Dairy

Saputo Inc. announced today the closure of its Brampton,
Ontario plant which processes milk and cream products. The plant will cease its
activities by October 31, 2010. Operations will be integrated in other
facilities located in Ontario. …

Wisconsin came one step closer to allowing the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk
to consumers Tuesday. The Assembly Committee on Rural Economic Development voted 8-1 to send a bill permitting the sale of unpasteurized milk to the full Assembly for a vote. …

Amid new reports of illnesses linked to raw milk the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are stepping up
efforts to warn consumers of the dangers …

Sales for La Farge-based Organic Valley, and the organic food industry in
general, are picking up this year after the cooperative saw its first sales
decline in 2009, CEO George Siemon said Saturday. …

Flavored milk contributes less than 2 percent of the total added sugar to the
average teen’s diet and less than 3.5 percent in children ages 6 to 12. Sodas
and fruit drinks account for 50 percent or more, delivering much less, if any,
nutrition in the process. …