#Grande Cheese Acquires PGP International’s Wisconsin Whey Processing Facilities
Grande Cheese Company has acquired PGP International’s Juda, WI whey processing facility. The former PGP facility is located adjacent to the Grande Cheese plant in Juda.
#Fonterra whey inquiry team meets
The Fonterra board’s inquiry into issues around the company’s botulism contamination scare has appointed a further independent member – University of Auckland vice-chancellor Stuart McCutcheon.
#Fonterra compensation likely
Fonterra will offer compensation to the companies it supplied with potentially contaminated whey protein concentrate, a commercial lawyer says.
#Australia Says No Reports Of Illness On New Zealand Whey Powder
Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) said no reports of illness associated with products containing a potentially contaminated dairy food ingredient from New Zealand in Australia has been made so far.
#California Dairy Farmers, Cheese Makers Compromise on Milk, Whey Prices
California dairy farmers and cheese makers have agreed to a short-term compromise over the price of milk bound for the cheese plants. The deal calls for an increase in the minimum amount that processors must pay for milk that’s made into cheese, and a separate increase reflecting the value of whey.
Arla Foods Ingredients Comments on Acid Whey From Greek Yogurt Debate
Arla Foods Ingredients cleared the air about the ongoing controversy about acid whey in the production of Greek yogurt. Torben Jensen, the company’s application manager, said, “The controversy currently raging over the generation of ‘acid whey’ in Greek yogurt production – and the impact it can have on the environment – highlights that the inefficiency […]
#Arla responds to Greek yoghurt 'acid whey' controversy
Arla Foods Ingredients has responded to the controversy over ‘acid whey’ in Greek yoghurt production.
#TGD: Hearing on "4B" Whey Factor Bill Postponed Until May 1
The California Assembly Agriculture Committee postponed a hearing on a bill concerning the whey value in Class 4b milk price formulas until May 1. Originally scheduled for April 17, the hearing will begin at 1:30 p.m. in room 126 at the State Capitol, Sacramento, Calif., according to Western United Dairymen.
#MPCs – The Next Generation of Dairy Ingredients
Research is underway to develop processing techniques to improve the solubility of higher-protein MPCs.
#California Dairy Producer Groups Again Petition for Change in Whey Pricing Formula
The controversial whey factor pricing request galvanizes producer groups but is opposed by processors. State ag department will decide.