Food Giant Nestlé has sold off one of its Vietnamese dairy plants
to local group Anco Foods, as it looks to shift focus in the region
to the production of its core brands.
Thousands of bottles of strawberry milkshake have been recalled in
the UK by manufacturer Silver Spoon, due to concerns the products
may make consumers ill.
A range of milk-based sports and energy drinks will be launched by
US fortified beverage specialist, Bravo!, expanding the dairy
sector into traditional soft drink territory.
Nestlé's new milk factory in Pakistan, set to be the world's
largest milk collection centre, can help prevent more people from
turning to Islamic extremism, the country's president has said.
Meat and milk from cloned animals could soon become available in
the EU, depending on the outcome of a European Food Safety
Authority scientific review.
Milk producers in the UK have given a cautious welcome to milk
price rises announced by Tesco this week, in the latest development
on dairy farmer incomes.
A little piece of Fairtrade Fortnight touched the UK dairy industry
this week as the head of the Sainsbury's supermarket told farmers
he was willing to pay more for their milk.
Leading US dairy firm Dean Foods has said it will not accept milk
from cloned cows, adding weight to an industry and consumer move
against the technology on both sides of the Atlantic.
UK supermarket Tesco is expanding its range of functional milks
with the addition of a new semi-skimmed product enhanced with a
variety of vitamins and other added nutrients.
Fears that cows with BSE could pass on the disease to humans via
proteins in their milk has gained more credence from a new study,
which has encouraged stricter analysis of dairy products.
Signs that EU milk quotas have outlived their usefulness grew
stronger this week after the bloc's agriculture commissioner openly
criticised the system in front of industry officials.
Milk producers in France have used an industry meeting to call for
higher farmgate prices and again condemn cuts over the last five
years, revealing ongoing tension between farmers and dairy firms in
the EU.
Lycopene, microencapsulated in gum arabic-sucrose capsules, slowed
the degradation of vitamins A and D3 in skimmed milk by 45 per
cent, says new research.
Women who regularly consumed at least one serving of full-fat diary
every day gained about 30 per cent less weight than women who
didn't, says a study from Sweden.
Plans to allow milk and meat from cloned cows to enter the food
chain have moved a step closer in the US after the country's food
safety watchdog issued draft guidance for the industry and opened a
formal consultation.
In a year that has seen camel, sheep and donkey milk grab the
headlines in turn, Mrs Rudolph and her chums neednt fear that
theyre next to get the "other milk" treatment.
UK dairy firms are being urged to capitalise on a resurgence in the
country's food and drink exports, through a new project with the
Food From Britain organisation.
Talks to get UK dairy farmers a better deal with supermarkets are
expected to intensify over the next couple of weeks, as new figures
show nearly 1,000 producers have quit the sector in the last year.
Australian dairy National Foods has recalled several thousand
litres of its Pura brand milk, citing fears that it could be
contaminated with the E.coli bacteria.
Asia's biggest dairy, Japan's Meiji, has started shipping
pasteurized milk directly to Shanghai from Japan, the first time a
foreign dairy has supplied fresh milk to the rapidly growing
market.
Milk, fortified with four minerals and three vitamins, cut the
occurrence of respiratory infections and days with severe illness,
and could be a well accepted means of improving health, especially
amongst pre-schoolers in the developing...
A redesigned automatic milk standardiser allows processors to
continually monitor fatcontent and eliminates the need for skilled
technical support, the manufacturers claim.
Debate on whether to approve milk from cloned cattle for general
consumption in the US is unlikely to be replicated in Europe in the
near future, because consumers would reject the products.
Campaigning to promote the healthiness of milk has received
government support in the UK via a new scheme to hand out free
milk, fruit and vitamin vouchers to parents.
A new analyser is capable of assessing a wide range of components
in milk within 60 seconds and is significantly cheaper than its
rivals, helping dairies to improve efficiency in quality control,
its manufacturer claims.
A high pressure processing technique retains a fresh taste while at
thesame time killing bacteria andextending shelf life in products
such as milk, say US researchers.
Scandinavia's Arla Foods has bought nearly a third of Finnish dairy
company Ingman Foods, as consolidation continues to run apace in
the European dairy sector.
New supply contracts and a new dairy will help the Robert Wiseman
group to corner a significant share of the UK's soaring organic
milk market, the firm has said.
Top dairy firms around the world, backed by Britain's biggest
supermarket, will work together to promote the health qualities of
milk as concerns rise over a growing anti-dairy league.
Routine cleaning may have been to blame for the contamination of up
to 2,000 packs of milk with excessive levels of bacteria in Jersey,
the manufacturer has announced.
Up to 2,000 packs of milk contaminated with excessive levels of
bacteria have been recalled in Jersey, raising more questions about
dairy hygiene practices in the EU.
Consumer groups in the US have united against government plans to
allow milk and meat from cloned animals into the food chain,
highlighting a potential dilemma for dairy firms interested in the
technology.
Pressure on UK milk producers may ease off next year, according to
a new supply chain report, which follows new moves to monitor and
improve earnings in the sector.
UK supermarket Tesco will pay organic milk producers £400 per year
in an attempt to ensure the organic dairy sector keeps up with
rapidly growing consumer demand.
Fraser & Neave, the Malaysian beverage and glass group, has
signed a RM310 million (67.2m) deal with Nestlé to produce and sell
the Swiss group's liquid milk products in south-east Asia.
Efforts to save money and make farm inspections more efficient in
the UK have seen the Dairy Hygiene Inspectorate merge with the
country's veterinary service this week.
More multi-million euro fines are to be handed out to EU member
states exceeding their milk quotas this year, highlighting what
some believe is an out-dated system.
Phasing out the milk quota system across the EU will help larger
dairy producers and processors to become more competitive in the
world dairy market, says a new report.
Organic milk producers took a blow Tuesday after UK food
authorities said their milk was not healthier than conventional
varieties just because it contained more omega-3.
Herding cows into special cooling tunnels during hot weather could
increase milk yields, says a study, after a heatwave across Britain
sent milk production plummeting this summer.
The infant formula market presents opportunities for proven
nutritional ingredients within the updated EU regulatory framework,
and follow-on products and those aimed at mothers' are also
targeted by suppliers.
Work on the UK's first factory able to recycle HDPE resin from
plastic milk bottles for re-use in food packaging could start
within a year, according to a government-funded recycling agency.
Scientists have called on Britain's food safety authorities to
recognise the superior health qualities of organic milk, after a
new study showed it contained higher levels of omega-3 than
conventional milk.
