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- International Whey Conference agenda includes research on whey proteins and its efficacy on malnourished and vulnerable populations
— June 21, 2011
Abstract: The 6th International Whey Conference includes presentations on the latest research on whey proteins in health and nutrition, including its efficacy on malnourished and vulnerable populations. - Dairy makes further food-aid inroads with Tufts recommendation, USDA request for proposal
— January 4, 2011
Abstract: A new draft report from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (commissioned by the United States Agency for International Development) gave further backing to the use of whey protein concentrate (WPC) in certain food aid products, while a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) draft request for proposal (RFP) created new commercial outlets for U.S. WPC and nonfat dry milk in emergency food products. - Opening of Edesia Facility in U.S.
— April 23, 2010
Abstract: On March 29, 2010, Edesia Global Nutrition Solutions officially opened its new 15,000 square foot facility in Providence, Rhode Island, to produce food to treat malnourished children in developing countries. Edesia is the eleventh member of the Plumpyfield Network, partners of the French company Nutriset, which are licensed to produce and sell patented Nutriset products. It is the first member of this network in the United States. Launched through a partnership between Nutriset and the Rhode Island-based nonprofit organization, Industrial Revelation, Inc., Edesia will produce enough food to reach 450,000 children a year. This is an important contribution to help meet rapidly expanding global demand for these products. - Arla Foods Supports Malnutrition Research in Malawi
— April 13, 2010
Abstract: Arla Foods of Denmark has donated over US$20,000 for a Malawi-based field trial comparing three treatment protocols aimed at combating moderate malnutrition for children. The study, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine and implemented in partnership with the University of Malawi, will compare health results of three formulas, two of which include dairy, and one of which is a vegetable-only product. - Edesia receives USAID grant for Nutributter®
— March 22, 2010
Abstract: Edesia, a Rhode Island-based non-profit organization dedicated to the production of Ready-to-Use Foods (RUFs) used to fight global malnutrition, was awarded $2 million to produce 15 million daily doses of the dairy-fortified lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) "Nutributter®". - Challenge Dairy Now Certified UNICEF Supplier for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food
— February 25, 2010
Abstract: California-based Challenge Dairy Products Inc. is now a UNICEF-approved supplier of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) for severe acute malnutrition. This makes Challenge the first US food company to commercially manufacture RUTF under contract for UNICEF. Completing the certification process with UNICEF in May 2009, Challenge is now supplying RUTF to UNICEF for Caribbean, Central American and Asian countries. - USDEC members quick to offer Haiti relief
— January 22, 2010
Abstract: Six U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) members - Darigold Inc., James Farrell & Co., Hoogwegt U.S. Inc., Land O'Lakes Inc., Agri-Mark Inc., and Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association - donated and pledged more than 30,000 lbs. of nonfat dry milk bound for Haiti today to replace previously purchased powder that was lost in last week's devastating earthquake. The milk powder will be used by Meds & Food for Kids (MFK), an organization that manufactures UNICEF-approved, ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) for Haiti's malnourished children. - WHO, WFP, UN Focus on Food Quality for Addressing Moderate Malnutrition
— December 8, 2009
Abstract: The September 2009 issue of the UN's Food and Nutrition Bulletin turns a bright light on improving food quality for the treatment of moderate malnutrition for children in low-income settings. "Children with moderate malnutrition should get the foods that provide all the nutrients they need for full recovery, not just the food choice that represents the cheapest option to provide them energy and proteins," write editors André Briend and Zita Weise Prinzo.