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…
India means business when it comes to climate action: Goyal
India means business when it comes to addressing the climate change but it is the developed world which needs to move further from paying a lip service to the cause and show action on ground, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles said, showcasing India’s approach…
CAG report picks holes in DBT payments to dairy farmers
Though all departments were required to use the centralised Core DBT Portal by the end of 2018-19 and for 239 schemes, the state could achieve DBT for only 83 schemes as of April 2021. The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) payment of Rs 56.08 lakh to 8,464 milk farmers under the Ksheerasiri scheme was pending since…
Lakhs of Farmers Collectively Revolutionizing Organized Dairy Sector: NDDB Chairman
Speaking on day 4 of IDF World Dairy Summit 2022, the Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board Meenesh Shah announced that about 75,000 farmers have created about 20 producer-owned entities (MPCs). The Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board Meenesh Shah today said that the milk procurement by milk-producing organizations, owned by farmers, is set to…
Dairy majors scramble for plant-based alternatives
A rapidly increasing number of environmentally-conscious consumers opt for cruelty-free ethical products and brands force large international milk product companies to shift their focus on manufacturing plant-based dairy products. Globally, the market for plant-based or milk alternatives is one of the fastest-growing segments in the functional and specialty beverages area of newer food product development….
CSIR to help consumers identify spoilt milk with new technology
CSIR will soon unveil a technology to help consumers identify spoilt milk without opening the packet of milk. Speaking at the ongoing IDF World Dairy Summit 2022, Rajeshwar S. Matche, Chief Scientist and Head, Food Packaging and Technology, CSIR-CFTRI said that ordinary people face this basic issue of buying a packet of milk but cannot…