The key objective of this paper is to demonstrate what smallholders can do in the dairy sector given the right ecosystem. India’s story of the “white revolution” is a story that can inspire millions in smallholder economies. It has important lessons in terms of government policies that supported and encouraged …
more than 50,000 infants developed kidney stones and four others died in China (as of September 23) after consuming baby food tainted with melamine, a chemical banned in food items. Reports of contamination emerged on September 10, when 14 babies in Gansu province fell ill. Soon, more reports started coming …
SYDNEY: Asian consumers seeking a safer alternative to China's tainted milk products are turning to Australian dairy farmers, but their demands may be difficult to meet because Australia's grass-fed cattle can only produce so much milk. The largest Australian milk exporter, Murray Goulburn Co-operative, has seen a recent spike in …
The State Council of China has issued new regulations to tighten quality control of the dairy industry in the wake of the tainted milk crisis, state media said Friday. Effective immediately, the regulations tighten control of how cows are bred, how raw milk is purchased, and over the production and …
BEIJING: Lawyers advising victims of China's spreading tainted milk scandal said Tuesday that they were under growing pressure from officials in central China to withdraw from the cases. The families of many of the children sickened by milk laced with the industrial chemical melamine have been turning to a loose …
CHINA IS POSTING inspectors to monitor dairy companies and imposing new rules to improve accountability among milk suppliers, as it moves to restore consumer confidence after tainted baby formula sickened tens of thousands of children. Authorities detained six people on Sunday for allegedly selling melamine, an industrial chemical that has …
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. But this …
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. About 31 batches of …
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. Contamination with melamine, an industrial chemical that can make a product appear …
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 …
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.
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 information generated through …
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.
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.
Ananth Krishnan SHANGHAI: American and EU trade officials on Wednesday called for tighter safety regulations for Chinese products in the wake of the contaminated milk scandal that sickened more than 53,000 babies in China. Officials from the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) and EU, this week, launched a product …
Hong Kong/Beijing, Countries across Asia slapped bans on Chinese dairy products Tuesday as worried parents rushed their children to hospitals for health checkups amid a widening health scare over tainted Chinese milk. From Japan to Thailand, reports spread of cookies, ice cream and even meat buns that might contain contaminated …
Almost 13,000 infants in China have been taken to hospital after falling ill from drinking tainted milk powder, the health ministry said on Sunday, according to the state media. The ministry said in a briefing on the crisis that the total number of babies admitted to hospital after drinking poisoned …
