An internal review of the US Food and Drug Administration’s handling of the US infant formula supply shortage has put the industry’s food safety culture under scrutiny – with the FDA likely to devise sector-specific best practices to avoid future emergencies.
Newburg-based Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farm has recalled 10 of its cheeses due to potential listeria contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration reported.
The government is set to review the country’s dairy quota allocation system to ensure it’s ‘working well for everyone’ as exporters look to take advantage of the free trade agreements with the UK and the EU.
The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has refuted claims that it would be postponing all infant formula import applications under its expedited scheme.
Jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision whether to convict or acquit the former president of Blue Bell Creameries for allegedly concealing from the public why contaminated ice cream was being pulled from shelves.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) are urging global leaders to do more to protect caregivers and healthcare workers in “humanitarian settings” from unethical marketing practices used by the formula industry.
Seven years after the listeria outbreak that infected 10 people in four US states, Blue Bell Creameries’ former president and CEO Paul Kruse is being tried on six charges.
According to the European Court of Justice, Denmark has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law by continuing to sell ‘feta’ cheese to third countries.
The legislation has been condemned by plant-based and animal rights advocates such as the Vegan Association Turkey (TVD), which has filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The European Union and New Zealand have inked a free trade agreement. With the deal being universally condemned by the dairy industries of both regions, we look at what concessions have been made and ask if anyone has come out on top.
Florida-based Big Olaf Creamery has been linked to an outbreak of Listeria that the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says has been linked to one fatality. However, CDC revealed in its food safety alert, no recall has been initiated.
Saputo UK-owned Dairy Crest has been fined £1.5m – the ‘largest fine ever awarded’ for an Environment Agency conviction in the South West – for its ‘unacceptable’ environmental performance.
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) said that dairy producers in the US state are ‘well positioned’ for international growth as it announced additional support for exporters.
Ireland today unveiled a new €1.5bn Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme that it says is ‘user friendly for farmers’ and will deliver ‘broader environmental and biodiversity benefits’. But the country’s farming union was warned it seems ‘likely to be...
The ambitions of the UK government’s food strategy and the UK dairy sector align but regulators were urged not to ‘undermine progress’ of the industry with unnecessary red tape at an event staged by trade body Dairy UK.
The Government must build on its Food Strategy white paper by supporting the dairy trade's expansion in the UK and export markets, according to Arla Foods UK boss Ash Amirahmadi.
‘Animal-free dairy’ startups have hit back at what they claim are attempts by the Non GMO Project and others to discredit the emerging technology by mischaracterizing it as dangerous, unregulated and bad for the environment.
Taiwan has become the latest international market to start eliminating the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in food packaging, citing environmental and sustainability concerns over over-usage of the material.
Research findings from the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) and CDP show that companies cannot afford any more delay in tackling deforestation across supply chains, with forest-related risks identified at almost US$80bn.
The US Food and Drug Administration has revealed it will exercise ‘enforcement discretion’ to allow Kendal Nutricare to begin importing infant formula products to the US in a bid to ease the shortages that have hit the market.
Under pressure from consumer organisation foodwatch, the European Commission has established limits for the presence of MOAH in food products. No transition period has been offered to businesses…is that fair?
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has criticised the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA's) handling of plans to ‘modernize’ the yogurt standard of identity.
The US Food and Drug Administration is loosening the rules governing infant formula imports into the country in a bid to get to grips with shortages. Meanwhile, Abbott Nutrition has said production could re-start at its facility within two weeks.
Mars Inc hopes to make a positive contribution to the livelihoods of smallholder cocoa farmers. The chocolate giant is trialling two new programmes that aim to address some of the structural issues that stand in the way of living incomes in cocoa. FoodNavigator...
A major research study investigating dairy consumption and cancer risk suggests a greater intake of dairy is associated with higher risks of liver cancer and breast cancer.
A cheese mark made from casein, integrated with a silicon microchip, has been developed to help the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium guarantee the authenticity of producers’ products.
The US Food and Drug Administration has detailed how it aims to increase the availability of infant and speciality formulas, as shortages on shelf are tied to higher demand and a recall of some Abbott Nutrition products.
The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) has revealed animal protein production is under significant and accelerating pressure from climate change – representing a significant material risk for investors. This is according to the FAIRR Initiative, an...
New Zealand’s government is intending to amend the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (DIRA) to support Fonterra’s move to a new capital structure, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has announced.
The International Dairy Federation has released Bulletin No.516 on Heat Treatments of Milk, which looks at the processing of milk, the oldest processing technology in the dairy sector.
Chinese dairy heavyweight Mengniu has urged the government to focus efforts on boosting local dairy self-sufficiency alongside its efforts to increase consumption, highlighting that a dependence on dairy imports is not an effective food security strategy...
UK retailer Co-op is getting rid of use-by dates from all of its own-brand yogurts in a bid to reduce food waste and combat the 42,000 tonnes – £100m ($127.6m) worth – of edible yogurt thrown away by UK householders each year, due to guidance printed...
On the podcast this week we talk to Claire Price, innovation manager dairy, at DSM Food & Beverage; and Alberto Pecorari, head of the institutional office of the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium. And we have our weekly update on the global dairy markets...
Following the delivery of the third part of the Sixth Assessment Report to world governments from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III, Greenpeace Aotearoa said New Zealand needs to take action on the dairy industry.
The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium (Consorzio del Parmigiano Reggiano) has announced a partnership with Kaasmerk Matec (Kaasmerk) and p-Chip Corporation (p-Chip) to launch a line of food-safe and secure traceability digital labels for its Parmigiano Reggiano...
On this week’s podcast, we have three conversations: with Ian Smith, sales director at PFF; Dr Ardythe Morrow, Professor of Epidemiology and Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical...
