Important Message relating to the use of Bovaer in the dairy feed chain.
We use two wholesalers, Muller Milk and Ingredients and Cotteswold Dairy for our Milk Supply. Their responses to the use of Bovaer by their farmers is shown below.
Muller Milk
1. While our Müller Direct supplying farmers do not use Bovaer in their feed, it is something that we are collaborating on currently with one of our retail partners.
2. We process milk from one of our retail partners who has a programme to feed the Bovaer supplement to cow. Whilst all their milk from these 40 farms is segregated to go into their own products at our sites in Severnside and Bellshill, we cannot rule out that from time to time there could be milk and cream supplied from these farmers which is then classified as Müller Direct milk.
3. For context, this is 40 farms out of around 1,000 Müller supplying farms.
4. It is really important to emphasise that regardless, this milk is entirely safe for farmers, animals and consumers, and fully compliant with all UK and EU food safety standards.
Cotteswold Dairy
1. The collaboration with industry professionals is important as we look at efficiently reducing our carbon footprint. Through discussion groups the farmers are able to look at areas of their business that could benefit. However this is NOT by feeding Bovaer.
2. Cotteswold Dairy milk is gently pasteurised to keep its high quality and taste for you to enjoy and the Red Tractor Accreditation that ourselves and all of our farmers have means it is safe and farmed with care.