So how do you know the milk you buy is safe?

[Thinktank]

Lots of crap ends up in milk.

How do you know the milk you buy is safe?

[1nick]

Bring it home.
Chug a couple of big glasses.
If you survive,it's good.

[WeatherWoman]

Milk in Canada has higher standards than the US. You can always choose Organic Milk

[WeatherWoman]

Canadian dairy farmers must respect regulations in order to ensure the purity of Canadian milk products. The growth hormone recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), which stimulates milk production, is not approved for sale in Canada – meaning that Canadian milk is free of artificial growth hormones. And whenever a dairy cow becomes sick and antibiotics are required, the cow must be clearly identified and her milk properly discarded for a mandatory withdrawal period until the medication has cleared the cow’s system. A producer who violates these rules would be subjected to severe fines.

[Bsuds]

How do you know the milk you buy is safe?

Might be safer than Apples.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/apples-top-li ... 03210.html

[mysideofthings]

Pretty much anything and everything we use or eat is 'bad' in one way or another. Even things labeled 'organic' aren't always safer, so unless you are able to test everything you eat or use, you probably will never truly know what is safe or not.

The only things a person can do is either have their own farm and garden or access to one so they know where all their food comes from, choosing not to eat/use certain things if they are that concerned about it, or coming up with other alternatives.

[Danielson99]

Another ingredient in milk most people don't even know about is puss. If you buy milk that is mass produced it's coming from a farm that uses machines to milk the cows. They maximize the milk production so that cow is milked as much as possible. This leads to major swelling and puss build up because of the machines they use. This transfers into the milk. Sure it's heated, but the dairy industry has an allowable tolerance to puss in milk, so they have rules that state the milk can only contain x-amount of puss per litre. Knowing how poorly the industry is run, I highly doubt that anyone tests or adheres to the guidelines. It's not like the general public is going to start testing it on their own. Just something people should be aware of...because it's pretty damn gross.

On another note, people in the thread are saying 'Canada has higher standards' but yet we see evidence every single week to the contrary as large farms are constantly being busted for not following industry standards. The entire meat and dairy industry is so loosely monitored that no standards can ever be maintained...and that has everything to do with the Government not taking care of business.