Don’t know about ice cream, but the Reb dovid quote lifted shamelessly off another website by me clearly says chalav stam is muttar midina. Again, other talmidim of Reb Moshe ZT”L argue. I’m not sure how Reb dovid reads the words shas hadchak. I asked him once, and he said something along the lines of “that’s what it means”. It’s been many long years, but I encourage you to call up and get clarity- I’m not the “mara deshmatza”. Based on Reb Dovid’s well-known dislike of long explanations, your best bet is to call Rabbi Frankel of the Agudah of 5 towns, not Reb Dovid- Rabbi Frankel can give you a longer explanation. His name was attached to the aformentioned halacha post I swiped from another website. I heard that shas hadchak meant that we need to keep the frum companies in business, but that’s unconfirmed. I am very interested to hear the results of your conversation.
Of course, according to some poskim, NOBODY is really drinking cholov yisroel, as it’s not watched by a Jew the whole time. So you’re spending more money to get a more spoiled product which may not even have any maalos over a good half gallon of Skinny Cow Special Request. It’s almost the same ripoff as those ” bishul yisroel sticker slapped on a regular product” deals, where they are relying on a light bulb for bishul yisroel, which many poskim don’t hold of. So you’re spending a huge premium to get a product that may not have any maalos over the regular product!
The OU is talking about using video monitors to monitor dairy farms. This would mean that ALL milk can be cholov yisroel at a low cost, and we can all drink fresh, long-lasting cholov yisroel milk at a good price. I am eagerly awaiting that day.