Health

Turning Sour

China's Premier, Wen Jiabao, is without a doubt the most popular figure in China's top leadership: a graying, grandfatherly standout in a crowd of wooden faces that rarely crack a smile, much less choke up on national television as Wen did after the May earthquake in Sichuan province.

Publication Date: 
06/10/2008
Simon Elegant
Time (Singapore)
Tags:
Milk, Children, Hazardous Products, WHO, China
Hazardous Waste

New test shows milk free from melamine

Beijing,

China

Publication Date: 
06/10/2008
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Milk, Milk Products, Food Contamination, Hazardous Products, China
Hazardous Waste

China says 15 more companies have contaminated milk

Bloomberg / Shanghai/hong Kong October 03, 2008, 0:27 IST

China, embroiled in the tainted milk scandal that has killed four babies, said 15 more companies were found to have contaminated products as it widens a crackdown to allay food-safety concerns that have led to global bans.

Publication Date: 
03/10/2008
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Milk, Milk Products, Food Contamination, Hazardous Products, China
Health

Food scandal touches new dairies and Hong Kong

BEIJING: Melamine has been found in milk powder from 15 more Chinese dairies, the authorities said Wednesday, and Hong Kong's food safety agency said its tests had found melamine in a Japanese-brand cheesecake that is made in China.

Publication Date: 
02/10/2008
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
Tags:
Milk, Milk Products, Children, Hazardous Products, Food Safety, China, Hong Kong
Pesticides And Toxins

Perfluorinated compounds in human breast milk from several Asian countries, and in infant formula and dairy milk from the US

The occurrence of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in human blood is known to be widespread; nevertheless, the sources of exposure to humans, including infants, are not well understood. In this study, breast milk collected from seven countries in Asia was analyzed (n = 184) for nine PFCs, including perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA).

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Lin Tao, Jing Ma, Tatsuya Kunisue & et al
Environmental Science & Technology
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Tags:
Milk, Food Contamination, Child Health, Breast Feeding, Infant Formula, Pesticides And Toxins, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, United States Of America (US), India
Health

Assessment of the quality of collected raw milk by identifying the sources of introduction, types of microflora

An investigation was carried out to assess the sources and types of microflora viz. bacteria, fungi and algae in the raw milk collected by Saras diaries collection centres as well as the process unit especially in Bhilwara, Rajasthan.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
J. P. Gupta
Pollution Research
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Milk, Food Contamination, Trade, Health, Micro Organisms, Rajasthan, Bhilwara (D)
Food Policy

Improving farm-to-market linkages through contract farming: a case study of smallholder dairying in India

Contract farming is emerging as an important form of vertical coordination in the agrifood supply chain in India, and its socioeconomic consequences are attracting considerable attention in public policy debates. This study is an empirical assessment of the costs and benefits of contract farming in milk using

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
& et al, Pratap S. Birthal, Awadhesh K. Jha, Marites M. Tiongco
International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Dairy Development, Milk, Food Supply, Contract Farming, India, Rajasthan
Animal Care

Indias dairy sector: potentialities galore (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
30/09/2008
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Animal Products, Dairy Development, Milk, India
Hazardous Waste

Chinese dairy items banned for 3 months

Bs Reporter / New Delhi September 26, 2008, 0:27 IST

25 countries have restricted Chinese dairy products.

India on Thursday banned the import of Chinese milk and milk- related products, which have been found to be contaminated with toxic chemicals.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2008
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Milk, Milk Products, Health Effects, Child Health, Hazardous Products, China
Hazardous Waste

India bans dairy products from China

NEW DELHI: India has imposed a three-month ban on import of dairy products from China following reports that its children have died after consuming toxic milk products.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2008
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Milk, Milk Products, Food Contamination, Health Effects, Child Health, Hazardous Products, China, India

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