Archives for January 23, 2009

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EU milk plans ‘doomed to fail’, says farmers’ group

By Neil Merrett

New measures being taken by the EU to prop up its dairy farmers through the re-introduction of subsidies like export refunds have been derided as being ‘doomed to fail’ by one farmers’ lobby group.

Legislation urged for nano based materials

By Jane Byrne

Switzerland’s Centre for Technology Assessment (TA-Swiss) has called for the existing legislation on foods and chemicals to be adapted to meet the demands of nanotechnology.

Test for melamine in milk claimed as fastest yet

By Jane Byrne

A detection method to determine levels of melamine in whole milk and milk powder is highly sensitive and the fastest technique yet, claims researchers based at Purdue University.

Tesco heads to university for dairy innovation drive

By Neil Merrett

One of the UK’s leading retailers is teaming up with a veterinary university to target developments in both animal welfare and product innovation that it says may benefit the country’s dairy sector.