Bulletin of the IDF N° 285/1993 – Reference materials and Interlaboratory collaborative studies (third series)

by various Groups of Experts (See also Bulletins Nos 207/1986, 235/1988) Reports on interlaboratory collaborative studies undertaken to establish the precision of standard methods of analysis giving the analytical data in full, together with the precision figures derived from them. Also includes a report on reference materials. Covers proprietary laboratory techniques – dry rehydratable film […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 287/1993 – Bacillus cereus in milk and milk products

Proceedings of the seminar organized by IDF and NIZO, 13-14 October 1992, Ede, the Netherlands Edited by A.H. Weerkamp & J. Stadhouders (Also published in part in The Netherlands Milk and Dairy Journal) Factors determining the rate of contamination, the formation and germination of spores, and the growth of B. cereus in milk (products); the […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 289/1993 – Lactose hydrolysis

Summary of discussions held by Group B42 at a 2-day workshop held in Munich, 3-4 September 1992. Four main topics are covered: (1) Economic considerations (2) Processing (3) Product applications (4) Physiological considerations

Bulletin of the IDF N° 288/1993 – Corrosion Prevention / Prévention de la corrosion – Environmental influence of chemicals

Use of electrochemical criteria for predicting and preventing stainless steel corrosion in dairy engineering by G. Daufin & J. Pagetti (France) The paper illustrates the connection between the fundamental principles of electrochemical corrosion and the rule of the six main processing parameters – pH, chloride content, temperature, oxidizing power, time and electrochemical potentials. Basic recommendations […]