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...
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating four consumer complaints of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility received from 9/20/2021 to 1/11/2022.
This week on the podcast, we have interviews with Pim van Hee, innovation manager dairy and dairy alternatives, and Eric van den Berg, product application expert phages, at DSM Food Specialties; research analyst at Defend Our Health, Roopa Krithivasan;...
Dairy processors have generally improved their compliance with Australia’s Dairy Code for the start of the 2021-22 season, but there are still areas of non-compliance that need to be addressed.
By Wopke Beukema and Sharad Tripathi, PerkinElmer, Inc.
It’s no secret the dairy industry has greatly evolved over the last few decades. And, from the farming stage through to processing and packaging, advancements in technology have allowed the sector to boost yields, enhance quality and lower costs.
Farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods has set a new target to achieve more than 50% growth across its UK organic retail and foodservice business in the next five years.
On this week’s podcast, we have conversations with Wopke Beukema, senior manager R&D at PerkinElmer, Inc.; Miguel Freitas, PhD, vice president of scientific affairs, and Kristie Leigh, registered dietitian nutritionist and senior manager of scientific...
Global nutrition, health and bioscience company Royal DSM has launched the latest additions to its integrated portfolio of phage management solutions: the new DelvoPhage test kit and DelvoAnalytics app.
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection has launched a series of metal detection systems for the food inspection market designed specifically for small and medium-size manufacturers and/or co-packers.
JK Tech, a next-generation digital and IT solutions provider offering templatized and pre-configured solutions to enterprise customers to help them embark on their digital transformation journey, has launched its Smart Dairy Solution in the US.
Dairy laboratory service company Eurofins DQCI is partnering with US dairy cooperative Southeast Milk, Inc. to assume operational responsibility of the Belleview, Florida site.
This week, we have two interviews on the podcast. We have conversations with Dr Kawther Hashem, campaign lead at Action on Sugar, and John Farrand, managing director of the Guild of Fine Food, which organizes the World Cheese Awards.
This week, we have just the one interview, but it’s a deeper look at climate change and food, with John Ruff, chief science and technology officer at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), in Chicago.
The UK group Action on Sugar is calling for a complete ban on child-friendly yogurt packaging and on misleading nutrition and health claims following its new product survey, which it said shows only 5% of yogurts with child-friendly packaging contain...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has reauthorized an agreement among infant formula manufacturers and importers that prohibits them from advertising and promoting infant formula directly to the public.
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has announced the extension of its Dairy Safe cheese biopreservation portfolio, with a selection of new phage-robust culture rotations.
Hawai‘i Department of Health Food Safety Branch inspectors are visiting pet supply stores and food retailers throughout the state and issuing cease and desist notices to those engaged in the illegal sale of unpasteurized goat milk.
Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) have introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission to recommend solutions to the issues facing family farmers and help secure the future of Wisconsin dairy.
Microbiological analysis is key to ensure the safety of dairy products. Historically, methods developed relied on standard plate counting, which allows for the determination of colony forming units (CFU).
Global food giants and a group of UK supermarkets have teamed up with food and environmental scientists to form a new non-profit organization to issue front-of-pack environmental scores on food products from this September.
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection has launched a new series of smart-design washdown-resistant combination product inspection systems, integrating sophisticated checkweighing and metal detection technologies.
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) has awarded a $10m grant in support of US dairy’s Net Zero Initiative (NZI) as a critical on-farm pathway to advance the industry wide 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals set through the Innovation...
Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) has launched its fourth assessment of the marketing policies and practices of the world’s largest manufacturers of formulas and foods for infants and young children.
Royal DSM, a global science-based nutrition, health and sustainable living company, has launched Delvotest Accelerator Smart – a fully-automated system designed to be used in combination with DSM’s internationally validated Delvotest plates to optimize...
As countries start to emerge from a pandemic that has badly affected people on the planet for more than a year, a group of educational establishments is asking a tough question no one really wants to hear – will there be more coronavirus pandemics in...
