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Author Mark Kurlansky (photo by Sylvia Plachy) and his book, 'Milk.' (Courtesy)
January 25, 2019, 9:36 am
Got Milk? Here’s a 10,000-year history of the white stuff, from farm to fridge
Ever since he was a half-pint, Mark Kurlansky has been curious about one of humankind’s most central commodities. Now he’s written a wide-ranging book you won’t want to just skim
By Cathryn J. Prince
A mourner prays after laying flowers at the site of the mass shooting that killed 11 people and wounded 6 at the Tree Of Life Synagogue on October 28, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP)
October 29, 2018, 2:43 pm
Save your prayers: 9 things to know for October 29
Anger persists along with grief as the Jewish community grapples with the Squirrel Hill synagogue attack; plus, when is a synagogue not a synagogue, and when is terror not terror
By Joshua Davidovich
Illustrative: A picture taken on July 12, 2017 shows a herd of cows, airlifted from Budapest, at the Baladna livestock production farm in the city of al-Khor, northeast of Qatar. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
July 13, 2017, 4:03 pm
First herd of boycott-busting bovines airlifted to Qatar
Holsteins flown in from Budapest to provide milk for kingdom hit by Gulf state boycott
By David Harding
Illustrative photo of milk and chocolate milk cartons. May 3, 2015. (Flash90)
March 1, 2017, 5:39 pm
Udder confusion as chocolate milk sold as milk
Tara offers a switch for consumers who bought milk cartons mistakenly filled with chocolate milk
By TOI staff
Prince Tahina's product is thought to be the origin of a salmonella contamination in Israel in August 2016 (Times of Israel)
August 11, 2016, 8:17 pm
Health Ministry shutters salmonella-tainted tehina maker
Tehinat Hanasich, which sold contaminated products for two weeks, loses manufacturing license, faces litigation
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of a plate of hummus (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
August 11, 2016, 12:16 pm
Salmonella-tainted tahina recalled, but Israelis likely already exposed
Sesame-seed paste manufacturer announces discovery, but too late for Salatey Shamir, which is pulling 10 days’ worth of products from shelves and homes
By TOI staff
Farmers protest against plans by Apax Partners to sell Tnuva to China's Bright Foods outside Apax's Tel Aviv offices. The demonstration took place a day ahead of an emergency meeting of the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee on the matter (Photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
February 26, 2014, 4:29 pm
MKs, farmers, slam ‘dangerous’ sale of Tnuva to Chinese
Israel’s biggest dairy company is already foreign owned, but the Knesset is protesting its sale to a Shanghai-based firm
By David Shamah
Supermarket shelves (illustrative photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 26, 2014, 1:38 pm
Tax on imported dairy products to be slashed by 80%
Move is expected to reduce price of milk, cheese, yogurt by half
By Lazar Berman
Tnuva cottage cheese in a Jerusalem supermarket.(photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 25, 2012, 11:22 pm
Tnuva to bump prices of milk products
Move comes amid wave of price hikes on basic staples
By Philip Podolsky
Illustrative photo of Tnuva milk products (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
September 30, 2012, 10:55 am
Government threatens to open dairy market to imports
The cost of unpasteurized milk is expected to jump by 9 percent in October
By Philip Podolsky
Illustrative photo of Tnuva milk products (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
August 8, 2012, 10:40 pm
Tnuva recalls milk after cartons were exposed to cleaning agents
Alert covers 3% milk distributed in the center of the country
By Greg Tepper
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