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Monday, May 14, 2007

Equal Time Report: World Milk Day

I think it's just a coincidence. I know some people say that there aren't any coincidences. I say that if people aren't smart enough to know better then they aren't smart enough to doing the planning that would make coincidences impossible.

What am I talking about?

The fact that May Is Allergy Awareness Month Worldwide. And that June 1st is World Milk Day.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is the one to make the declaration.

Since the first World Milk Day was held in 2001, many countries spread throughout the world have participated in the celebrations and the number is growing each year.

Why hold a World Milk Day? The Day provides an opportunity to focus attention on milk and to publicise activities connected with milk and the milk industry. The fact that many countries choose to do this on the same day lends additional importance to individual national celebrations and shows that milk is a global food.

Where did it begin? FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) was asked to propose a specific day on which all aspects of milk could be celebrated.

Why 1st June? This date was chosen because a number of countries were already celebrating a national milk day on or around this time. Late May was originally proposed, but some countries, for example China, felt they already had too many celebrations in that month. While most countries hold their celebrations on 1st June, some choose to hold them a week or so before or after this date.

The Dairy Council of the UK has already leapt in with a ringing endorsement of milk. The sections on lactose intolerance and milk allergy are both accurate, so it's okay with me.

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