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China: Rotten Feed Causing Cancerous Milk

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:36:00 CST

A cancer-causing toxin found in milk produced by two major dairy companies in China—including the nation's largest—is being caused by rotten feed fed to cows, say Chinese authorities. The mildewed feed is creating high levels of carcinogenic aflatoxin in milk in the latest dairy scandal to rock China....

Love Milk? Now You Can Wear It

Matt Cantor — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:03:52 CST

For the fashion industry, cows provide more than just leather. Combining her knowledge of biochemistry and clothing design, a German designer has begun making clothes from a textile that’s made of pure milk, the AP reports. It feels like silk, is as washable as cotton, and is good for the...

Milk Ads Target Men 'Living With PMS'

Rob Quinn — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:30:00 CDT

The ad agency behind the famous "Got Milk?" campaign has created a controversial follow-up focusing on premenstrual syndrome—and targeting men. The "Everything I Do Is Wrong" campaign trumpets research suggesting milk reduces PMS symptoms and asks: "Are you a man living with PMS?" Posters with slogans like" I apologize...

1 in 13 US Kids Has Food Allergy

Matt Cantor — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:23:05 CDT

One in 13 American kids suffers from food allergies, a study finds: That’s 6 million children, double the number most recently estimated by the CDC. Some 40% of them have severe reactions to the foods in question, most commonly peanuts and milk, a figure researchers say emphasizes the fact that...

LA Schools Ditch Chicken Nuggets, Add Sushi

Rob Quinn — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:53:00 CDT

Chocolate and strawberry milk are off the menu in the nation's second-largest school district. The Los Angeles Unified School District, which serves some 650,000 meals a day, has cut out flavored milk as part of a menu overhaul aimed at reducing child obesity in a region where nearly a...

Manolo Blahnik Execs Take Up Dairy Farming

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:36:05 CDT

After you've helped convince women to spend $575 on a single pair of shoes, why not move on to very expensive milk? That's what George Malkemus and Tony Yurgaitis, Manolo Blahnik's top two executives, are doing. Milk from their Connecticut farm, Arethusa, sells for $4.49 per half-gallon—more than...

In Schools, a Fierce Debate Over... Chocolate Milk

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:42:54 CDT

The latest debate raging in school cafeterias: Should kids be allowed to drink chocolate milk, which often has more calories per ounce than Coke? Fairfax County and Washington, DC, schools banned it outright last year, and, shockingly, not everyone was happy. Parents, nutritionists, and, of course, special interest groups lobbied...

Poisoned Milk Kills 3 Kids in China

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:07:02 CDT

China is grappling with another tainted milk scandal that has killed three children, though this appears to be a case of intentional poisoning: Investigators discovered that nitrite, an industrial salt, was added to milk from two dairies last week, according to state media. A suspect has been taken into custody,...

New Source of Human Breast Milk: Cows?

Matt Cantor — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:23:05 CDT

Scientists in China have genetically altered some 300 cows to produce "human" milk, the Telegraph reports. Using cloning techniques, scientists inserted human genes into cow embryos and implanted the embryos in mother cows. Scientists say the resulting dairy cows produced milk with "much higher nutritional content" than regular cow’s milk,...