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'Oldest' cheese evidence found

Milk residues are found on 7,500-year-old pottery cheese-making vessels in Poland.

 

Some dairy farmers trade cows for goats as demand for goat cheese ensures stable milk prices

Fluctuating milk prices have long made dairy farming a risky business, and when milk prices crashed in 2002, Chris Lekberg gave up. He sold his cows and bought goats. It turned out to be a wise decision. He now has more than 50 goats, and with growing demand for goat cheese, he gets a steady price for their milk from a nearby cheesemaker.

 

Lactose intolerance may sometimes be in the head, not the gut

Lactose intolerance may sometimes be in the head, not the gut

Italian researchers report that some people who think they are lactose-intolerant may actually suffer from a psychological condition known as ...

 

China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal

China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal

China on Tuesday executed two people for their roles in a tainted milk powder scandal in which at least six children died and ...

 

In China, two sentenced to death in milk-tampering case

In China, two sentenced to death in milk-tampering case

They were scapegoats in a failed product-safety system, says a lawyer for some of the nearly 300,000 babies sickened by tainted formula.

Parents of babies sickened by formula in China's largest food-tampering scandal vowed Thursday to continue their legal fight over compensation after a court sentenced two men to death in the case and handed down stiff sentences to others.

 

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