Vancouver Sun: Canadian cheese should be made from Canadian milk

Our cows are in danger of losing their jobs as foreign products move in

Canadians love their cheese. And whether it's cheddar, camembert, mozzarella or any one of the over 450 types made in Canada, we assume it's made with Canadian milk from Canadian cows, right?

Think again. If Canada's three multinational cheese makers -- Saputo, Parmalat and Kraft Canada -- have their way, imported milk protein concentrates from distant, low-cost, subsidized markets will soon replace Canadian milk in the manufacture of all but artisan brands, and cheese from our few remaining farmer-owned cooperatives such as Quebec's Agropur.

Why do Canada's cheese-makers want to put Canadian cows out of work? Globalization and profits.

Make no mistake: Just as Wall Street's addiction to financial derivatives fuelled the economic meltdown, the use of imported milk derivatives -- the protein concentrates and butter oil-sugar blends that are rapidly replacing Canadian milk in the manufacture of domestic cheese and ice cream -- undermines the quality and integrity of Canadian dairy products and threatens the future of Canada's supply management system.

Getting out means understanding how we got in. A little background:...

http://www.vancouversun.com/Canadian+cheese+should+made+from+Canadian+milk/1071763/story.html

When you think of all the products that are banned in Canada, but still used in other countries.

One that comes to mind is rBGH, a growth hormone brought to you by those wonderful people at Monsanto, who care deeply about people over profit.

Banned in Canada and Europe for causing cancer, but still widely used in the U.S.

Resist the urge to buy Hagen daz, Ben & Jerry's etc....

Yum.