News tagged with milk powder

A new method detects traces of veterinary drugs in baby food

The quantities are very small, but in milk powder and in meat-based baby food, residues of drugs given to livestock were found. Researchers from the University of Almería (Spain) have developed a system ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digestibility and nutritional value of whey co-products for weanling pigs

New research from the University of Illinois sheds light on the nutritional value of whey powder and whey permeate as a lactose source for pigs.

Biology / Other

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Melamine-tainted drinks emerge again in China: report

Authorities in central China are searching for a batch of dairy products containing high levels of melamine, the chemical that killed six babies and sickened 300,000 others in 2008, state media said Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder

(AP) -- China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China declares new national food-safety campaign

(AP) -- China declared a new food-safety campaign Wednesday after contaminated milk products from an earlier scandal showed up repackaged in several places around the country, exposing weaknesses in the country's promise ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New biomarker for raw milk quality detection

Strict milk quality tests had drawn a national attention throughout China in the wake of the baby formula milk powder contamination incident. The individual classic markers for milk quality control, particularly protein concentration, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research leads to new technology to protect human health

Larry Wackett and Michael Sadowsky, members of the University of Minnesota's BioTechnology Institute, developed an enzyme that is used in Bioo Scientific's new MaxDiscovery™ Melamine Test kit, which simplifies the detection ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term complications of melamine consumption in children

Children with a history of consuming melamine-contaminated milk powder are at an increased risk of developing kidney stones and other urological complications. Researchers presenting two studies at the 104th Annual Scientific ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nutritional supplementation program helps prevent weight loss among children in African country

Children in Niger who received a daily nutritional supplement for three months had a lower rate of weight loss and a reduced risk of wasting compared to children who did not receive the supplementation, according to a study ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0