Is dust the reason dairy farmers are more likely to have respiratory problems?
Recent research has shown that Irish dairy farmers can have high and variable levels of organic dust and endotoxin exposures.
By: Ciaran Moran
Source: Independent
Link: https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/dairy/dairy-advice/is-dust-the-reason-dairy-farmers-are-more-likely-to-have-respiratory-problems-36598616.html
Prebiotics in formula milk may boost babies' memory skills
New York: While breast milk is considered the best, for mothers for whom breastfeeding is difficult or impossible adding prebiotics to the formula milk could enhance memory and learning in babies, researchers suggest.
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Source: Times Now
Link: http://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/prebiotics-in-formula-milk-may-boost-babies-memory-skills/190150
What type of milk should Kiwi toddlers drink?
Low fat or full cream?
By: Jamie Morton
Source: NZ Herald
Link: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11977609
Bluetongue disease zone lifted but China still shuns dairy heifer exports from northern Victoria
The lucrative trade of exporting live dairy heifers to China continues to be on hold for some farmers despite authorities declaring northern Victoria free of bluetongue disease.
By: Warwick Long
Source: ABC Rural
Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-01-17/diary-heifers-banned-from-china-despite-bluetongue-free-status/9335230
France's baby milk scare: Police search Lactalis sites
French police are searching several sites run by dairy group Lactalis as part of an ongoing investigation into a baby milk scare.
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Source: BBC
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42715187
Undeclared milk found in popsicles prompts nationwide FDA recall
An undeclared milk allergen found in some Polly Ann Ice Cream popsicle flavors has prompted a recall from the Food and Drug Administration.
By: Benjamin Raven
Source: MLive
Link: http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2018/01/undeclared_milk_found_in_popsi.html
French food safety inspectors 'missed salmonella at baby milk plant'
French food safety inspectors failed to detect salmonella contamination at a plant belonging to dairy giant Lactalis, three months before the company carried out a major recall of baby milk, a report said Wednesday.
By: AFP
Source: The Local Europe
Link: https://www.thelocal.fr/20180103/french-food-safety-inspectors-missed-salmonella-at-baby-milk-plant
Study Finds No Link Between Baby Formula Made From Cow's Milk And Diabetes Risk
Could babies be at higher risk of developing Type 1 diabetes from drinking formula made from cow’s milk? That idea has been circulating for some time but the evidence has been scant and contradictory. A study published Tuesday makes it seem less likely.
By: Richard Harris
Source: National Public Radio
Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/02/574704893/study-finds-no-link-between-baby-formula-made-from-cows-milk-and-diabetes-risk
France probes dairy giant over salmonella contamination
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the country’s dairy giant Lactalis’ salmonella contamination, local media reported on Tuesday.
By: Mu Xuequan
Source: Xinhua
Link: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/26/c_136853663.htm
State seeks oyster plats in dairy pollution lawsuit
Attorneys representing Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality claim a Tillamook oysterman would be forced to sell his plats if he prevails in a lawsuit over alleged dairy pollution.
By: Mateusz Perkowski
Source: Capital Press
Link: http://www.capitalpress.com/Dairy/20171219/state-seeks-oyster-plats-in-dairy-pollution-lawsuit