Cheese

Valio job cuts Russia export ban

‘The fall in production may lead to unpaid lay-offs’

Valio looks at job cuts following Russia export ban

By Jenny Eagle

Valio says it has started negotiations with the Finnish Act on Co-operation within Undertakings to talk about possible job cuts following a ban on exports to Russia.

“Our comparison between brands and supermarkets within cheese types suggests that brand-led companies are not reducing salt content as much,

Big brands must step up to salt challenge, says CASH

By Nathan Gray

Large brands must step up their commitment to reducing salt, and match the progress being made by own-brand products from supermarkets, says CASH, as a new study shows salt levels in some cheeses are still too high.

Kingdom Organic Cheddar wins Gold

Kingdom Organic Cheddar wins Gold

By Jenny Eagle

Kingdom Organic Cheddar has beaten 4,443 cheeses from 26 countries to win the Gold Awards for Farmhouse/Traditional Mature Cheddar, Export Award, and Cheddar/Cheddar Style at the International Cheese Awards competition in Nantwich, England.

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Raw Milk Mild Cheddar Cheese recall

By Jenny Eagle

Dairy Goat Products Coop is recalling its Raw Milk Mild Cheddar Cheese Lot Code 103-114 because it may be contaminated with Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O111:H8 bacteria.

Camembert was one of the cheeses tested

Real time PCR approach developed to detect Listeria

By Joseph James Whitworth

Researchers have developed a real time (rt-) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol for the rapid and reliable identification and quantitative detection of Listeria monocytogenes.

Chinese UK cheese export ban will be 'lifted soon': Defra

Chinese UK cheese export ban will be 'lifted soon': Defra

By Mark ASTLEY

Two weeks into a Chinese suspension of British cheese exports, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has little to say on the issue but believes the ban will be "lifted soon."

Kraft Foods is recalling 1.2m cases of different cottage cheese brands for exceeding safe temperature parameters.

Kraft recalls 1.2m cases of cottage cheese

By Jenni Spinner

Cottage cheese under the Kraft Foods brand umbrella is being voluntarily recalled after ingredients were discovered to be stored outside of safe temperature parameters.

“This project could support the development of a profitable business for camel owners in the arid areas of Africa and Middle East, and it will provide ideas for the development of new products.”

Danes back nutrient-rich African camel milk expansion

By Nicola Cottam

Danish supplier Chr Hansen has launched a forum to disseminate and share information on camel cheese and milk production to generate global support and potential revenue for small-scale camel owners in Northern Africa.

US dairy industry has 'discovered the power of exports'

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US dairy industry has 'discovered the power of exports'

By John Geuss

Now the world's largest exporter of nonfat dry milk (NDM) and skim milk powder (SMP), it is fair to say the US has discovered "the power of exports," says DairyReporter.com's US commodities expert John Geuss. 

Picture: Finger Lakes Farmstead Cheese Company

Cheese producer responds to FDA consent decree

By Joseph James Whitworth

A New York cheese producer hit with a consent decree of permanent injunction due to Listeria contamination has said it was unclear on what needed to be done to be in compliance.

MMWR: Multistate outbreak of Listeriosis linked to soft-ripened cheese

Cause of Listeria outbreak revealed

By Joseph James Whitworth

A Listeria outbreak linked to one death and one miscarriage was most likely caused by ‘substantial sanitation deficiencies’ during the cheese-making process, according to an Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.

‘Hey Presto! Better Queso Fresco, with High Pressure Processing

2014 SPECIAL EDITION: DRIVING UP QUALITY, DRIVING DOWN COST

‘Hey Presto! Better Queso Fresco, with High Pressure Processing

By Ben BOUCKLEY

High Pressure Processing (HPP) is a promising technology to extend the shelf life of soft cheese Quesco Fresco and possibly prevent harmful recalls without altering its taste.

Academic puts smart money on smart dairy packaging

2014 SPECIAL EDITION: DRIVING UP QUALITY, DRIVING DOWN COST

Academic puts smart money on smart dairy packaging

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Smart packaging will play a pivotal role in the future of FMCG including dairy as companies cut waste with higher quality, longer lasting products and new technology drives material prices down.

Roos Foods has recalled a variety of products

FDA shuts firm at centre of Listeria outbreak

By Joseph James Whitworth

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the registration of Roos Foods, which is at the centre of a Listeria outbreak linked to the death of one person, after an inspection uncovered unsanitary conditions.