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Can milk reduce asthma?

The components in milk fat could be responsible for lower rates of asthma among young children, concludes a study in Thorax, which challenges previous findings...

Milk screening test launched

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

Milk put to the test

Milk drinks that contain non-esterified plant sterols can significantly inhibit cholesterol absorption report researchers, testing the efficacy of the cholesterol-lowering ingredient when dissolved in milk....

Fermented milk solution

Drinking fermented milk appeared to eliminate or drastically reduce symptoms related to lactose intolerance in people with the allergy, report researchers at Columbus University, Ohio....

Milk undergoes an image makeover

The UK Dairy Council is launching a campaign to debunk some of the myths about milk, such as the belief that it has a high...

Italy votes on milk quotas

The Italian government has called for a vote of confidence in a bid to reach an agreement on EU milk quotas. Government coalition parties have...

Italian milk quotas blocking reform

EU finance ministers are today trying to agree plans to tax cross-border income from savings. But officials say they cannot predict whether they will be...

Danish milk-based snack launched in Saudi Arabia

Arla Foods' Saudi Arabian subsidiary, Danya Foods, has launched a new milk-based snack called Hayya. The snack has a pudding-like texture that comes in three...

Milk-based energy drink launched

A milk-based energy drink to challenge market leader Red Bull has been launched in the USA. Mad Cow, manufactured by New Jersey-based LiquidBillboards is set...

Stick to the milk

Girls who consume more calcium tend to weigh less and have lower body fat than those with low calcium consumption, suggest new findings presented at...

US milk recall due to vitamin contamination

In the US, an Ohio dairy is recalling 150 half gallons of one of its products because it contains levels of vitamin A that could...

Fermented milk product may reduce hypertension

Researchers in Japan report that a novel fermented milk product containing gamma-aminobutyric acid (known as GABA) may lower blood pressure in people with mild hypertension....

Gene identified to regulate milk content and yield

MTT Agrifood Research Finland and the University of Liège, Belgium, have worked together successfully in locating a gene that regulates the total yield and protein...

Foss improves milk quality assurance

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...

Can the British 'milk round' be saved?

Following successful field trials, Dairy Crest and First Milk have startedjoint milk collections across wide areas of England and Wales in a bid to save...

A daily dose of fermented milk?

Researchers from Finland report that a fermented milk high in bioactive peptides could be used to lower blood pressure among people with hypertension, one of...

Dr Pepper gets in on the milk drink act

Milk, it seems, is the next product to get the major marketing makeover. For years a staple product in most western diets, milk has become...

GMO milk to reduce processing costs

News to delight dairy manufacturers and dismay opponents to genetically modified foods arrived this week with publication of a new study that reveals protein-rich milk...

Trend for fruit and milk juice blend grows

Britvic Soft Drinks, the UK's second largest soft drink producer after Cadbury Schweppes, is to launch a new brand next month offering drinkers a product...

Milk sales for new Snow Brand owner

Nippon Milk Community, established last Wednesday to take over the milk businesses of troubled Snow Brand Milk Products Co. and two agricultural cooperative federations, started...

Dairy leak causes soy milk recall

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...

Milk blamed for iron deficiency in tots

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...

Keep your teeth - drink up your milk!

Scientists in the US have found strong evidence linking a lack of vitamin D and calcium with tooth loss in the elderly. They say that...

Nestlé drops milk-buying in the UK

Nestle has dropped its milk-buying activities in the UK, after the country finally looses its war-time habit of consuming condensed and evaporated milk. According to...

Outlook: sunny, but the milk's still cold

Spanish food equipment manufacturer, Tarre, in collaboration with the Public University of Navarre has built a prototype for cooling milk using energy from the sun....