Country Reports April 2013
Members of the IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics (SC DPE) from 17 countries submitted country reports covering the six months leading up to April 2013.
Nutrition and Environment
This factsheet will provide you with information about how the nutritional richness of milk and dairy products is an important component when considering the environmental impact of food.
Questions on trans & CLA of dairy products
What are trans fatty acids? Are there many of them? Why distinguish them from other fatty acids? These are just a few of the questions answered in this comprehensive factsheet on Trans and CLA of dairy products.
The role of dairy in optimal and under nutrition – the first 1000 days
The critical window for adequate child growth and cognitive development is between conception and 24 months of age and hence many recent international nutrition initiatives focus on optimising nutrition in the “first 1000 days.” Milk and dairy products as nutrient dense sources of macro and micronutrients play a key role in healthy human nutrition and […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 469/ 2013: Requirements for Reference Materials for the Calibration of Automated Somatic Cell Counters
Report produced of an international project focusing on analytical harmonization in somatic cell counting, managed by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) and providing guidance for the production of suitable reference materials for somatic cell counting according to ISO 13366-2 | IDF 148-2. Reference materials are indispensable tools […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 468/2013: Interlaboratory collaborative study of a method for the determination of nitrogenous fractions in cheese-ISO 27871 | IDF224
Results of an international collaborative study conducted to establish precision figures for the determination of nitrogenous fractions in cheese. Six samples (2 soft cheeses, 3 semi-hard and hard cheeses, and 1 processed cheese) were supplied to the laboratories participating in the study. The laboratories were located in 8 different countries. The method used by all […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 467/2013: Collaborative study of ISO 26323|IDF 213 on determination of the acidification activity of dairy cultures by continuous pH measurement (CpH)
This report compiles the results of an international collaborative study conducted to establish precision figures for the determination of acidification activity of dairy cultures by continuous pH measurement with the method described in ISO 26323|IDF 213. The cultures used were: mesophilic O-starter culture of Lactococcus lactis strains, mesophilic LD-starter culture of Lactococcus lactis, Leuconostoc mesenteriodes […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 466/2013: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of bovine milk somatic cell counts (SCC) in the dairy industry
Presentation of the data is discussed and guidelines given for its interpretation on the quarter, cow and bulk milk levels. Also outlined is how SCC data at the cow level can be used as a management guide. Keywords: Dairy, mastitis, milk, milk quality, SCC, somatic cell count, udder health
ISO/TS 18083 | IDF/RM 51: 2013 – Processed cheese products – Calculation of content of added phosphate expressed as phosphorus
The method in this Technical Specificiation specifies the calculation of the approximate content of phosphorus from added phosphate salts and phosphorus containing pH-regulating agents in processed cheese products. The method is applicable to processed cheese products derived mainly from cheese varieties with a P:N ratio of 0,12 ± 0,02 and containing no ingredients in quantities […]
ISO 16297 | IDF 161: 2013 – Milk – Bacterial count – Protocol for the evaluation of alternative methods
This International Standard gives guidelines for the evaluation of instrumental alternative methods for total bacterial count in raw milk from animals of different species. NOTE: The document is considered complementary to ISO 16140 and ISO 8196 | IDF 128 Cancelled and replaced by the updated version from 2020, the joint Standard ISO 16297 I IDF […]
