Conspiracy theory on methane-cutting cow feed a ‘wake-up call’, say scientists | Greenhouse gas emissions
Scientists say that the theory of conspiracy related to the last methane was a “call to wake up” of this industry, to remind them that they need to communicate better and more directly with the audience.
Over the past few months, Bovaer, added to feeding livestock that has proven to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, was in a spiral center of wrong information, conjunction in the UK reformist, dairy industry, and even Bill Bill Gates.
The plot started when ArrestThe multinational food group that is famous for Lurpak was announced in November that it will run a pilot from BOVAER to reduce carbon fingerprint for its products.
Bovaer is the name given to 3-nitroxypropanol, or “3-nop”, one of a group of additions that are given to livestock to help digest and reduce their swelling, which is a An important reason for methane emissions. Methane, which is a gas several times from carbon dioxide in besieging heat in the air, Give the world space to breathe in the battle to control the high temperatureMany scholars said.
Food Standards Agency (FSA) evaluates 3-NOP use and says the add-on has been tested strictly over 10 years. According to the manufacturer of BOVAER, DSM-FIRMINICH, the additive is now approved in 68 countries and granted more than 200,000 cows.
But what should have been an exciting announcement of a pioneering plan to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, soon became a storm on social media about the health effects of the addition, as people throw products to themselves through the brand and pour milk in their ponds.
On December 2, Representative Reform Robert Lowe I mentioned on x He “will not consume anything that contains Bovaer”, and asked the Ministry of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs “an urgent review to be used in our diet.”
Some posters were connected to a report issued by the FSA published in 2023, which was found 3-nop “to be considered corrosion of eyes, skin irritation, and perhaps harmful to the inhalation” of humans who deal with it.
In the end, the agency was forced to launch more guidance on the safety of the use of Bovaer, saying that the additions collapsed in the digestive system and therefore they are not present in the milk resulting from the cows that they eat, so it will not pose any risk to human consumption. The above guidance will only apply to dealing with 3-nops in its pure form in the manufacturing stage.
Other social media users concerned pointed to allegations that 3-nop may cause cancer. However, the results UK government evaluation He concluded that “the additive is not carcinogenic with the recommended inclusion rate.”
Bill Gates was in some way, with one of the variables of the conspiracy on the pretext that he was using his wealth to invest in controlling the population-in a reference again to the concerns that if it was dealt with in its pure form, the 3-nop may cause male infertility.
While the co -founder of Microsoft has no connection to Bovaer, or the manufacturer, he has I invested in starting a competitor It is called Rumin8, which develops a similar product to reducing methane using seaweed to destroy gas.
ARLA issued a statement rejecting any participation of Gates in experiments, and said DSM-FIRMINICH, a Swiss ruling company that develops products for health, beauty and nutrition industries, said it was “fully developed” in Boufire and that the company “is not other investors”.
FSA said: “FSA safety evaluation concluded that there is no safety concerned concerns when using Bovaer in the approved dose.
“More than 58 studies were evaluated on potential risks and concluded that the additive is safe in the recommended dose.
“It is the answer to the questions at a press conference on Monday about the size of the wrong information farmers,” said Dr. Centad Waters, the first researcher in the host microbium interactions at Galwai University.
We want to bring everyone with us on the trip. Communication is the key, we need to do more, not only with farmers but with the general public. “
He also spoke in a briefing at the Scientific Information Center, Professor Robin May, the chief scientific adviser at FSA. He said: “The overwhelming response that we saw from the audience was confusion instead of jumping on the plane. The more communication and transparency, the better.”
