Real Ice Cream Warning Issued by Dairy Farmers of Canada

MONTREAL, - Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is warning Canadians to avoid being fooled by 'frozen desserts' pretending to be real ice cream. DFC is urging consumers to look for the 100% Canadian Milk symbol on the package as a guarantee they are buying the real thing. DFC is also directing ice cream lovers to visit (link) to get the scoop on how to make sure they are buying real ice cream and not 'frozen desserts'. The ice cream freezer in grocery stores has recently become home to an increasing number of products that are not ice cream at all, but rather, 'frozen desserts'. Unlike real ice cream, 'frozen desserts' are made mostly with edible vegetable oils that lack the nutrients naturally found in milk. In fact, the oils used in 'frozen desserts' — such as palm kernel oil or coconut oil — are the very same oils consumers are trying to avoid in their diets. Real ice cream, on the other hand, is made from wholesome milk, including ingredients derived from milk and nothing else.