Improved safety standards and longer shelf life are claimed to stem from a new marketing collaboration between Danisco and DuPont Qualicon. The venture matches Danisco’s patented protective cultures with DuPont’s Qualicon detection system for the early prediction of shelf life in naturally protected dairy products.

The European Court of Auditors has warned that dairy market liberalization could be ill-suited to EU policy aims such as price stability and competitiveness. Deregulation of the EU dairy market is in full swing and plans to dismantle the quota system in 2015 are on track despite mass protests from farmers.
 

CME Group, the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced the expansion of electronic trading hours for CME Dairy futures and options scheduled to begin on Sunday, November 15, at 5:00 p.m. Central time. Daily electronic trading hours will remain continuous through Friday at 1:55 p.m. with daily trading halts from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Creating a clear functional drink suitable for transparent bottles is the key advantage of a new hydrolyzed whey protein from Milk Specialties.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has stated that the USDA must sharpen the focus of its science and research efforts to emphasize areas where it can make an impact on society.