The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) wants plant-based dairy alternatives in the US to be barred from using dairy terms in product labeling. But right now it’s not a fair fight, they say, because the focus is not on public health.
Every August, parents return to lunch packing for a new school year and the US dairy industry gets involved in the process with a few timely snack launches.
As the fallout from the Fair Oaks Farms animal abuse video shows no sign of slowing, a US expert says viewing animal ‘health’ and ‘welfare’ as one issue is now critical.
JSC Vietnam Dairy Products (Vinamilk) has signed a strategic cooperation with nutrition company Royal DSM, to apply international standards on nutrition powdered milk products for children and consumers in Vietnam.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has called for a ban on the sale of unpasteurized milk and milk products throughout the US, citing the “significant health risk” to pregnant women, infants, and children.
Westland Milk Products has attempted to reassure its customers about the safety of its products following the discovery of dicyandiamide (DCD) in samples.
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has highlighted the importance of marketing of dairy products to children, claiming that without it, US consummation could fall below recommended levels.
The European Court of Auditors has warned that dairy market liberalisation could be ill-suited to EU policy aims such as price stability and competitiveness.
Four cases of listeria contamination in the US are increasingly
thought to have come from a Massachusetts dairy although officials
say they still have not found a source of the bacteria at the
processing plant.
The latest round of talks designed to set out more
international standards for the manufacturing of milk products will
take place from 4 to 8 February in New Zealand, it emerged
this week.
The world's watchdog for food rules has given the green light to
over 20 new and amended food standards covering animal feeding,
milk products and a newly adopted definition for traceability.
The need to allay consumer belief that recombined milk products are
inferior to traditional dairy products, is an area that the
recombining industry needs to address, according to a recent
conference.
