International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) President and CEO Connie Tipton has announced the support of the association’s dairy processors to FDA’s announced continued moratorium on milk and food from cloned animals. Portions of the statement appear below. “We applaud Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Connor for his common sense decision to continue the moratorium on milk from cloned animals while … Read More
New Brazil Dairy Plant to Open
Nestle SA, the world’s largest food company, and New Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. plan to open a dairy in Brazil in the first half of this year. The companies will invest as much as 70 million reais ($39.5 million) in the plant, according to a statement sent from Nestle’s Brazil unit. The factory will be located in Palmeira das … Read More
Kraft to Sell Mama Luise Cheese
Dairy products company Grupo Lactalis Iberia, a branch of dairy firm Lactalis, has entered into an agreement with food and beverages company Kraft Foods to acquire the Mama Luise cheese brand for an undisclosed sum. According to media reports, the deal also includes the acquisition of Kraft Foods’ manufacturing facility in Zamora, Spain, which employs approximately 90 staff. This acquisition … Read More
Canadian Confirmed 11th BSE Case
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported Tuesday that a 13-year-old beef cow from Alberta has been confirmed with bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The agency said no portion of the carcass entered the human food chain. In May of this year, the World Organization for Animal Health designated Canada as a controlled-risk country for BSE, acknowledging the effectiveness of its controls and … Read More
Researcher in New Zealand Needs Your Help
Alan Sharp, a dairy heritage researcher in New Zealand, needs your help! He is looking for people who might have information on families in the United States who were among the first to use elevated platform milking systems. Do you know of someone? Email Alan at herringbone@hnpl.net to share your information. I am trying to locate people with knowledge, of … Read More
Australia Dairy Manufacturering Students Graduate
Students in Australia have graduated from the first industry-endorsed dairy manufacturers course. The National Centre for Dairy Education – Australia (NCDEA) and Dairy Food Safety Victoria (DFSV) joined forces to offer the course which is held at a dairy manufacturer through two four-hour sessions. Since its inception, 44 trainees from around Victoria have completed the Fundamentals of Food Safety and … Read More
Italian Parmalat Sells Plant
Italian dairy group Parmalat, has sold a milk processing plant to the Venezuelan government amid shortages of milk in the South American nation. Venezuelans have been scrambling for milk for several weeks and there have been inconsistent supplies this year of other basic food products, including meat, chicken and wheat flour. Venezuela this year has suffered periodic shortages of basic … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted two export assistance bids last week for the sale of whole milk power. The bids were from Humboldt Creamery of Fortuna, CA, for the export of 250 metric tons (550,000 pounds) of whole milk powder to the Bangladesh, and another 60 tons (132,000 lbs.) … Read More
Researchers Make Exciting Discovery
Researchers may have come up with a new, inexpensive tool for increasing milk production without growth hormones, according to a study published Monday. They have discovered that suppressing the serotonin in mammary glands can boost milk output by 15 percent. Lead researcher Nelson Horseman of the University of Cincinnati’s medical school and his team found that serotonin is the chemical … Read More
International Forum for Women in Dairying
The International Forum for Women in Dairying will be holding its global dairy conference prior to the 2008 World Dairy Expo according to Kathy LaScala, chairperson. Kathy was on hand for our media talk session so I asked her what this is all about. She says you can find out more on their website. The dates are September 28 & … Read More