New Regulations enacted in Georgia to write “Made from Raw milk”
New Regulations are enacted for dairy industry from November 1. As of the government’s decree adopted on July 30, amendments had been made to the Resolution No. 152 of 2015 of Georgian Government on Milk and Dairy Products. The Resolution provides for requirements imposed for milk, dairy products and products containing milk. According to the…
Turtle Tree labs a biotech firm develops milk without cows using cells based technology
Can milk be made in a laboratory instead of from cows or humans – and can it taste just as good? Local biotech start-up TurtleTree Labs certainly thinks so, and it impressed the judges of the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2020 enough to walk away with the top cash prize of US$500,000 (S$678,000). The challenge to…
Arla unveils UK’s first dairy farm ‘fuel station’ as poo-power
Trial will use poo from around 500 cows to create 27,000kg of biofuel to power dairy delivery trucks The three-month trial will reduce Arla’s carbon impact by 80 tonnes The UK’s leading dairy cooperative is getting in gear with its sustainability efforts and transforming cow manure from its farms into vehicle-friendly fuel in a major…
Yili has now become the world’s largest dairy company
Brand Finance is one of the world’s top five brand valuation institutes and is widely recognized for its professionalism and independence. Its brand valuation reports are an important indicator for financial companies and professionals. “As a brand committed to unceasing product continuous innovation in the industry, it is unsurprising that Yili has managed to continually…
Cold extrusion 3D print milk products without additives is possible now
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) developed a method to perform direct ink writing (DIW) 3D printing of milk-based products at room temperature, while maintaining its temperature sensitive nutrients. 3D printing of food has been achieved by different printing methods, including the widely used selective laser sintering (SLS) and hot-melt extrusion…
“New” lactic acid bacteria can make African camel milk safe
A research project headed by the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has come up with a formula. It is for a freeze-dried starter culture that African camel milk farmers can use to make safe, fermented milk products. The majority of the world’s camels are located in East Africa, where they are a common dairy animal. Camel milk constitutes…
Dairy Consumption in USA reaches all time high
Americans are turning to dairy products at a rate never seen before, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS). New ERS data on annualized per capita consumption of dairy point to cheese, butter and yogurt categories driving substantial growth. This growth is in per capita consumption of dairy, which reached a record high in…
Brucellosis is a new threat to health in China
After the COVID-19, reports about an outbreak of another disease called brucellosis have surfaced in China. It has been caused due to a leak of waste gas containing bacteria, contaminating the air. According to Times of India, a biological pharmaceutical factory used expired disinfectants and sanitisers in the process of manufacturing Brucella vaccines for animal use….
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra back in the black after two years of heavy losses
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra posted a bumper annual profit Friday, putting the world’s largest dairy exporter back in the black after two years of heavy losses. Fonterra announced a net profit of NZ$659 million (US$445 million) for the 12 months to July 31, rebounding from a NZ$605-million loss the previous year. The turnaround comes…
If You Love Drinking Milk, Hands Up, Milk drinking campaign in China
One debate fuelled by the virus is about whether to have steamed buns and congee (porridge) for breakfast, or milk and toast. It’s a serious question in China, where the government is pushing people to drink milk to get more protein, a vital ingredient in building the body’s immune system. Parents “should prepare enough milk…