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This is correct. The difference between US and Canadian milk is Canada's fine filtering and laws against steroid and antibiotics. The reason Canadians resented
by ksaj 4y ago
This is correct. The difference between US and Canadian milk is Canada's fine filtering and laws against steroid and antibiotics. The reason Canadians resented the forced import of US milk is because of course milk is cheaper when health-impacting shortcuts are taken.
- jbay808 4y agoUnfortunately, the higher price of Canadian milk means that dairy products like ice cream and yogurt are padded out with "milk ingredients", "skim milk powder", and "milk protein powder" from cheaper imported US milk, because the powdered products circumvent import limits. (The higher prices in Canada probably have more to do with supply controls than quality controls, though).
- ksaj 4y agoSupply control is a huge factor in the pricing. People will always try to find those shortcuts, and unfortunately the purchasers are very rarely better off for it. There was a (thankfully brief) period in the 70's when people were buying powdered milk to save money. But then again, it was around the same time they were pretending that margarine was healthier than butter. There was even an illegal margarine trade that we euphemistically referred to as "Quebec Butter."