Denmark: a dairy country. Learn more about the host of the IDF Global Dairy Conference 2021
Author: Jørgen Hald Christensen, CEO at Danish Dairy Board
IDF Cheese Symposium goes virtual for the first time ever!
Every 4 years, The IDF Cheese Science and Technology Symposium is held and co-organised by FIL-IDF Canada and the Quebec STELA Dairy Research Centre of Université Laval. The 2021 completely virtual edition gathered international scientific experts to share the latest research findings and technology innovations. Throughout the week, the virtual formula offered an enhanced conference […]
Enhancing robustness and user friendliness of calculation of TBC conversion relationships
Update of ISO 21187 | IDF 196: A guide to converting the units of routine bacteria analyzers to anchor method units or vice versa is now available The aims of this update of the ISO/IDF guide on the conversion of bacteria units have been to improve on the statistical model and at the same time […]
IDF publishes update on dairy terms guidance
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has today (18 November 2020) published an update to its Bulletin on the Codex General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms, also known as the GSUDT, providing the reader with the latest information on the nature, content and possible implications of the GSUDT in the context of national, regional […]
IDF launches World Dairy Situation Report 2020
The International Dairy Federation’s latest overview of the dairy sector, covering markets worldwide, global trends and preliminary COVID-19 impacts is released.
Participate in the launch of the IDF World Dairy Situation Report 2020
The global dairy community is invited to take part in the online launch of the International Dairy Federation’s latest overview of the dairy sector, covering markets worldwide, global trends and COVID-19 impacts
Outcome of IDF/ISO analytical meetings
Meeting wrap-up – IDF/ISO virtual analytical meetings Due to the current pandemic of COVID-19, IDF and ISO have just wrapped up their first digital meetings. 13 calls were held with approximately 100 participants attending one or several of the meetings. All meetings were productive, and participants respected the virtual meeting rules. In terms of outcomes, […]
Joint IDF and ICAR initiative to improve consistency in milk somatic cell counting
Certified reference materials launched by EC Joint Research Centre
The challenge of balancing milk supply in times of crisis: Why some farmers have to discard raw milk during the COVID-19 pandemic
Like many other sectors, the dairy supply chain has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, adapting milk production due to a serious drop in market demand resulting from the abrupt albeit temporary closing of restaurants, hotels and school, is not an easy and quick thing to do. Despite strong demand for basic foods like […]
WHO highlights that the Covid-19 is not a foodborne disease – care must be taken to minimize impacts on food supply
Developing on from its statement of 30 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated that COVID-19 is not a foodborne virus and that care must be taken to minimise potential impacts on the food supply or unintended consequences on global trade and food security. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively affect consumers and […]
