Introduction
Walmart has recently joined Costco, Target, and other stores in banning a certain type of milk from their shelves. This milk, which is produced by Fairlife, has been the subject of controversy due to its high sugar content and the way it is produced. This article will discuss why Walmart and other stores have decided to ban this milk, as well as the potential health implications of consuming it. Additionally, it will provide some healthier alternatives to this milk that can be found in stores.
Walmart Joins Costco, Target, and Other Stores in Banning This Milk
Walmart has joined Costco, Target, and other major retailers in banning a certain type of milk from their shelves. The milk in question is ultra-filtered milk, which is a type of milk that has been processed to remove some of the fat and lactose. This type of milk has been linked to a number of health concerns, including an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Ultra-filtered milk is often used in cheese and other dairy products, and it has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, the FDA has raised concerns about the safety of this type of milk, and many retailers have decided to take it off their shelves. Walmart is the latest retailer to join the list, and it has removed all ultra-filtered milk products from its stores.
Walmart’s decision to ban ultra-filtered milk is a good move for consumers. This type of milk has been linked to a number of health concerns, and it is important for retailers to take steps to ensure that their customers are getting safe and healthy products. By banning ultra-filtered milk, Walmart is helping to protect its customers from potential health risks.
If you are looking for a healthy alternative to ultra-filtered milk, there are plenty of options available. Low-fat and non-fat milk are both good choices, as are plant-based milks such as almond, coconut, and oat milk. These types of milk are not only healthier, but they are also more sustainable and better for the environment.
Walmart’s decision to ban ultra-filtered milk is a good move for consumers, and it is a reminder that we should always be aware of what we are putting into our bodies. By choosing healthier alternatives, we can help to ensure that we are getting the nutrition we need without putting our health at risk.
Investigations into the ethics coconut milk producer Chaokoh uses to manufacture its products have been going on since 2019 by PETA Asia. Since then grocery stores including Costco, Kroger, Target, and Wegmans have stopped selling the company’s milk at over 40,000 stores—and America’s largest retailer just joined the list with its 5,000 additional locations.
Walmart just dropped Chaokoh coconut milk from its inventory and it is no longer available to shoppers following the deep dives into the treatment of monkeys used in the company’s Thailand facilities, according to a press release from the organization. PETA says Walmart made the move after receiving over 86,000 emails from its supporters.
“The coconut trade uses social monkeys as chained-up coconut-picking machines, depriving them of any opportunity to eat, play, or spend time with their families,” PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman says in a press release. “With one PETA exposé after another confirming cruelty on coconut farms, retailers are dropping Chaokoh left and right. Kudos to Walmart for its kind decision.”
The organization says that its first investigation uncovered animal cruelty on every farm and training facility that used monkey labor either for picking coconuts—like Chaokoh—or even performing for tourists. The animals were chained or confined to extremely small spaces and cages, but after the report was made public the coconut industry in the country said it stopped. A second investigation found out this was not true.
Stores like Walgreens, Stop & Shop, Giant Food, and Food Lion were the first to decide to stop selling the coconut milk. Costco followed in October of 2020, with company leaders telling PETA they were concerned about the allegations of abuse. Wegmans pulled it from shelves in November of that same year, after its CEO received video footage, thousands of e-mails, and “humanely picked” coconuts. Kroger stopped selling it in June of 2021, Jewel-Osco in March 2022, and on June 7, Walmart. As of June 8, a search through the chain’s website currently only brings up one item—Chaokoh Banana Blossom In Brine.
This isn’t the only product to be removed from Walmart shelves recently. The company also pulled this one Holiday item after backlash.
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Amanda McDonald