Thursday, February 25th, 2010
New guidance published today (24 February) by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) aims to reinforce the safety of donor breast milk by making recommendations to maintain high standards of practice in specialist milk banks in the UK. New mothers can choose to donate their breast ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
More than one in 10 Chinese children sickened by contaminated milk showed signs of kidney damage six months afterward, researchers have found, raising concerns about the long-term effects of the country's massive food safety scandal.
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Recent media reports have covered research announced ahead of the American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) Annual Meeting in April which suggested that milk during pregnancy may lower a baby's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life. The theory from the researchers in Boston, announced in an ...
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
The Agriculture Department is sharpening the standards for organic milk and meat.
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed were instead repackaged.
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