Three Reasons Dairy is an Essential Part of a Sustainable Diet
The UN Environment Assembly will be gathering soon in Nairobi to discuss the theme of “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production”. How we can build sustainable food systems will no doubt be at the centre of these discussions. As the President of the International Dairy Federation (IDF), every day I see […]
IDF joins new H2020 consortium to reduce AMR
Global dairy experts meet in Copenhagen to discuss pressing animal health issue Leading global experts in udder health from no less than 25 countries are meeting in Copenhagen today to discuss preventatitive solutions for mastitis, ranked by IDF (International Dairy Federation) as one of the most important diseases impacting the dairy sector. Organised by IDF and hosted […]
IDF’s DG named 2019 Chair of the FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership
The FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership (LEAP) today announced at its 22nd Steering Committee meeting that Caroline Emond, Director General of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) will serve as its 2019 Chair. “We are very pleased that Caroline Emond will be the new Chair of LEAP, said Camillo De Camillis, manager of LEAP. […]
New IDF Publication Confirms Health Benefits of Milk Pasteurisation
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) today released a new Bulletin, which provides an overview of some key technological, microbiological and nutritional aspects of milk pasteurisation and reaffirms that the process does not significantly impact the nutritional properties of milk. From an evaluation of the best available science, it concludes that drinking pasteurised milk is still the […]
Registration opens for the IDF World Dairy Summit 2019
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) and the organizer of the event, the National Dairy Council of Turkey, today announced the opening of registration for the IDF World Dairy Summit, which will take place in Istanbul from 23-26 September. Registration is open at the newly launched website, http://www.idfwds2019.com/. “IDF is delighted to open the registration for […]
IDF-GDP Press Release on Eat Lancet Report
Recently, a group of scientists and interested citizens came together to form the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health, an international panel seeking consensus on a roadmap for sustainable food systems. We commend them for their contribution to the global dialogue on how to produce and provide more sustainable food. The dairy sector is committed […]
IDF Announces Updated Inventory of Microbial Food Cultures Demonstrated to be Safe
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) today announced the publication of an updated inventory of microbial food cultures (MFC), which scientific studies demonstrate are safe for use in fermented foods. The inventory now identifies and catalogues 321 food cultures, 226 bacteria and 95 fungi that are found in the dairy sector as well as many other […]
India and China to host IDF World Dairy Summits in 2022 and 2023
India and China will host the forthcoming IDF World Dairy Summits in 2022 and 2023 respectively in their capitals. Both countries won the right to host the annual IDF flagship event with unanimous support from the General Assembly which met on the eve of the World Dairy Summit 2018 in Daejeon, Korea, on 14 October. […]
Tackling antimicrobial resistance in the dairy sector is a global effort to ensure animal and public health, and food safety
The dairy sector has adopted an integrated supply chain management approach to curb the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This requires positive actions and cooperation by all players such as dairy farmers, veterinarians, dairy and meat processing companies, animal feed producers, pharmaceutical firms and regulators. The recent annual World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2018 may have […]
World Antibiotic Awareness Week from 12-18 November 2018
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) is joining the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by strongly advocating prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials and adhering to the standards set by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). Dr Olav Østerås, Chair of the IDF Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare, has stressed the importance […]
