Steve Carper, Planet Lactose ~ Father Epifanios Milopotaminos, an Orthodox Christian monk at the Mount Athos monastery in Greece has been in charge of cooking there for 40 years, still cooking most of the group's meal over a log fire as they've been doing for the last century. The monks don't eat red meat, although they fish and gather seafood, and they don't use dairy either. An article by the Associated Press's Derek Gatopoulos that I found on the ReporterHerald.com site, gave some of the unusual details:

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-- Marwit Capital Partners II, L.P. (“Marwit”) announced today that Promax Nutrition Corporation (“Promax” or the “Company”), developer and marketer of protein/energy bars and related functional foods, has acquired Pure of Holland, LLC (“PURE Bar”). PURE Bar (www.thepurebar.com) develops and markets certified organic, raw, vegan, unprocessed and gluten/dairy/soy free nutrition bars in a range of great-tasting flavors. Veronica Bosgraaf, a mom, teacher and guidance counselor in Holland, Michigan, founded PURE Bar in her kitchen in 2003 after a long search for nutritious snacks for her young daughter who had become a vegetarian.

Alisa Fleming, www.GoDairyFree.org ~ The Go Dairy Free e-newsletter is back!  Our July/August issue was just emailed out today, and you can now view it online.  This month, our giveaway is focused on the new Ice Dream Cookbook by Chef Rachel Albert-Matesz.  She offered an exclusive dairy-free, soy-free "ice cream" recipe from her new cookbok for feature in the newsletter.  Enjoy!

Ottawa, ON - Aug. 8, 2008 - Health Canada is warning Canadians with milk allergies not to use several brands of unauthorized acidophilus-containing health products labelled as "non-dairy" because they contain trace amounts of milk protein from dairy ingredients used in the production process. The products are:

When I walked into Whole Foods the other day (for the first time in months), I was amazed to see a dairy-free yogurt section that rivaled the dairy-rich yogurt section in size and selection.  It was a pleasing site to say the least.  Yet, with such variety does come the need to know more about what you are buying.  Steve over at Planet Lactose featured some information on the various claims on yogurt packages and what they mean, which I think is quite helpful: "An article by the American Institute for Cancer Research on FoodConsumer.org offers a quick tutorial on the multitude of claims that yogurts are making. Here's a shortened version ..."

Alisa Fleming, www.GoDairyFree.org ~ "Are there any protein powders made without dairy and soy?" I hear this one often, and I am always happy to say yes!  Rice and hemp based protein powders have actually been around for some time now, but now the demand has risen enough to warrant some exciting new flavors.  Manitoba Harvest has just announced their new Organic Vanilla and Organic Dark Chocolate Hemp Protein Powders.  These products can be found right now exclusively at Whole Foods Markets in the USA. They will be rolling out to stores in Canada in mid-August ...

Summertown, TN ~ TOFU COOKERY 25th Anniversary Edition celebrates a quarter of a century of helping people prepare delicious dishes featuring tofu. Since then, tofu has become a household word, the health benefits of soy have been validated by thousands of scientific studies, and a goldmine of soy products can be found in supermarkets nationwide. The best tofu dishes, however, can still be made at home. In this revised edition, soy-foods pioneer Louise Hagler expertly shows how easy it is to add a little tofu to both your favorite comfort foods and gourmet fare. To reflect today’s tastes and trends, new recipes were added and the original recipes revised to use less salt and smaller amounts of more healthful fats ...

The manufacturer of Wegmans Sorbet is recalling a limited number of 16 oz. Wegmans brand Sorbets because they may contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy to milk run the risk of a serious or possible life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the affected products listed below. The products were distributed throughout Wegmans Food Markets located in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland ...