NO 3-NOP FOR COWS by RoseWrites Mug

A Toronto Sun Dec 3, 2023 article by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois caught my eye when I was searching for Bovaer-free farms in North America. It stated: "Reports indicate that most Canadian cattle and dairy producers do not currently use Bovaer and have no immediate plans to adopt it, with commercial supplies still limited." I wasn't reassured, so I looked some more and found: "In 2020, dsm-firmenich successfully completed the longest and largest trial with Bovaer, a two-year trial with 15,000 beef cattle in Alberta and supported by ERA (Emission Reduction Alberta)." Source: https://farmersforum.com/canada-approves-bovaer-as-first-supplement-to-reduce-methane-emissions-from-cattle/ Words that sound benign, e.g. "a new substance for use in animal food" or "additive" is being used instead of "drug". And I encourage beef suppliers, farmers and all consumers of meat & dairy (essential to a healthy diet) to read the 5-page FDA May 24, 2024 CVM File: G-150438 which clearly states: "Based on the information provided in your letter, Bovaer® 10 is an article (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of an animal, and therefore it is a drug." Worth REPEATING: a drug. On page 4 it states: "Warning: Not for human use. Caution should be exercised when handling this product. 3-nitrooxypropanol may damage male fertility and reproductive organs, is potentially harmful when inhaled, and is a skin and eye irritant. Personal protective gear, including eye wear, a dust mask, and impervious gloves, should be worn when handling this product. Operators should wash hands after handling. If accidental eye exposure occurs, rinse eyes thoroughly with water. The safety data sheet contains more detailed occupational safety information. And a quick search of PubChem revealed the FOUR pictogram warnings. I was gobsmacked. Since the tendency I've seen is to re-brand names of the same drug or thing (which does fool some), I decided to use 3-NOP (short for 3-nitrooxypropanol) on my "Hey Wanna" cartoon people talk bubbles. The cow was released into the public domain by its author, LadyofHats, Nov 2010. This applies worldwide. LadyofHats, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. And my hand-drawn cow fart © Dec 27, 2024 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Applicable Canadian law § 247 Traps likely to cause bodily harm (1) Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who with intent to cause death or bodily harm to a person, whether ascertained or not, (a) sets or places a trap, device or other thing that is likely to cause death or bodily harm to a person; or (b) being in occupation or possession of a place, knowingly permits such a trap, device or other thing to remain in that place. I will add this mug to my I Survived Four Years Collection. © Dec 29, 2024 Created by Rose Webster (aka RoseWrites) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED and only sold in my Sousababy Zazzle store. NB: You can add your farm / store logo or name to the mug too (above my fart there's some room). You can customise it.