California Dairy Innovation Center Announces Q2-Q3 2024 Schedule of Dairy Products & Innovation Training Opportunities

This course is a free educational event open to all California dairy processors and end-users, dairy entrepreneurs, producers, faculty and students in food science, agribusiness, and related fields, as well as qualified suppliers to the industry.

Prairie Farms Set to Alter the Landscape of Lactose Free Dairy 

April 17, 2024 Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.

Prairie Farms Dairy announced that the company is launching four new lactose free dairy options in what it believes to be an underserved category. The company’s 86-year reputation has been built on producing the highest quality dairy products in the marketplace, and the new lactose free lineup is being introduced as the “Gold Standard” for lactose free whole & 2% milk in gallons and cottage cheese & sour cream in 16-ounce tubs.

Updates to the Safe Food for Canadians License Application and Guidance

In addition to these 2 new classifications, the SFC license application also requires food businesses to indicate if they conduct licensable activities on fresh berries, fresh leafy greens and frozen berries.

Edlong Announces Appointment of Michael Natale as President

April 16, 2024 Edlong Corporation

The Edlong Corporation announced that Michael Natale has been appointed company president. Michael brings more than 23 years of Food & Beverage Industry experience to his role at Edlong.

Commissioner Wilton Simpson Issues Emergency Rule to Further Protect Florida Livestock from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

The Emergency Rule imposes specific restrictions on the importation of cattle into Florida to prevent the spread of HPAI, commonly known in livestock as Bovine Associated Influenza A Syndrome (H5N1). There have been no detections of HPAI in any livestock in Florida.