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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

milk

A dairy cow in New Vienna, Iowa, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
April 26, 2025, 1:59 am
Could FDA changes cause observant US Jews to sour on uncertified milk?
Orthodox Union, most recognizable rabbinical certifier in the country, says phones won’t stop ringing since a halt to certain inspections called the status of dairy into question
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Milk and other dairy products are on display at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 11, 2023, 5:12 pm
Amid ongoing milk shortage, Israel lifts 40% import tariff for another six months
Milk shortage expected for at least the next six months; since start of 2023, Israel has seen a monthly shortage of 1 million to 1.5 million liters of milk
By Sharon Wrobel
Milk and other dairy products are on display at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 13, 2023, 4:33 pm
Israel scraps 40% customs tax on imported milk for three months
Finance Minister Smotrich seeks to open market for cheaper imports to address milk shortage in stores and supermarkets
By Sharon Wrobel
Cheese production at the Tnuva Tel Yosef dairy plant, December 21, 2015 (Yossi Zeliger/FLASH90)
May 2, 2023, 1:06 pm
Tnuva announces price hikes on unregulated dairy products in fresh blow to consumers
Food giant says costs to rise by average of 4.65%, with some to increase by over 9%; announcement comes with prices of regulated dairy products already set to soar
By ToI Staff
Milk for sale at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 21, 2022, 6:10 pm
Milk, cheese prices to increase 5% as economic crunch hits dairy aisle
Milk prices not allowed to rise again until at least May 2023 under deal; dairy board sought 14% hike, but was negotiated down in talks with treasury, Agriculture Ministry
By Ash Obel
Milk for sale at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 1, 2022, 1:30 pm
Dairy and electricity prices go up as gas, public transportation costs drop
August brings a slew of cost of living changes, with power bills up by 8.6%, and a 4.9% jump in the price of milk; tighter controls on cash payments come into force
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Yad Mordechai honey. (Courtesy)
April 15, 2022, 9:22 am
Health Ministry warns lactose intolerant of milk traces found in popular honey brand
Yad Mordechai says products with best-before dates of January 2, 2025, and April 14, 2025, are still safe for those without allergies
By ToI Staff
Dr Sivan Lacker and Ashkar Ginossar at the Yotvata Dairy in southern Israel. (Lior Nordman)
February 11, 2020, 3:35 am
In first pilot of its kind, Israeli dairy won’t separate calves from mothers
Yotvata project will allow female calves to stay with mothers until weaning — but male calves will still be separated, sent off for fattening and slaughter
By Aviv Lavie
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
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