A UK survey reveals that just under half of products labeled with a warning ‘may contain’ allergen actually contain no trace of it. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) scrutinized about 1,000 packaged food samples carrying ...
Tags: allergy, food samples, Agriculture
UK-based Dairy Crest has agreed to divest its Dairies operations to Müller UK & Ireland for £80m, citing slump in profits during the six months ended September. The transaction includes production plants at Foston, Chadwell ...
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The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has expanded its product range to China with the introduction of Whole Milk under its new Kerrygold Chinese trade mark. The launch is said to form a part of IDB's strategy to develop premium dairy products ...
French dairy company Danone is increasing its stake by more than 90% in Moroccan dairy firm Central Laitière with an investment of €278m ($348m), in an effort to cut down its reliance on European region, where dairy is ...
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Schwartz Brothers Bakery in the US is recalling Everything Bagels as it contains milk that is not mentioned on the label, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The recalled product is Everything Bagels bearing UPC number 7 ...
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Ernakulam Milk Union in the Indian state of Kerala is planning to build an aseptic packaging unit for dairy products. The packaging unit, which has been proposed at the Ernakulam Milk Union's dairy at Tripunithura, will see an ...
Lifeway Foods, a supplier of cultured dairy products known as kefir and organic kefir, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. "Our strong double digit net sales growth in the third quarter demonstrates the ...
Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart has announced plans to invest $500m in an infant milk powder joint venture Hope Dairies for export to China. The move comes in advance of an expected announcement of a free-trade agreement ...
Tags: Australian, infant milk, Queensland
Silk has expanded its offerings of plant-based alternatives to dairy milk with the introduction of Silk Creamy Cashew, a cashew-based beverage free of cholesterol, lactose, dairy, soy and gluten. With its smooth, creamy and mild taste, ...
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Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart is planning to invest $500m in a new infant milk powder venture Hope Dairies. According to media reports, Rinehart is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with Queensland Government and ...
Chinese dairy major Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial has partnered with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) to establish a dairy plant in Kansas. The company owns 30% stake in the joint venture, which has a registered capital of around $100m. ...
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Bolivia is planning to open a quinoa milk plant in the Andean province of Potosi which is being funded by the European Union (EU). The EU-backed plant will have a capacity to produce nearly 250 liters of quinoa milk every day and 3,500 ...
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Swedish researchers have found that high consumption of milk may cause early death and does not prevent bone fractures. According to the research study published by the British Medical Journal, the high levels of lactose and galactose ...
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French dairy major Danone has agreed to acquire 25% stake in Chinese infant formula producer Yashili for €437m. The move forms a part of the company's strategy to expand its footprint in China. Under the agreed terms, China ...
China has eased the ban on New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra’s whey powder and dairy base powder imports which are used as ingredients in infant formula production. Fonterra will now be able to sell the ingredients to infant ...
Tags: infant milk, Agriculture