Cows pass on Hypoglycin A toxin found in Lychee and maple tree to milk
Cows can pass on the hypoglycin A toxin through their milk. As per a study by the Martin-Luther-University-Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Toxins shows this. The substance can cause severe symptoms in humans and animals. Small amounts of the toxin were detected in the rawmilk of cows that grazed in a…
World milk day at Dr Kurien CoE: “Reducing Carbon Footprint in Dairying”
Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Milk Day is celebrated every year on June 1st, to recognise the importance of milk as a global food, where the benefits of consuming milk and milk products are actively promoted world-wide. With the dairy sector supporting the livelihoods of around one billion people, the theme…
World milk day at Dr Kurien CoE: “Reducing Carbon Footprint in Dairying”
Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Milk Day is celebrated every year on June 1st, to recognise the importance of milk as a global food, where the benefits of consuming milk and milk products are actively promoted world-wide. With the dairy sector supporting the livelihoods of around one billion people, the theme…
Minister criticised PETA suggestion to produce plant based products
Minister of state for home and information technology Satej Patil, who also heads the Gokul milk cooperative, Thursday criticised animal rights’ NGO PETA for suggesting that the dairy manufacture “plant-based milk products”. He tweeted, “Milk not just provides a healthy diet option to the common man but also provides livelihood to millions of farmers. Any…
Amul’s RS Sodhi elected to board of global dairy body
General assembly of IDF has unanimously elected RS Sodhi MD GCMMF in the board of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) on June 1,2021. Commenting on his nomination to IDF, Sodhi mentioned, “It is an honour for me to represent the world’s largest milk producing country and contribute to promoting Sustainable Goals of dairying and also…
Justice delayed is justice denied; Why delay the law to protect milk label ?
Milk is the first food for life. The integrity of milk labels is under threat today. This *protection of the integrity of milk and dairy is vital* . In a changing business environment the production and placement on the market of imitations can pose potential health risks for consumers. There has been quite some delay…
Nestle is looking to offer healthier options to consumers in India
Faced with over 60% of its product portfolio falling into the “unhealthy” segment, Swiss food giant Nestle is looking to reduce the sodium content and launch new products that offer healthier options to consumers in India as well as globally. A leaked internal document has prompted the company — which has milk, instant noodles, soups,…
GST Council defers composition scheme for ice cream makers
The ice cream sector will have to wait to be included in the Composition Scheme of Goods & Services Tax, with the GST Council referring the matter back to the Fitment Committee. This issue is critical for small ice cream manufacturers. This February the Delhi High Court said that the GST Council should reconsider exclusion…
PETA India advises Amul to switch to producing creamy dairy-free milk
Concerning demand for vegan food and beverages,PETA India called on Amul, an Indian dairy cooperative society, to realise which way the wind is blowing and switch to producing the creamy dairy-free milk that today’s consumers want. In the letter to Amul Managing Director R.S. Sodhi, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India said “we…
Dairy farmers need a stable market and better pricing for liquid milk
In the first wave of the Covid agriculture-and-allied sectors put up a spectacular performance with an annual-growth of 3.4%. While the economy contracted by (-)7.2 per cent in 2020-21. In the farm-dependent population comprising cultivators and agricultural labourers, those involved in dairying and livestock constitute 70 million. Moreover, in the total workforce of 7.7 million…