Posts Tagged ‘ milk ’
Chinese put trust in organic
While Chinese authorities have moved to assure citizens that their food is now free of melamine, a chemical that caused the death of four infants and poisoned more than 50,000 others earlier this year, many locals aren’t taking any chances. The scandal erupted after it was found that infant formula milk had been contaminated with More →
Milking it
Two glasses of cold, fresh, full-cream cow’s milk. Around the base of each one, fat drops of condensation bulge and fall. To the naked eye, the contents of both glasses appear to be exactly the same; they are both the colour of translucent, fine-bone china. Appearances aside, these glasses are in fact worlds apart. The milk in one derives from a wide range of dairy More →
Watchdog urges dairy overhaul
A leading organic watchdog in the United States has filed formal legal complaints against two industrial dairies, claiming they are masquerading as organic. The Cornucopia Institute wants the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take action against operators who contravene federal organic regulations before it’s too late. “This could be the end of the organic industry as we know it,” co-director Mark A. Kastel says. More →
