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The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), an Elmhurst, Ill.-based trade organization focused on dairy ingredients and related products, said it introduced “L3 certification” (listen, learn, liaise) for many of its hosted events and activities that have a focus on training, education and development (T.E.D.) for attendees and participants.

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), both based in Arlington, Va., praised the House of Representatives for today approving legislation implementing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a Kansas City, Kan.-based dairy cooperative, said it realigned its Ingredients division, including dairy powders, dairy food ingredients, DairiConcepts and Berkshire Dairy, to form DFA Ingredient Solutions.

Penn State Extension, University Park, Pa., said it is now offering free online tools for small-scale cheesemakers to help them develop a food safety system for their facilities and conduct risk assessments of their processes.

Innova Market Insights, Arnhem, the Netherlands, said “The Plant Based Revolution” is No. 2 of the top 10 food and beverage trends it is highlighting for 2020.

During the course of the past decade, the American yogurt category has grown to approximately $8 billion. Danone North America, White Plains, N.Y., said it conducted a review of total dollar sales for all of the innovations launched across the entire yogurt category between 2010 and 2019, and its Light & Fit Greek yogurt earned the top spot as the best-selling yogurt innovation of the decade (factoring in both dairy- and plant-based innovations).

According to multiple news outlets, the U.S. Senate voted on Dec. 12 to confirm Stephen Hahn, M.D., most recently chief medical executive of the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, as commissioner of the FDA.

On Dec. 10, U.S. dairy organizations commended the White House and Congress for reaching a deal on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Rosemont, Ill., said it released expanded guidance recommendations for dairy processors on how to control pathogens.