Health Dec 11 Bird flu virus has been found in raw milk. Here’s a reminder of how pasteurization improves safety By Kerry E. Kaylegian, The Conversation
Nation Apr 24 Watch 5:44 Fragments of bird flu virus detected in cow’s milk sold in grocery stores The FDA says samples of milk taken from grocery stores have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. But the agency says it's confident the milk in stores is safe. It suggests the… By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow
Nation Mar 02 Watch 5:20 New FDA guidelines on milk spark disagreements between farmers and plant-based companies It’s almost official. Soy, almond and other plant-based drinks that call themselves milk can keep using that name, at least according to new draft guidelines released by the FDA last week. Stephanie Sy explores the debate. By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson
Nation Jul 18 Soon, your soy milk may not be called ‘milk’ The Food and Drug Administration signaled plans to start enforcing a federal standard that defines "milk" as coming from the "milking of one or more healthy cows."… By Candice Choi, Associated Press
World Jun 14 Watch Could a Surplus of California Milk Fulfill China’s Cheese Needs? Could a Surplus of California Milk Fulfill China's Cheese Needs?…
Jun 13 China Needs Milk and California Has Too Much. Is It a Match? By Larisa Epatko California dairy farmers are pumping out milk at higher rates each year to try to make a profit in light of the rising associated costs of corn and soy used in cow feed. Continue reading
Jul 05 Teaching the Importance of Breastfeeding By Talea Miller The Indonesian Breastfeeding Center in Jakarta offers training classes for healthcare workers and for families. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch Children Not Getting Enough Vitamin D, Study Concludes More than 60 percent of children have "insufficient" levels of Vitamin D, a study published by the journal Pediatrics concluded on Monday. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Dec 31 China Dairy Exec Pleads Guilty in Melamine Case By PBS News Hour The former chairwoman of a Chinese dairy company implicated in September's tainted milk scandal pled guilty Wednesday to charges of selling "fake or substandard" products. Continue reading
Sep 30 China Detains 22 People Over Contaminated Milk By PBS News Hour The Chinese government has said it detained 22 people suspected of operating an underground network that added the industrial chemical melamine to milk. The contamination has sickened more than 50,000 children in China. Continue reading