Some Warnings About Yogurt - Melamine and Plastic Containers
1) According to Strauss, the majority of commercial yogurt is cooked in plastic containers.
http://www.strausfamilycreamery.com/?title=Yogurt
“And unlike other yogurt companies that cook their yogurt in their plastic cups (yuck!), we incubate our yogurt in stainless steel vats, then pour the cooling yogurt into the cups before quickly refrigerating them to maintain their fresh flavors.”
2) According to Nancy’s yogurt, commercial yogurt is usually made with milk powder.
http://www.nancysyogurt.com/nancys_products/ingredients_china.php
“Many of you have been asking about our ingredient sources given the recent news regarding tainted milk powder in China. “
3) According to Bloomberg, melamine is already found in some yogurt, mostly in yogurt made with milk powder in China. With the contamination of melamine making headlines in some US baby formula, it will only be a matter of time before we will see melamine in US manufactured yogurt making headlines.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aJk9YS__guLc&refer=asia
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ok, I just read this after eating yogurt…yikes. What about Yo plait yogurt? That is the kind I eat, usually….
Hard to say because when I did my yogurt research a few years ago, none of the yogurt manufacturers were blunt enough to specify, “milk powder”. Instead they would list “cultured milk” as the prime ingredient.
http://healthnut.buddyslim.com/2006/12/26/whats-in-your-yogurt/
What is disturbing now is how hideous these yogurt manufacturers can be. Other than Nancy’s, none of the other yogurt manufacturers have put out PRs stating their source of milk powder.
And according to this June 2008 Reuter’s report, China is the largest exporter of milk powder.
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS237612+28-Jan-2008+MW20080128
“…China is the second largest market for New Zealand exports, next to the US and the largest milk powder export market; China is one of the most important whey product markets for the US; EU is the most important supplier of non-fat milk powder and whey product for China.”