consumers to avoid Arla’s products. Brands with partnerships with Arla, such as Starbucks and McDonald’s, and supermarkets whose own-brand milk is supplied by Arla are also targeted.

Arla officials and Bovaer manufacturer Dsm-Firmenich blamed “misinformation” for the outcry.

Denmark is just one of the several European Union member states to make changes in an attempt to reduce methane emissions from cows, in order to meet climate change goals.

The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and other EU countries have faced massive backlash and protests from farmers over EU green agenda policies.

Image by Sebastiaan ter Burg.


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Consumers in the United Kingdom are looking to boycott dairy products after a Danish company announced it would feed cows an ingredient to reduce flatulence. Opponents have criticized the product, claiming that some of its components may be linked to cancer and other harmful side effects.

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