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I think the point is that even in Canada, etc, it is still only the milk that is bagged. Not other things like orange juice. But I’ve never been to Canada so I dunno

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Just speculating about orange juice: vitamin C degrades easily when exposed to light, so that orange juice in clear containers lose more vitamin C than orange juice in opaque containers. That could be one reason against (clear) milk bags, but there are certainly clear bottles of orange juice sold, and I suppose you could use opaque juice bags, though those would be less user friendly than clear juice bags.

Edit: capri sun juice pouches!

Orange juice is nearly always sold in a clear jug in the US, and that which I can remember in Canada. In fact I don't think I have ever encountered an opaque jug of juice, only paper cartons.

Also, Caprisun pouches have foil backing that cause them to somewhat maintain shape, and a design that gives them a base to stand upright. Canadian bagged milk, at least what kind I encountered when I was there, had neither of these traits.

Bagged orange juice is not sold in stores but it's something I had a kid in school. Single serving clear plastic brandless bags of OJ.

and wine (but in a box), liquid soap refills, larger containers of yoghurt by some brands.

And not very common in Canada.

While only 5 of Canada's 9 provinces have bagged milk today (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia), in the late 1960's when it was introduced, all provinces had it. Four provinces dropped it between the 1970's and 1990's.

Of the 5 provinces that still have bagged milk, Ontario and Quebec constitute over half of the Canadian population, so I don't think it is correct to say it's "not very common in Canada" when 26 million of the 40 million Canadians have access to bagged milk.

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