Chobani donates blocked Sochi Olympics shipment to food banks

By Mark ASTLEY

14-Feb-2014 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 13:07 GMT

Chobani has donated more than 5,000 pots of Greek yogurt originally intended for US athletes at the Winter Olympics in Sochi to food banks in New York and New Jersey.

Russia 'trying to resolve’ Chobani Olympics shipment fiasco

05-Feb-2014

By Mark ASTLEY

A shipment of Chobani Greek yogurt that was initially refused entry into Russia may still reach US athletes in Sochi before the Winter Olympics begin on Friday, says a leading Russian food safety official.

US milk moustache claim ‘was a joke’, Russia food safety deputy admits

12-Mar-2013

By Mark ASTLEY

The deputy chief of the Russian food safety authority has backtracked on claims that women who consume US milk from cows treated with bovine somatotropin (bST) are at risk of growing a moustache – admitting to DairyReporter.com that it “was a joke.”

US Congressmen call on USDA to address Russian dairy trade issues

22-Nov-2012

Two US Congressmen have called on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make full use of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) laws to address issues that have prevented the export of US dairy products into Russia.