Dairy recalls raw milk for E. coli; best-by dates through Dec. 23
Anyone who has whole, raw milk on hand from Old Silvana Creamery should not consume it, according to the dairy owner, because samples of it have tested positive for E. coli, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal illnesses.
By: Coral Beach
Source: Food Safety News
Link: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/12/dairy-recalls-raw-milk-for-e-coli-best-by-dates-through-dec-23/#.WjbihTevHIU
Hong Kong recalls more imported baby milk products after salmonella infections in France
Centre for Food Safety warns against use or sale of various batches of infant formula under ‘Mon petit’ brand.
By: Danny Mok
Source: South China Morning Post
Link: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2124411/hong-kong-recalls-more-imported-baby-milk-products
Mead Johnson to replace product after fake milk report
Mead Johnson Nutrition Malaysia is advising consumers and retailers nationwide to return Enfalac A+ Step 1 Infant Formula in 1.8kg box for immediate replacement following news reports of fake milk in Johor.
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Source: The Star Online
Link: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/12/16/mead-johnson-to-replace-fake-milk-products/
Fake baby milk formula – what next?
When cheating and blatant violations occur, enforcement agencies cannot plead ignorance, writer says.
By: TK Chua
Source: Free Malaysia Today
Link: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2017/12/15/fake-baby-milk-formula-what-next/
Lactalis baby products recalled over salmonella cases
France’s economic ministry has banned the sale of several baby formula milk and baby food products made by the country’s dairy giant Lactalis following the discovery of salmonella cases in babies less than six months old.
By: Naomi Rovnick
Source: The Financial Times
Link: https://www.ft.com/content/098065a3-95f2-395e-a25a-0d31c803a123
France orders ban of baby milk formula by dairy giant Lactalis, with some products exported to China
Salmonella found in products exported by world’s largest dairy company to China, Taiwan, Africa and Latin America.
France has ordered banned the sale and ordered a recall of several baby milk formula milk and baby food products made by French dairy giant Lactalis after the discovery of salmonella bacteria, consumer protection agency DGCCRF said in a statement.
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Source: South China Morning Post
Link: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2123732/france-orders-ban-baby-milk-formula-dairy-giant-lactalis-some
South Dakota dairy plan worries Lake Hendricks, Minn.
Straddling the Minnesota-South Dakota border, Lake Hendricks is a fishing and boating destination that helps drive the economy in far southwestern Minnesota.
By: Mark Steil
Source: MPR News
Link: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/11/29/south-dakota-dairy-plan-worries-lake-hendricks-minn
The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff
Vendors hawked the swill as “Pure Country Milk.”
By: TYLER MOSS
Source: Atlas Obscura
Link: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/swill-milk-scandal-new-york-city
Buying infant milk powder is still a really scary thing in China
It’s been almost a decade since China’s infamous milk powder scandal came to light—when tainted formula killed six infants. The trauma left by that episode has been so strong that people in China still strongly prefer a foreign brand to a domestic one when it comes to infant formula.
Pasture walk at Grayson Grass Dairy looks at grazing for soil health
AMHERST JUNCTION – Join dairy farmers Nate Peplinski and Paul Onan on their pasture based dairy farm, 9659 Grayson Rd., Amherst Junction, for a tour explaining how grazing impacts soil productivity at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 2.
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Source: Wisconsin State Farmer
Link: http://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2017/11/20/pasture-walk-grayson-grass-dairy-looks-grazing-soil-health/882223001/