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Safer milk

19-Sep-2003 - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has released information aimed at advising farmers on best food safety practices. The move is part of an...

Are men at risk from cheese?

18-Sep-2003 - Men who eat a lot of cheese could be at a higher risk of contracting testicular cancer, Canadian researchers conclude in a new study. Scientists...

A glass of milk a day keeps diarrhoea at bay?

08-Sep-2003 - People who eat a lot of dairy foods may be at lower risk of traveller's diarrhoea, according to scientists in the Netherlands, who have shown...

Request for phytosterols in milk

04-Sep-2003 - The Australian and New Zealand markets could soon see cholesterol-lowering milks on sale, as the region's food agency considers comments on a request from Parmalat...

Milk to the rescue

25-Aug-2003 - The US Food and Drug Administration has said that it is safe to spray lactoferrin, a milk protein, on to beef carcasses to fight disease-causing...

EU agrees safety test rules

23-Jul-2003 - European Union farm ministers have agreed stricter rules aimed at improving food safety, on testing for contamination of meat, milk and shellfish. The legislation, approved...

Milk screening test launched

25-Jun-2003 - DuPont Qualicon has a new addition to its BAX system line of diagnostic tests - the BAX system PCR assay for detecting Enterobacter sakazakii in...

New Listeria detection system developed

28-May-2003 - A new tool for subtyping strains of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria that cause foodborne illness has been developed in America by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...

Safety labelling system

24-Mar-2003 - Dry Pak has launched its new Label Safe programme, which is designed for applications, such as dairy products, where temperature control of perishable items is...

Bacteria may protect cheese from listeria

19-Mar-2003 - German researchers have found that the addition of a bacterium during cheese production may be a simple answer to preventing Listeria in unpasteurised produce. Their...

Lloyd Instruments launches food texture analyser

18-Mar-2003 - LloydInstruments has unveiled the TAPlus - a low-priced, high performance foodtexture analyser aimed primarily at the bakery and processed meat markets. The company claims the...

UK dairy processor switches can ends

05-Mar-2003 - ACC Manufacturing, one of the largest dairies in the United Kingdom, has changed its rice pudding and custard cans to feature Crown Cork and Seal's...

Foss improves milk quality assurance

19-Feb-2003 - In order to make the analysis of milk samples easier, Foss has improved the quality assurance abilities for its existing milk testing equipment. Known as...

Dairy products failing probiotics test

22-Jan-2003 - Acidophilus and other probiotic supplements may be gaining in popularity but a report by independent testers ConsumerLab, says live bacteria may actually be missing in...

Supporting probiotics in yoghurt

21-Jan-2003 - The dairy industry is increasingly turning towards innovation in order to drive sales forward. With the health trend gaining pace by the week, a key...

Cheese packaging extends shelf life

16-Jan-2003 - The shelf-life of cheeses may triple from the present 2-3 months up to 9 months, with the help of a new concept. The advancement has...

Extending dairy shelf life

19-Dec-2002 - Research carried out at the Texas A&M university could improve dairy industry consumer products of tomorrow, claim scientists this week. For a doctoral thesis, Alexander...

Dairy leak causes soy milk recall

17-Dec-2002 - In the US a Missouri company has announced the recall of 5,069 cases of soymilk packaged under the brand names of Stop & Shop, Western...

Research into dairy waste treatment system

13-Dec-2002 - In the US, Bion Environmental Technologies and the California Agricultural Technology Institute (CATI) at California State University, Fresno, have announced that they will work together...

Milk blamed for iron deficiency in tots

10-Dec-2002 - Leading nutritional experts yesterday called for new initiatives to tackle iron deficiency among young children after a conference heard that one in four infants over...

Ban on Latvian dairy lifted

03-Dec-2002 - The Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service has removed the ban on the sales of curd and curd products for Latvian dairy company Rigas Piensaimnieks....

Russian dairy factory manager sacked over mass food poisoning

08-Nov-2002 - Last week's food poisoning outbreak in the small town of Kropotkin, in the Krasnodar territory of eastern Russia has led to the sacking of a...

Probiotic project

04-Nov-2002 - As probiotics find increasing favour with food manufacturers a new European funded study, PROGID, is set to investigate the impact of two probiotic strains on...

Assessing gut bacteria

31-Oct-2002 - An EU-funded project has developed new tools that enable more extensive and rapid analysis of our gut microbiota than has been possible earlier. The new...

Metal detector enhances cheese safety

23-Oct-2002 - Dutch cheese producer Schipper Kaas has updated its quality control system with the installation of Lock Inspection Systems' new generation metal detector. Schipper Kaas is...