FDA says selling cheese analogues as ‘paneer’ illegal
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) team seized 442 kg consignment of ‘cheese analogue’ on Wednesday. After collecting samples, the entire consignment was destroyed by the FDA team comprising food safety officers Raviraj Dabharde, Rajesh Yadav, assistant commissioner, vigilance, AS Mahajan, joint commissioner, vigilance, Rajendra Khade. “While authentic paneer costs nearly 380/kg, ‘cheese analogue’ is pegged at…
McDonald’s using cheap vegetable oil in place of cheese-FDA
Maharashtra FDA has taken action against fast-food giant McDonald’s, accusing it of deceptive practices related to the use of substitutes instead of real cheese in burgers and nuggets, as per a TOI report. The FDA has suspended the licence of a McDonald’s outlet in Ahmednagar, leading the chain to remove the term “cheese” from various items. The regulator alleges that McDonald’s used cheese analogues without…
The dairy industry’s fight for the ‘milk’ label continues
Beverages are displayed neatly side-by-side with each other in grocery stores across the country. And while a whole section may say milk, a good chunk of the inventory has no dairy inside. That “milk” label on a growing variety of plant-based beverages has been on the minds of dairy advocates since the ’70s as they…
Congress passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
The Agriculture Department again lowered its milk production forecasts for 2023 and 2024 in the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report. The 2023 forecast was reduced from last month due to slower expected growth in milk per cow. Production in 2024 was lowered due to lower milk cow numbers and reduced milk per…
Three issues arise in animal-free dairy
Precision fermentation plays a vital role in the animal-free dairy category. Speakers at SupplySide West in Las Vegas talked about the technology’s sustainability benefits, potential food safety issues and cost-reduction options. Replacing one truckload of conventional whey protein isolate with Perfect Day’s animal-free whey protein isolate could save 1,276 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and…
Farmer’s chances to kill the terms ‘oat and soy milk’ are waning
WASHINGTON — Almond milk — not almond beverage, almond drink, or even almond juice — appears here to stay. There’s few issues in the food world that generate as much vitriol as the debate over what to call nut, oat, and other plant-based alternatives to cow’s milk. Dairy farmers and their advocates for years have…
Rs 31.25 Lakhs subsidy for setting up a 25 Desi cows dairy farm
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Supporters call on FDA to stop lab-grown dairy to use dairy terms
Dairy industry supporters have been arguing for years that plant-based products should not be allowed to use terms like “milk” or “cheese” on their labels. Now, that debate is growing to include products that are meant to mimic milk, but are made in a lab instead of by a cow. Lab-grown or cell-based dairy products use fermentation…
FDA starts special drive to curb milk adulteration in Pune
Over 200 dairies in the Pune district will be inspected as part of a zero-tolerance initiative that will involve stringent scrutiny of all dairies in the district The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday launched a two-week-long special drive to curb milk adulteration in Pune district. Over 200 dairies in the Pune district will…
Need for Lab-Based Beverage Action as Clear as a Milk Label
It’s the difference between: “Water, animal-free whey protein (from fermentation), sunflower oil, sugar, less than 1% of: vitamin A, vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), vitamin D2, riboflavin, citrus fiber, salt, dipotassium phosphate, acacia, gellan gum, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), calcium potassium phosphate citrate, natural flavor,” … and this: We’ve warned FDA of the problems resulting from this fabrication, and…