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yogurt drink is produced only for domestic consumption.
From a socialist viewpoint, the idea of anyone, especially
foreigners, making a profi t on products such as food and
medicine that fi ll primary human needs–is anathema. On the
other hand, Cuban’s think Soy Cubano! is a great project,
and they want to see a group of people directly challenge
the U.S. trade embargo. One approach would be for Global
Exchange to apply to the U.S. government for a license to
work directly with Cuba’s Food Research Institute. They
would probably be denied, and that would set the stage
for a larger coalition of development groups to conduct a
campaign to expose the U.S. embargo which denies food and
medicine to the people of Cuba.
Internationally, an interesting movement is starting to
look at the whole issue of embargoes and their effects on
innocent civilians–in Iraq, for example, where a U.S.-led
embargo has been in effect since the Desert Storm war ended
in Feb. 1991. Though more than 85,000 Iraqis died in the
war, it is estimated that even a larger number of civilians
(including 250,000 children) have died since the war due to
the embargo.
This is increasingly being seen as a human rights
issue–with the USA being seen as the major violator of
Cuban human rights. Global Exchange feels that it has a
responsibility to educate the American people about what the
U.S. government doing in their name, but often without their
awareness.
Cuba is now moving toward a mixed economy, where
free private enterprise can coexist with state-run socialism.
Global Exchange is very eager that they not loose the
tremendous gains they have made in providing for the
primary needs of their people. Moreover, Cuba is taking the
lead among developing countries worldwide in sustainable
development projects. So good things are growing out
of the present suffering and hardships in Cuba. Address:
Coordinator of Soy Cubano! Company, Food and Medicine
Campaign, c/o Global Exchange, 2017 Mission St. #303C,
San Francisco, California 94110. Phone: 415-255-7296 or
415-558-8682.
1043. Arnold, Kathryn. 1995. The joy of soy. Delicious!
(Boulder, Colorado). Feb. p. 34-36. [3 ref]
• Summary: The soybean “has long been revered by
vegetarians as a nutritional powerhouse. However, the real
secret is that soyfoods may help prevent disease.” They are
cancer fi ghters and good for the heart. A table (p. 36) lists
12 different types of soyfoods and their uses: Tofu, tempeh,
okara, miso, natto, TVP, soymilk, soy grits, soy fl our, soy
cheese, soy sauce, soy yogurt.
Note: This periodical, which began publication in about
1983, is published for natural products consumers by New
Hope Communications in Boulder, Colorado. As of March
1998 some 425,000 copies of Delicious! are distributed each
month to over 900 health food retail stores throughout the
HISTORY OF SOY YOGURT & CULTURED SOYMILK 393
United States.
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1044. Product Name: [Soghurt {Soy Yogurt} (Original,
Peach, Cherry, Strawberry)].
Foreign Name: Soghurt {pfl anzliche Zubereitung nach
Joghurt-Art} (Natur, Pfi rsich, Kirsch, Erdbeer).
Manufacturer’s Name: Bruno Fischer GmbH.
Manufacturer’s Address: Im Auel 88, 53783 Aetorf,
Germany. Phone: 49-2243-4021.
Date of Introduction: 1995. February.
Ingredients: Peach: Water, soybeans*, fruit preparation
(Peaches*, thick grape juice* [Traubendicksaft], corn syrup,
honey, corn starch*, natural aroma). * = Organically grown
(aus kontrolliert biologischem Anbau).
Wt/Vol., Packaging, Price: 250 gm reusable glass jar.
How Stored: Refrigerated at +6ºC, 21 day shelf life.
Nutrition: No information given.
New Product–Documentation: Talk with Bruno Fischer,
who calls from Germany. 1995. March 22. His company
introduced this fermented product at Biofach in Feb. 1995.
The product has a 21-day shelf life.
Photocopies of 4 labels sent by Bruno Fischer. April 21.
The product is described on the front panel in German as
a plant-based preparation resembling yogurt “(pfl anzliche
Zubereitung nach Joghurt-Art).”
Talk with Bruno Fischer. 1998. May 14. The same day
Bruno Fischer introduced this Soghurt, Life Food GmbH
introduced a soy yogurt under the Taifun brand. Bruno
Fischer had their product made in a small milk plant and
kitchen by an anthroposophic community that work with
drug addicts. The product was produced using fresh soymilk
made by Sojinal; Triballat was too far away. The ingredients
were organic soymilk, whole cane juice, yogurt cultures,
and fruit–that was mixed in. But in the long run they could
not guarantee the microbiological quality that was required.
This product was discontinued about 6 months after it was
launched. The Taifun product was also discontinued about a
year ago.
1045. Product Name: [Yourti {Soy Yogurt} (Natural,
Cherry, Peach-Apricot, Vanilla)].
Foreign Name: Yourti (Naturhell, Kirsche, Pfi rsich-
Aprikose, Vanille).
Manufacturer’s Name: Life Food GmbH.
Manufacturer’s Address: Robert-Bunsen Str. 6, 79108
Freiburg, Germany.
Date of Introduction: 1995. February.
Wt/Vol., Packaging, Price: 250 ml. reusable glass jar.
How Stored: Shelf stable; refrigerate after opening.
New Product–Documentation: Talk with Bruno Fischer,
who calls from Germany. 1995. March 22. This product was
introduced at Biofach in Feb. 1995. Leafl et sent by Bruno
Fischer. 1995. April 21. “Zartcremiges Sojaprodukt, Yourti:
Mit echten Joghurt kulturen” (A sour but creamy soy product