Health

China dairy blames NZ for tainted baby milk

Beijing:The milk powder scandal in China has taken a new turn with the Chinese dairy concerned saying it was distributing products imported from New Zealand. The New Zealand supplier has claimed its products were

Publication Date: 
12/08/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
China, Dairy Development, Milk, Milk Products, Hazardous Products, Child Health, Health, Health Care, New Zealand
Health

Micronutrient fortified milk improves iron status, Anemia and growth among children 14 years: A double masked, randomized, controlled trial

Multiple micronutrient deficiencies are highly prevalent among preschool children and often lead to anemia and growth faltering. Given the limited success of supplementation and health education programs, fortification of foods could be a viable and sustainable option.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2010
Sunil Sazawal, Usha Dhingra, Pratibha Dhingra & et al
PLoS ONE
5
8
1
Tags:
Health, Child Health, Nutrition, Anaemia, Milk, Delhi, India, Developing Countries
Health

Baby milk leads to breast growth in China tiny tots

Nasdaq-Listed Firm Under Probe
Saibal Dasgupta | TNN

Beijing: Shocked by reports of babies developing breasts, the Chinese health ministry has ordered an investigation into the contents of the baby milk powders fed to them. The ministry fears that the milk powder may contain some hormones causing premature development of breasts.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Milk, Milk Products, Health Effects, Health Care, Health, China
Animal Care

Dead calf used to milk cows in Surat

Yagnesh Mehta | TNN

Publication Date: 
11/08/2010
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Cattle, Animal Cruelty, Milk, Gujarat, Surat (D)
Animal Care

MP Dairy Federation does Rs 614 crore worth business

The business of Madhya Pradesh state Cooperative Dairy Federation has increased by 13.6 per cent during the year 2009-2010 comparing to the year 2008-09. The Milk Unions associated with the Federation at Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior and Jabalpur did a business of Rs 540 crore during the year 200-09 while the volume of business has gone up to Rs 614 crore during the year 2009-2010.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2010
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Dairy Development, Development, Madhya Pradesh, Animal Care, Milk, Bhopal (T), Indore (D)
Animal Care

FDA to issue notices against municipal com of 27 districts

Publication Date: 
07/08/2010
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Food Safety Authority (FDA), Food Contamination, Uttar Pradesh, Milk, Cattle, Animal Care, Chitrakoot (D), Pilibhit (D)
Animal Care

Determination of PCBs in milk and rumen liquor of stray cattle

The indiscriminate ingestive behavior of cattle predisposes them to accidental swallowing of both penerating and non penetrating foreign bodies that settle in the reticulum and rumen most of the times. As a result of extensive occupation of grazing land by human inhabitants there is dearth of the same for cattle. Further, reduction in space in the urban areas has pushed the cattle population to fend themselves in the streets.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2010
V. Vanitha, G. Sarath Chandra, A. P. Nambi
Cartman
41-45
Tags:
PCBs, Milk, Cattle, Animal Feed, Chennai (D), Tamil Nadu, India
Animal Care

Green card holder Mysorean returns to green pastures

Chida Shivanna

Publication Date: 
27/07/2010
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Animal Care, Dairy Development, Milk, Organic Foods, Karnataka, Mysore (D), Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Food Policy

Prices, policy and farm support

REASONS often cited for increase in commodity prices range from soaring global prices to drought as in the last kharif season. Thus, price rise is typically taken as a short-run phenomenon, expected to disappear with the passage of time.

Publication Date: 
27/07/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Legumes, Livestock, Milk, Milk Products, Food Policy, India, Economic Times (New Delhi)
Animal Care

Karnataka Assembly passes Bill to give more teeth to Lokayukta

With protesting Congress and JD(S) members refusing to allow business to be transacted in the Karnataka Assembly, Speaker KG Bhopaiah on Friday adjourned the House sine die, but before that amid the din a Bill to grant more power to the Lokayukta was passed. It was one of the 10 Bills passed by voice vote.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2010
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Animal Care, Cattle, Milk, Farmers, Legislation, Karnataka, Pioneer (New Delhi)

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