News & Analysis on the Dairy Industry & Markets
The re-emergence of the Victorian-era condition rickets in the UK has put the spotlight back on vitamin D intakes, and a recent advisory committee report will likely spur debate on the need for mandatory fortification.
Italian dairy company Parmalat has announced it has completed the acquisition of Fonterra’s yogurt and dairy dessert business.
Maytag Dairy Farms in Newton, Iowa, US, has announced a voluntary recall of five lots of “Maytag Blue” blue cheese wedges and wheels, and 15 batches of blue cheese crumbles because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) is seeking planning permission for an expansion at its Wexford cheese plant.
The Barton Group of New York has partnered with Multivac to create a Stand Up SqueezyStraw Pouch.
‘Pact will face competitive constraint from other manufacturers’
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Power Plastics by a subsidiary of Pact Group Holdings.