Kerry Gold - Gate?

(Allan Misner) #1

This breaks my heart!

(Chris) #2

Judge did his job. All cows are grass fed, at least in the US. Itā€™s the finishing that people are looking to get hung up over.

Dairy sucks anyway, makes me fat.

(Allan Misner) #3

For butter, it isnā€™t about finishing. It is about poisoning the cow for the sake of profit.

(Chris) #4

Be that as it may, a class-action suit only stands to make the law firm more profitable. And as I said, the judge did his job.

(Charlotte) #5

Iā€™ve read into this and the fact is, they only get grains 2 months out of the year to supplement the cows diet during the harshest time of the winter when the pastures canā€™t accommodate grazing. Anyone who has been to Ireland (esp in the winter) would totally understand the need. You canā€™t let the cows starve. Its not poisoning for profitā€¦ Its all about perspective. This article lacks a lot of pertinent informationā€¦ go figure. This country is far too litigious. I agree with the judge to dismiss.

(Allan Misner) #6

I agree the judge did the right thing. It is just a shame that they would use soy.

(Central Florida Bob ) #7

I recall Kerry Gold doing a statement about his a while back and saying what @Luckymisslucy is saying. In Ireland the reality is that there isnā€™t access to fresh grass all year long, and they have to feed them something.

I thought this was a couple of years ago (when I first got addicted, LOL) and while thereā€™s no date on Dr. Friedmanā€™s website, the one it links to about the suit is dated last summer. either this has happened before or it has been winding its way through the courts for a long time.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #8

I took a statistics class in the 10th grade. Taught me everything I needed to know about skewing numbers. Havenā€™t believed a single advertisement since. 4 out of 5 dentists would agree.

What are the odds?

*rimshot

(Michelle) #9

Itā€™s still damn good-tasting butter!!

(Carl Keller) #10

Time to start looking for products that say ā€œ100% grass fed beefā€. Itā€™s probably safe to assume that the phrase ā€˜grass fed beefā€™ has been manipulated too.

(Chris) #11

At the very best itā€™s a misnomer. At least here in the states, all cows are fed grass for at least the majority of their life.

#12

Maybe not . . . I looked up and found two interesting facts . . .

  1. Cattle are normally kept on the feedlot for between 150 and 240 days . During this time they gain 500 to 600 pounds.

  2. Quality beef comes from animals that are under 36 months of age

It depends on the ā€œqualityā€ of course. You would think that grass fed would cost the farmer less in areas that have grass all year.

But of course we are talking of DAIRY COWS here

(Chris) #13

Source? 2nd note isnā€™t surprising, we have pretty hungry mouths.

#14

http://www.fao.org/3/T0279E/T0279E05.htm

(Chris) #15

Specifically talking about the US, though - this is the UNā€™s organization.

#16

I did not notice that but it seems the US has the same numbers. Cows are cows no mater where they are raised.

https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/slaughter-cattle-grades-and-standards

(Chris) #17

I need to go back and revisit where I get my info, thanks for the link.

#18

What is the obsession with Kerry Gold anyway? Iā€™m in the UK, is it like the only brand of real butter you can get in the US? I can go to the supermarket and choose from 8-10 different types and brands of butter hereā€¦figured you guys would also have lots of choice?

Supermarket Butter Shelf

#19

We do have LOTS of choices, almost too many choices.

https://www.ralphs.com/pl/grocery/01?query=butter

Itā€™s four pages of butter but that includes margarine.

I may try Pasture Raised brand next time Iā€™m in the store.

(Chris) #20

We get Kerrygold just about anywhere, Finlandia in some places, and Plugra in others, and Iā€™ve heard worse things about those 2. We get lucky here if our own brands contain nothing but cream/milk or salt.