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Food safety

Blue Bell Ice Cream voluntarily recalls all of its products due to potential Listeria contamination

“At this point, we cannot say with certainty how Listeria was introduced to our facilities and so we have taken this unprecedented step,” says the CEO.

April 21, 2015

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling all of its products currently on the market made at all of its facilities including ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Yogurt’s expanding universe

Sarah M. Kennedy

April 20, 2015

Yogurt manufacturers are getting innovative and capitalizing on the diversity of yogurt with niche products and appealing to a wider audience. Whole-fat and low-sugar varieties are part of the mix.

Only the best

World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest seeks judges

Join head judge Marianne Smukowski of the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research in evaluating cheese, ice cream, milk and other dairy foods and beverages.

April 18, 2015

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association has issued a call for judges for its championship dairy product contest.

R&D

Nestlé shows how protein helps to lose fat, build muscle

April 15, 2015

Scientists from the Nestle; Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland, wanted to find out how to promote weight loss in obese older adults while avoiding loss of muscle mass.

How sweet it is

Cake flavors take the cake at IDFA’s annual ice cream flavor contest

Ice cream makers Friendly’s and Perry’s receive top honors in the Innovative Ice Cream Flavor Competition sponsored by Dairy Foods.

April 9, 2015

Dairy processors Friendly’s Ice Cream and Perry’s Ice Cream Co. and industry supplier Parker Products win top honors in IDFA’s ice cream flavor contest.

FDA survey: raw milk supply is free of drug residues

April 9, 2015

In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that more than 99% of the raw milk samples it tested are free of “drug residues of concern.”

Mile High excellence

Kroger's best practices keep the milk fresh longer

A company executive said the new plant will help the company develop new products. She calls dairy an “under-innovated” category and adds, “We think there’s a lot of future for dairy innovation.”

James Carper

April 6, 2015

On a tour of Europe, Kroger’s dairy experts saw technologies and processing techniques not found in a typical American. Best practices at Mountain View Foods in Denver preserve milk’s freshness and help Kroger develop innovative dairy-based products.

Exclusive survey finds dairies extend their ESL offerings

April 6, 2015

An exclusive Dairy Foods survey finds that dairy processors are increasing their investments to produce aseptic shelf-stable or refrigerated extended-shelf-life beverages and foods.

That was the month that was

New ideas in milk, cheese and ice cream were the top dairy stories in March

The president of Bel Brands USA is a Frenchman who told Dairy Foods that he likes the Mini Babybel cheeses produced in South Dakota. But what matters most is that consumers are buying it.

April 4, 2015

Our review of yogurt containers and our interview with the top executive of Bel Brands were among the most-viewed articles on dairyfoods.com during the month of March.

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