Saturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease
This factsheet presents information about the role of SFAs, the importance of food sources, of SFAs, the type of SFAs, and their matrix effects.
Dairy Policies & Economics: Country Report May 2014
Summary of the country reports from Members of the IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economic (SC DPE) from 17 countries – covers the months leading up to May 2014.
Control and Detection of Antimicrobial Residues in Milk
Antimicrobials are used in veterinary medicine to treat infectious diseases in animals caused or complicated by microorganisms, mainly bacteria, or to prevent the development or spread of infection in healthy animals. The factsheet details the necessary steps for their prudent use and important risk minimizations practices. It also features information on the IDF/ISO guidance to […]
Interpretation of protein quality methodology: change to DIAAS
Following the release of Dietary protein quality evaluation in human nutrition – Report of an FAO Expert Consultation, which recommends changing from the PDCAAS method of protein quality evaluation to Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS), the IDF Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health reviewed the FAO report and related articles published in August 2012 […]
The differentiation of trans-fatty acids (TFA)
This factsheet gives information on the difference between industrially produced TFAs and naturally present TFAs.
Bulletin of the IDF N° 477/2014: Determination of hen’s egg white lysozyme in milk and cheese – Interlaboratory collaborative study
The method is suitable for measuring low levels of hen’s egg white lysozyme with a quantification limit of 10 mg/kg. The repeatability is 8.4% (95% CI: 6.7–9.3%) and the reproducibility 34.7% (95% CI: 20.8–59.0%). Keywords: Cheese, Detection, Egg white, HPLC, Lysozyme, Milk, Validation
Bulletin of the IDF N° 475/ 2014: Proceedings of the 4th Paratuberculosis Forum – Parma, Italy, 21 June 2014
This publication contains seventeen papers written by representatives of national and regional Johne’s disease control programmes on the lessons learnt through their implementation. The papers were presented and discussed at the 4th Paratuberculosis Forum in Parma, Italy, on the 21 June 2014 at the offices of the European Food Safety Authority and attended by participants […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 474/ 2014: Detecting antibiotic residues in milk – Guidance on the application of screening and confirmatory methods in integrated dairy chain management
Checking compliance with regulations is the main reason for testing. Examples of different regulations in terms of residue limits are included. All the actors of the dairy chain are responsible for ensuring safe milk delivery. The document provides tools that can be implemented at any level of the dairy chain and can help in choosing […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 472/2014: Posters presented at the IDF World Dairy Summit 2013
This Bulletin contains fifteen posters presented during the IDF World Dairy Summit in Yokohama, Japan from 28 October to 1 November 2013. The articles cover a wide range of topics: from probiotics, manufacturing processes, contaminant analysis and the dairy industry in Japan to issues affecting the environmental impact of dairy farming. Keywords: Animal welfare, Biogas, […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 471/2014: Detection of inhibitors and antimicrobial residues in milk and dairy products by screening methods – Guidance on preparation of the test portion
This article presents ways of preparing various dairy products to obtain appropriate test samples. Detailed procedures are given for the reconstitution of dried samples such as milk powder and for the preparation of samples of cream, butter, yoghurt and cheese. Particular attention is paid to the dilution necessary for test samples of various types. Keywords: […]
