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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60128075 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60128075 Plant-milk brand Oatly has been told not to repeat some of its adverts,

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60128075 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60128075 Plant-milk brand Oatly has been told not to repeat some of its adverts, after complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) were upheld. The ads, which used the slogan "Need help talking to dad about milk?", made unsubstantiated environmental claims, the ASA found. You are a very nice person to make such great choices for the environment I'm sure, just be aware it is all nonsense.

samwillis 4y ago
Actually I gave up milk for mainly health and digestive reasons. Environmental and moral reasons very much second, but still there. I'm aware of the ongoing debate around the true environmental impact of milk alternatives to milk. My family were also dairy farmers until the late 90s when it became economically unviable in the UK without moving to an intensive barn kept model they refused to transition to. So I'm also aware of the economic impact on farmers over the last 30 years. Very fond memories of going to watch the cows being milked with my grandfather. Dietary choices are a personal thing, all the new options are only good for that (not withstanding misleading advertising).
- recuter 4y ago
  > Dietary choices are a personal thing, all the new options are only good for that (not withstanding misleading advertising). I have some bad news about oat milk with regards to that as well. https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/is-oatly-healthy https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/is-oatly-healthy > A 12-ounce glass of oat milk (the amount in a medium latte) has about the same blood sugar impact as a 12-ounce can of Coke. Please do be careful. I am not saying Oatly is necessarily worse than milk for you or even bad at all but this was a boring long existing brand taken over by a savvy CEO that turned the marketing up to eleven (gearing up towards an ipo) -- we would all obviously like milk alternatives that are both healthier and have lower carbon footprints and that desire is being exploited to the hilt.

samwillis 4y ago

Actually I gave up milk for mainly health and digestive reasons. Environmental and moral reasons very much second, but still there. I'm aware of the ongoing debate around the true environmental impact of milk alternatives to milk. My family were also dairy farmers until the late 90s when it became economically unviable in the UK without moving to an intensive barn kept model they refused to transition to. So I'm also aware of the economic impact on farmers over the last 30 years. Very fond memories of going to watch the cows being milked with my grandfather. Dietary choices are a personal thing, all the new options are only good for that (not withstanding misleading advertising).

recuter 4y ago
> Dietary choices are a personal thing, all the new options are only good for that (not withstanding misleading advertising). I have some bad news about oat milk with regards to that as well. https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/is-oatly-healthy https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/is-oatly-healthy > A 12-ounce glass of oat milk (the amount in a medium latte) has about the same blood sugar impact as a 12-ounce can of Coke. Please do be careful. I am not saying Oatly is necessarily worse than milk for you or even bad at all but this was a boring long existing brand taken over by a savvy CEO that turned the marketing up to eleven (gearing up towards an ipo) -- we would all obviously like milk alternatives that are both healthier and have lower carbon footprints and that desire is being exploited to the hilt.