Organic milk producers took a blow Tuesday after UK food
authorities said their milk was not healthier than conventional
varieties just because it contained more omega-3.
Herding cows into special cooling tunnels during hot weather could
increase milk yields, says a study, after a heatwave across Britain
sent milk production plummeting this summer.
The infant formula market presents opportunities for proven
nutritional ingredients within the updated EU regulatory framework,
and follow-on products and those aimed at mothers' are also
targeted by suppliers.
Work on the UK's first factory able to recycle HDPE resin from
plastic milk bottles for re-use in food packaging could start
within a year, according to a government-funded recycling agency.
Scientists have called on Britain's food safety authorities to
recognise the superior health qualities of organic milk, after a
new study showed it contained higher levels of omega-3 than
conventional milk.
Britain's competition watchdog has cleared dairy firm Robert
Wiseman to take over the liquid milk business of rival group Milk
Link, as the industry continues to consolidate.
Cutting Britain's milk supply to raise farmgate prices will not win
the battle to raise earnings across the UK dairy sector, warns a
new Milk Development Council report.
Fresh dairy ingredients and Stilton cheese have helped Britain's
Milk Link to improve both turnover and profit margins over the last
year, the group has said.
Milk produced by transgenic goats is seen to shore up protective
intestinal bacteria against illness, thanks to the antibacterial
action of an enzyme found in human breast milk; if the findings
hold true for humans it could help prevent...
UK dairy processor Milk Link will pay farmers more money for their
organic milk from this October as the industry attempts to keep
pace with soaring demand.
China is preparing to launch a new national standard on raw milk to
prevent dairy products containing antibiotic residues from reaching
the marketplace.
New Zealand dairy Fonterra must add a warning label to its new
vitamin K-enriched milk and yoghurt to reduce the risk for people
taking the blood thinning drug Warfarin, said the New Zealand food
authorities yesterday.
Spanish dairy co-op Feiraco has launched a range of fermented milk
products specifically targeted at Spain's Muslim community, tapping
into a relatively neglected niche market.
A €300m investment package will be handed to Ireland's dairy
processing industry over the next three years to help it meet
market challenges that lie ahead, the country's government has
announced.
The distant clink of milk bottles at 5am may be a thing of the past
for several British neighbourhoods, but Dairy Crest's bid to create
the UK's largest doorstep delivery business is a sign there may be
life yet in the old...
New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra sold almost a tenth more
milk-derived ingredients this year than the previous 12 months,
pushing its overall revenue up 6 per cent to NZ$13 billion
(€6.4bn), it reported yesterday.
Vietnam's biggest dairy, commonly called Vinamilk, is set for a
change of ownership, after the government revealed plans to reduce
its controlling stake in the company.
Farmgate milk prices have continued to fall across the European
Union and most rapidly in France over the last year, new figures
show, increasing tension between producers and processors.
Rows over farmgate milk prices have intensified in France, with
leading French dairy processor Lactalis accusing its rival Sodiaal
of irresponsibly cutting the price it pays to producers.
Arla Foods is scrapping its lower calorie Mini30 milk in Denmark
only six months after the product was launched, because consumers
do not like the taste.
Cereal-based beverages, such as those made from rice and oats, are
not suitable as a complete milk replacement for young children,
said the Australian and New Zealand food authorities today.
Dairy Crest has criticised Britain's advert watchdog for telling
the company to drop claims that its omega-3 milk could improve
children's ability to learn.
European Union medical authorities have approved their first drug
derived from the milk of genetically modified animals, offering an
insight into potential alternative avenues for parts of the dairy
industry.
Dairy processor Robert Wiseman has continued on the acquisition
trail by agreeing to buy Milk Link's milk business, suggesting
consolidation is picking up pace on the Uk dairy industry.
Arla UK announced it would make more controversial cuts to farmgate
milk prices and fine producers for churning out too much milk, as
cost pressures on the dairy industry intensify.
Plans to kick whole milk out of English schools as part of new
nutrition standards sends the wrong message to consumers, warns the
National Farmers' Union.
Dietary supplementation with an omega-3 enriched milk could be a
simple and tolerable way to ease cardiovascular risk factors linked
to metabolic syndrome, say Spanish researchers.
Levels of the cancer-causing PAH compounds in infant formula milk
on sale in Britain are below the limits set by the European Union
and pose no health risk, says the UK's food safety watchdog.
More upheaval in Britain's dairy sector looms over the next few
years as more than one in ten milk producers say they will leave
the sector, according to a new report.
Arla UK's Cravendale milk brand has seen its strong growth stunted
by cheaper, supermarket milk in recent weeks, reminding processors
how easily private label could destabilise branded dairy growth in
Britain.
Milk producers have renewed their fierce criticism of low farmgate
prices in Britain, as the country's competition watchdog prepares
to open an in-depth probe into the market practices of top
supermarkets.
Britain's formula milk industry has faced down a new wave of
criticism from senior paediatricians, who accused it of dodging a
ban on direct advertising by snuggling up to doctors and health
professionals.
Gadot Biochemical Industries has developed a new calcium citrate
compound that could help formulators overcome fortification issues
with soy milk, fluid milk, smoothie, infant formula, and other milk
replacement products.
The UK dairy industry could profit from a drop in milk production,
said the chief executive of Arla UK on Tuesday, enabling the
industry to add value and raise earnings through the supply chain.
Sheep's milk has a higher content of essential vitamins and
minerals than cow's milk and could be used to cater to consumers'
appetite for healthy products. But presently it seems only
small-time producers are sizing...
The launch of a new milk scanner by analytical specialists Foss has
already bagged the group some major deals with its claim to be a
fifth more accurate than its predecessor.
A novel scanner, which uses a mixture of ultraviolet and infrared
rays to probe the content of milk, will help dairy firms and
scientists to more accurately analyse products and ingredients, its
inventor says.
GEA Group, one of the largest machine companies at the Anuga
FoodTech exhibition, has released a number of liquid filling and
processing machines through its subsidiaries.
The standards for infant formulations, a topic of continued
discussion with the Codex Committee, is being driven by commercial
interests and not science say two paediatricians, claims that have
been refuted by the industry.
Cutting edge research will be laid before Europe's dairy industry
in Brussels this autumn, when scientists from around the world will
discuss how the genetic make-up of milk affects human health.
The Czech Republic's dairy industry is facing a €7m (CK 200m) fine
as milk output is forecast to exceed the national quota for 2005/6
of 2.682 billion kilos.
Gatorade has challenged a recent advertising campaign that claims
that chocolate milk helps athletes to work out longer than
conventional sports drinks.
Finnish dairy company Valio, and Germany's biggest dairy company
Nordmilch eG have announced an alliance that will enable them to
concentrate capacity for 'special products' like functional milks
and probiotics.
