Research published in the International Dairy Journal finds people who consume dairy products five or six times a week perform better on memory tests. "New and emerging brain health benefits are just one more reason to start each day with low-fat or fat-free milk," write the University of Maine researchers

The global dairy products market is set to reach $494 billion by 2015, according to a report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Globally, the demand for dairy products is on an upswing, driven by the advent of novel functional dairy protein products. The market is also driven by new product introductions, particularly in ice cream and frozen desserts, yogurt and cheese.

3-A Sanitary Standards invites participation in the development of a new base or “A-level” standard for the sanitary design, materials of construction, and fabrication techniques of dairy and other food and beverage equipment used to handle, process and package consumable products where a high degree of sanitation is required. The primary purpose of the new document is to help streamline the upkeep of current 3-A Sanitary Standards which are specified for the processing of milk and dairy products.