cholov yisroel

Another woman and i were having a discussion with someone at work. he is part of a chassidik group. (we also are a bit chassidik but not from the same group) the topic of cholov yisroel came up. when he referred to something that wasn’t cholov yisroel he kind of stopped in mid sentence, right after the word “cholov” – so i said “stam?” to which he responded “yeah”. then later he used the expression cholov akum – i said “don’t you mean stam?” he said that cholov stam is a made up word. i explained what i thought was the diff between stam and akum. he still maintained they were the same thing. so i asked if he means that anything that’s not cholov yisroel is treif? at first he didn’t answer and then kind of said “no” (very hesitantly). we could tell he meant “yes”

conversation ended and i went back into my office. the other woman then came into my office and said she felt so badly – she feels like she’s eating treif. i gave her examples of some ppl whom we both know who eat cholov stam. i also mentioned that R’ Moshe Feinstein ZT”L – while he held only cholov yisroel -said that we don’t have to.

then my husband asked his rav if he feels it’s treif. the rav said that chassidim do consider it treif (this rav is chassidish).

so i’d like to hear what ppl on the cr have to say. thanks.