Welshpool packaging firm lands global accolade in Delhi awards
A Welshpool based packaging company has won a global award in sustainable packaging, presented in the capital of India. Wipak UK’s recyclable butter wrap, which boasts a 68 percent carbon footprint reduction compared to industry standard wrappers, was the recipient of a prize at the International Dairy Federation’s Dairy Innovation Awards. The Welshpool based business…
Lumpy skin disease virus different from 2019 version
The lumpy skin disease (LSD) virus that has killed at least 50,000 cattle in India this year may be structurally different from the version of the virus prevalent in India in 2019, raising questions on whether the new vaccine being developed for safeguarding cattle may be adequately protective. Scientists at the Council of Scientific and…
Materials morph into cool green warriors-Innovative milk cooling systems
The last time you or a family member sprained an ankle, your family doctor likely asked you to apply an ‘ice’ pack to help bring the inflammation down. After use, the pack would go back into the refrigerator to turn the melted water into ice again. The water-ice combination is a classic example of a…
Leading the whey: the synthetic milk startups shaking up the dairy industry
In 1931, Winston Churchill predicted the rise of animal-free food. Then an opposition MP in his wilderness years, Churchill wrote an essay that imagined life in 50 years’ time. “Synthetic food will, of course, be used in the future,” he wrote. The artificial stuff would “be practically indistinguishable from the natural products, and any changes…
Project seeks to grow knowledge of Listeria in dairy sites
An ongoing project is identifying the bacteria present in dairy processing environments to evaluate the impact on Listeria monocytogenes. Teagasc in Ireland and the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Austria are collecting samples from dairy processing plants and characterizing the microorganisms, with the aim being to prevent the presence of harmful pathogens. The LmRNA…
Milk in a Juice Box Makes School Meals Fun
The next trend in school milk just might be inspired by Juicy Juice. Shelf-stable milk — often packed in small cartons that look like juice boxes — is catching children’s attention, but supporters say it should also appeal to the adults who run school food service programs. “The kids think the package is cool,” said…
French co Standing Ovation nabs $12 million for animal-free dairy cheese
The burgeoning food tech revolution continues apace with news that French startup Standing Ovation has raised €12 million ($12 million) in a series A round of funding to develop an animal-free casein for use in cheese. Casein, for the uninitiated, is a protein found in dairy products, and which constitutes around 80% of cow milk — it’s also what gives milk…
Telangana reports ‘mild’ infection of LSD
The Telangana Government has sealed the borders for cattle movement as it reported the first incidence of lumpy skin disease (LSD) among ‘white and black’ animals in 12 districts this week. Following the Union Government advisory, the Animal Husbandry Department sent about 130 samples to the Southern Region Disease Diagnostics Laboratory in Bengaluru. “We are taking…
SC upholds disinvestment of WB Govt shares in Metro Dairy
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the disinvestment of shares by West Bengal Government in Metro Dairy to Keventer Agro and dismissed the appeal filed by Adhir Rajan Choudhary challenging the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court refusing to initiate a probe into the disinvestment. The High Court Division Bench of Justice Prakash Shrivatsava…
Dairy products in moderate amounts may protect against type 2 diabetes
New research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Stockholm, Sweden (19-23 Sept) shows that dairy products, especially low-fat ones and yogurt, are associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Red and processed meat were linked to a higher risk of T2D…