06/04/2021
Sargento has been sued for the “No Antibiotics” label on their cheese...and this label probably doesn’t mean what you think it does.
You’d think that it means it comes from cows not given antibiotics and that antibiotics are never in their cheese. Right?
Turns out that is not what it means at all.
Sargento gets the milk for their cheese from farms who use antibiotics - and these antibiotics can end up in their cheese:
Testing done in July of last year detected the antibiotic sulfamethazine in their sliced cheddar cheese. Even worse, this antibiotic is PROHIBITED for use in dairy cows.
Dairy cows are commonly given antibiotics to treat mastitis (udder infections). Farmers are supposed to ensure the antibiotics have left their system before producing milk, but this isn’t always the case.
Even if antibiotics aren’t in their milk, the overuse of antibiotics in farm animals is creating a major problem. Those antibiotics don’t stay on the farm. They end up in waterways and contaminate our food.
This is causing antibiotic-resistant bacteria to proliferate, and pretty soon, it may be that when you get an infection, antibiotics won’t work for you. This is a very scary problem.
This is why I won’t buy dairy or meat that isn’t certified organic, and preferably, 100% pasture raised on small local farms.
Organic cows are NEVER given antibiotics. Because of how they are raised, they’re less likely to get mastitis. If they get sick, they are given antibiotics, but removed from organic production, so its milk will not be sold as organic.
Think about this when you buy ANY dairy product… milk, butter, yogurt, etc.
I eat very limited dairy products because of health and environmental reasons, as well as, for the reasons mentioned above. When I do eat dairy, I always buy organic – no exceptions. When I go out to eat at restaurants that may not use organic or local dairy products I try my best to avoid them. It’s that simple.
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