IDF announces the launch of the “IDF Professor Pavel Jelen Early Career Scientist Prize”
IDF is pleased to announce the establishment of the new “IDF Professor Pavel Jelen Early Career Scientist Prize” for “early-career” scientists, including graduate and postgraduate students who are less than 3 years since graduation from their highest degree attained. It is aimed toward the recognition of scientists and/or technologists in the dairy science and technology […]
IDF publishes new Bulletin on Heat Treatment of Milk
Brussels, 28 April. Today, IDF has released Bulletin No.516 on Heat Treatments of Milk, which looks at the processing of milk, which is the oldest processing technology in the dairy sector. The following publication provides an overview of the different heat treatments applied to milk for direct consumption or before further processing and their verification procedures. The […]
IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 is open for registration now. The event will take place in New Delhi, India from 12 to 15 September
After a two-year recess due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the next IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 will take place in New Delhi, India from September 12 to September 15. The International Dairy Federation (IDF) is glad to announce the opening of the registration today for its renowned major annual event in the global dairy sector. […]
Dairy through life: from childhood to ageing populations, the focus of the 2nd IDF Nutrition and Health Symposium
Organizers invite nutrition and health experts from all over the world to attend a free virtual Nutrition and Health Symposium. April 11, 2022, Brussels. The role of dairy and nutrition in children’s, adolescents and ageing population’s diets will be the focus of the annual IDF Nutrition and Health Symposium 2022. The free event for health […]
Registration for IDF Dairy Innovation Awards is now open
April 1st, 2022, Brussels. Registration for the IDF Dairy Innovation Awards, an International Dairy Federation initiative designed to celebrate and encourage innovative practices across the global dairy sector, which was launched on February 17 in partnership with Zenith Global and supported by headline sponsorship from Tetra Pak, has been officially opened today, April 1st. Entries […]
IDF releases publication on Guidelines for defining quarter and udder health status and cured clinical and subclinical mastitis cases
March 28, 2022, Brussels. Today, IDF has released a guidance that dives deep into defining clearer definitions of clinical, subclinical, and chronic mastitis cured cases as well as udder and quarter health status. The guidance looks at the latest technology to provide relevant guidelines on how to produce clearer definitions of a new case of […]
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene completes its 52nd session
On 9 March 2022, the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene completed its 52nd session, the first in a virtual mode. The Committee finalized the tools to Determine the Critical Control Points that will be included as an annex to the General Principles of Food Hygiene to give additional guidance to Food Business Operators. It was […]
LCA Guide Methodology to be released in 2022
IDF would like to announce that it will be releasing a newly updated publication of the “IDF common approach to carbon foot printing in the dairy value chain using a lifecycle assessment approach”, planning to be published in Q3 of 2022. This will replace the previous Bulletin 479 that was released in 2015. This is […]
IDF publishes 4th update on inventory of microbial food cultures
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) announced the publication of the updated inventory of microbial food cultures (MFC), with a demonstration of the safety of use in fermented foods. As food science in the fermentation process is ever-evolving, this initiative has been ongoing for 20 plus years. This is presently the fourth bulletin of this topic […]
Join the IDF Nutrition and Health Symposium 2022
After hosting a very successful and engaging event last year with over 400 participants, IDF is holding its second annual virtual Nutrition and Health Symposium 2022. This year, the Symposium, dedicated to health professionals, especially dietitians and nutritionists, will dive into the role of dairy across the life course, focusing on children, adolescents, and ageing […]
