Dairy

A great debate has been building for the past five years in school districts across the country: Is flavored milk contributing to childhood obesity, and should it be taken out of schools? Facts, research and experts say no. …

An attorney is claiming state officials told Brunton Dairy a positive test result for bacteria in the Beaver County company's milk probably was caused by lab contamination, according to court documents filed last week. …

A Wisconsin company says it is voluntarily recalling some cheese because of possible listeria contamination. Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion of Monroe announced the recall Sunday. …

For the first time in our 110-year history, a voluntary recall by the State of Wisconsin involves a packaging facility that handles only the shredding and packaging (not the actual cheese production) of some limited shredded Miller’s products. Although the test results for all of the Miller’s shredded cheese distributed in the market place tested negative for Listeria monocytogenes, the State of Wisconsin has requested a voluntary recall of all the products that were shredded in that plant from the time the listeria was found in another brand of cheese also packed in this plant. …

Sales at the nation’s largest producer of fresh eggs rose to $290.4 million in the quarter, up 24 percent from $234.5 million from a year ago. …