I can’t believe that nobody pointed out yet that chalav yisroel is NOT a chumrah! Chalav Stam is a completely American invention due to the goverment standards that assure us that it is only cow’s milk. In halacha, there is Chalav Yisroel and Chalav Akum. “Jewish milk”, that was watched by a Jew is mutar to drink and “goyish milk” that was not watched is completely assur. R Moshe Feinstein gave a HETER in America to drink milk that is supervised by the goverment to ensure that it is only cow’s milk, hence a fairly modern term, Chalav Stam. To call Chalav Yisroel “just a chumrah” is completely innaccurate.
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