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The School Milk list is a service of FAO’s  Trade and Markets Division<http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/dairy/en/>

I like the reference to EXCESS CONSUMPTION in Andrew Novakovic's post. Any excessive consumption of almost any food is harmful in some way.
Human milk is in many ways similar to cows milk. WHO recommends that infants be fed on only mother's milk for the first six months of a baby's life. It sounds ridiculous that this necessary food to the baby becomes unhealthy when this baby becomes of school age! The unhealthy bit is due to excessive consumption and lack of exercise rather than the milk itself. We have to be careful with research results being generated with particular interests in mind. Sometimes science can be bent to favour the financier of the research.

CHARLES M.D. MUTAGWABA
Mbeya
Tanzania


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Sent: Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 11:20
Subject: School Milk in Europe ... any success stories?

Dairy Outlook is a service of FAO’s  Trade and Markets Division<http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/dairy/en/>

Thanks to Jelle Zijlstra for opening the larger conversation.  While we may all agree that the greater good is to promote healthy diets, the question that the dairy industry struggles with is how exactly do dairy products contribute to that worthy goal.

In the US, dairy foods generally and milk in particular were regarded with near reverence 100 years ago.  There was no doubt that milk was an important component of a healthy diet for children, probably the single most important food.  In countries where malnutrition remains a very serious problem, attitudes towards milk and dairy products remain very positive, but in countries where excess consumption is the more common problem dairy foods have been more often been portrayed as a villain.  Recent research disputes many of the concerns that proved hostile to dairy consumption, beginning in the last part of the 20th Century, but consumer attitudes are slow to respond to scientific debate and changing scientific views probably contribute to confusion.

The most recent advisory report to the US government related to diet and health is here:

http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015-scientific-report/PDFs/Scientific-Report-of-the-2015-Dietary-Guidelines-Advisory-Committee.pdf

An example of the US dairy industry positioning of dairy foods relative to dietary concerns and health is here:

http://www.usdairy.com/science-and-research/dairys-role-in-the-diet

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Andrew M. Novaković

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On 25 Apr 2016, at 2:45AM, FAO-Dairy-Outlook <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

Dairy Outlook is a service of FAO’s  Trade and Markets Division<http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/dairy/en/>

Dear all,

Since the growing concerns in Europe about healthy food, the Europeans are in a stage where people who want to support this should contribute to healthy diets and not just focus on dairy. Schools need better materials and information to bring the message across about healthy food and healthy lifestyles. Health should be the first concern, also for dairy producers and processors. And the next question is: what is the role of dairy products in these healthy diets? It would be great if dairy companies (quite a few are not only involved in dairy but also in other foods!) would contribute to promotion on healthy diets in schools, together with health organisations. This should result in the contribution of dairy to more healthy people!
Kind regards,

Jelle Zijlstra
Dairy economist
Wageningen University & Research


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Verzonden: vrijdag 22 april 2016 10:18
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Onderwerp: School Milk in Europe ... any success stories?

Dairy Outlook is a service of FAO’s  Trade and Markets Division<http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/dairy/en/>

First of all, it is with great pleasure to see some activity on the list. Also for a European it is always interesting to read about how school milk develops in particular Asian countries.

It is my apprehension that the school milk is generally facing difficult conditions in several European countries. In my own country, Denmark, school milk had great success up until 2012/13 with an increasing number of students and schools participating in the school milk scheme. But looking at the past 3-4 years, the development is unfortunately rather negative. Less students wants to participate in the scheme and schools disclaims any liability with regard to getting a school milk scheme to function optimally. From a European perspective, this development may be problematic for the dairy industry. Not because we would lose sales but more the risk of eventually losing the unique communication platform for the industry through school milk.

It would be great if some European colleagues could tell of some functioning schemes with success and increasing interest from students and schools. If there should be others who share my concern feel free to comment.

Kind regards,

Lars Witt Jensen
Marketing Manager
Mejeriforeningen / Danish Dairy Board

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Emne: Sustainable Dairy Development in Myanmar - including school milk

The School Milk list is a service of FAO’s  Trade and Markets Division<http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/dairy/en/>
Dear team Asia,

Please do share the impact assessment if there has been one carried out.
Also, it would be interesting to see how the project has evolved from SMP to it being taken up by national entrepreneurs. How was the transition? What was the added value of the entrepreneurs?

Many thanks,

Souleikha
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:58:41 +0200
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Subject: Sustainable Dairy Development in Myanmar - including school milk
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Dairy Outlook is a service of FAO’s  Trade and Markets Division<http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/dairy/en/>
Dear Team Dairy Asia,
Thanks for sharing this. It would be very interesting to learn more about the impact the school milk programme has had on the children. The Facebook page showed a picture of a child being weighed. Is there an impact or assessment report that can be shared?

Brgds
Katarina

KATARINA ERIKSSON
Senior Project and Partnership Development Manager
Tetra Laval AB
Food for Development Office

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Dairy Outlook is a service of FAO’s  Trade and Markets Division<http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/dairy/en/>
Dairy Asia team is pleased to share the facebook page Sustainable Dairy Development in Myanmar (https://www.facebook.com/Sustainable-Dairy-Development-in-Myanmar-464515523752711/?fref=ts). The page also has pictures from the school milk program initiated by FAO as a pilot program and then sustained by national entrepreneurs. FAO support ended in 2015 but the program has sustained and grown.

Team Dairy Asia


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