Dairy

Milk sales last year were the lowest in about three decades, according to federal officials, but that doesn't mean dairy products in general aren't popular with consumers. …

Greek feta cheese exports to the United States showed a massive 87.1 percent rise in the first half of the year, compared to the same period in 2011, a report by the General Consulate of Greece in New York said. …

Galaxy Nutritional Foods, a 25-year leader and innovator in the alternative cheese products industry, announced today it is rebranding its traditional grocery store products as GO Veggie!™ while also introducing a new dairy free line. The new brand is GO Veggie!™ and it features: GO Veggie!™ Lactose Free, a better tasting reformulation of the company’s former Galaxy Nutritional Foods Veggie® line; and GO Veggie!™ Dairy Free, the first dairy free line created specifically for the traditional grocery store channel. GO Veggie!™ replaces the Galaxy Nutritional Foods brand in grocery stores and will be available October 1, 2012, and distributed on retailer shelves shortly thereafter. …

Raw milk, raw skim milk (non-fat) and raw cream produced by Organic Pastures Dairy of Fresno County and with a code date of SEP 13 are the subjects of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones. The quarantine order followed the confirmed detection of campylobacter bacteria in raw cream. No illnesses have been reported at this time. …

While standing at the Chobani Yogurt Plant, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Richard Hanna today announced support for the reclassification of Greek yogurt under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) MyPlate nutrition guides. Currently, Greek yogurt is not differentiated from traditional yogurt. However, Greek yogurt has twice the protein than regular yogurt. …