Bulletin of the IDF N° 355/2000 – World Dairy Situation 2000

Results of annual survey presented by the President of Commission C at the IDF World Dairy Summit (Dresden), September 2000 The 2000 edition of the World Dairy Situation report includes the customary collation of figures and comments from IDF National Committees and other sources where such Committees do not exist. Contributions from the ZMPwhich, on […]

World Mapping of Animal Feeding Systems in the Dairy Sector

Three partner organizations (IDF, FAO and IFCN) undertook separate but complementary approaches to map dairy feeding systems in the world. This report builds a knowledge foundation for animal feeding systems to serve as a valuable resource for the dairy sector and connected chain partners. It can be used both to compare and improve feeding systems […]

Review of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and their significance in dairy production

Choreh Farrokh, Kieran Jordan, Frederic Auvray, Kathleen Glass, Hanne Oppegaard, Sabrina Raynaud, Delphine Thevenot, Robin Condron, Koen De Reu, Alexander Govaris, Klaus Heggum, Marc Heyndrickxl, Joerg Hummerjohann, Denise Lindsay, Stephane Miszczycha, Sylvie Moussiegt, Karen Verstraete, Olivier Cerf International Journal of Food Microbiology ABSTRACT: The involvement of the pathogenic Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC; also called verocytotoxicproducing […]

Food fermentations: Microorganisms with technological beneficial use

François Bourdichon, Serge Casaregola, Choreh Farrokh, Jens C. Frisvad, Monica L. Gerds, Walter P. Hammes, James Harnett, Geert Huys, Svend Laulund, Arthur Ouwehand, Ian B. Powell, Jashbhai B. Prajapati, Yasuyuki Seto, Eelko Ter Schure, Aart Van Boven, Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Annabelle Zgoda, Sandra Tuijtelaars, Egon Bech Hansen International Journal of Food Microbiology ABSTRACT: Microbial food cultures […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 350/2000 – Inventory of IDF/ISO/AOAC International adopted methods of analysis and sampling for milk and milk products (sixth edition) – Scanned copy

by G. Webber (IDF), M. Lauwaars (AOAC International) & M. van Schaik (ISO) This inventory is intended to provide a complete catalogue of adopted methods of analysis and sampling for milk and milk products prepared by IDF, ISO, and AOAC International. Standards or adopted methods issued separately by the three organizations, along with methods under […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 352/2000 – Culture-Containing Dairy Products – Effect on Intestinal Microflora, Human Nutrition and Health – Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives – Scanned copy

By R. Fondén, G. Mogensen, R. Tanaka & S. Salminen This Bulletin updates and summarizes the reported current status of the role of cultured milk foods containing selected probiotic microorganisms for human nutrition and health benefits. Focusing beyond the nutritional health features and benefits of fermented milks, important criteria for selecting probiotic microorganisms and their […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 351/2000 – Safety in Dairy Products

The papers presented at the Symposium in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 4 April 2000, dealt with the subject of safety in dairy products, with special emphasis on safety and hazards in Europe. Today, safety in food products is very much in focus, due to calamities with microbiological outbreaks, dioxin contamination, and other threats to human health. The […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 353/2000 – Dairy Foods and Cardiovascular Health – Scanned copy

The programme of IDF’s Nutrition Week 1999 focused on Dairy Foods and Cardiovascular Health. It was particularly significant as new information is emerging about the important role of dairy foods in a heart healthy diet, in addition to the general nutritional benefits of dairy products. The papers and posters presented address such topics as “Epidemiology […]