Consumer regard for yogurt has ebbed and flowed over the past few decades, but yogurt’s healthy attributes and a wider recognition of the benefits of probiotics finally cemented the segment as a sales powerhouse. According to Citigroup Global Markets, total yogurt sales in 2010 amounted to $4.1 billion.
Experts speaking at a recent osteoporosis conference advise the importance of eating dairy products (milk, cheese) and cautioned about “calcium robbers” such as coffee and carbonated drinks.
Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) have developed what they claim is the world's first non-fermented, multi-strain probiotic milk and juice.
China's commerce regulators are investigating dairy company Synutra International, after a baby died from allegedly drinking its milk formula, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Rising whey prices are part of the reason why the U.S. Department of Agriculture has boosted its estimate of Class III milk prices for the coming year.
Chinese authorities have detected a cancer-causing toxin in peanuts and cooking oil that was only recently discovered in milk, in the nation's latest food safety scandal.