ALL milk sold in this country that has passed government inspection, is unquestionably kosher milk. In fact,kosher non-cow milk from say a goat or sheep (if there is such a thing) cannot even be sold as regular milk. In Europe or other places where there could possibly be milk from non-kosher sources, such as mare’s or pig’s milk, there was a pressing need to ensure that Jews only drank Cholov Yisroel. The milk needed that hashgocha, because it was customary for non-Jews to drink other types of milk. That is not the case in the USA. Even if one wants to get goat’s milk, it is only available in specialty venues. If the bottle or container is stamped US government inspected (or whatever the exact phraseology used), it is assuredly only cow milk.
When Goldmann (?) Farms brought down the milk prices many years ago and broke the power of the milk cartel, I began buying their milk as a show of support to the cholov Yisroel company that was not greedy. But that is no longer the case today. CY prices have gone through the roof, and for a family of MANY children, that can be beyond costly. There is no justification for this. And what REALLY grinds my gears is that I was told that there is a well-known CY cheese company (which I am choosing not to name here)that is ALSO the producer of Miller Cheeses, which is Cholov Stam. If this is true, it is almost like gneivas daas, because you are paying more for the former, when the latter is the same product. Anybody able to shed some light on this for me?
In any event, this is an issue that no two people will agree upon. Bottom line – if it has a reliable hechsher, I’m going to use it, whether or not it is Cholov Yisroel. I am only makpid on CY during aseres yemai teshuvah – otherwise, it’s whatever my kosher supermarket is selling at the lowest price. Sometimes that DOES include CY and then I buy it.