IDF Factsheet 16/2020: Executive Summary of IDF Country Update – November
Members of the IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policy and Economics and the IDF Standing Committee on Marketing updated market results and conditions in 19 countries during the previous six months, a period spanning the early stage of the pandemic for most countries.
IDF Factsheet 15/2020: Naturally occurring nitrates in cheese
The addition of nitrates during the cheesemaking process is not common, as milk quality and processing technologies have addressed the original purpose of such additions, i.e. to control the outgrowth of certain spoilage bacteria that can lead to cheese quality problems. When used in certain cheese varieties, the natural degradation during aging leads to low […]
IDF Factsheet 14/ 2020: IDF Reproductive Technology: Reproductive Hormones
Since the domestication of cattle for milk and meat purposes over 6,000 years ago, farmers have used reproductive technology to improve their cattle. In the beginning, farmers used simple breeding programs selecting a desired male to mate with their cattle for each successive generation of animals. Today, a variety of reproductive technologies are used by […]
IDF Factsheet 12/ 2020: IDF Reproductive Technology: Genomic Selection
Since the domestication of cattle for milk and meat purposes more than 6,000 years ago, farmers have used reproductive technology to improve their cattle. In the beginning, farmers used simple breeding programs selecting a desi red male to mate with their cattle for each successive generation of animals.
Position paper: The Codex General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms
Position paper to accompany the release of IDF Bulletin 507/2020, The Codex General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms Its nature, intent and implications, providing an overview and key messages. Keywords: advertising, butter, cheese, Codex, coffee whiteners, condensed milk, cream, dairy, dried milk, evaporated milk, food legislation, GSLPF, labelling
Lactose, an important nutrient: Advocating a revised policy approach for dairy and its intrinsic sugar
Milk and milk products play an important role in the diet, and their consumption is recommended in food-based dietary guidelines around the world (1). A growing body of scientific evidence has linked dairy consumption as a component of an overall healthy eating pattern to several health benefits including healthy weight management, improved dental health and […]
Impacts of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition: developing effective policy responses to address the hunger and malnutrition pandemic
We have read with interest the CFS HLPE issues paper on the impacts of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition (September 2020). As the pandemic continues to undermine global food security and we all grasp with the new reality, we would like to share the perspective of the global dairy sector and how it has […]
Sustainable healthy diets: balance between plant and animal-source foods
Paragraph 11 of the Committee on World Food Security Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems for Nutrition Draft for Negotiations highlights unhealthy diets as a major risk factor for multiple forms of malnutrition and health outcomes globally 1. The document also defines the concepts of healthy diets and sustainable healthy diets in paragraph 20 and 21. […]
IDF Factsheet 13/ 2020: Processing Environment
In its 1986 article on management of Salmonella spp. in powdered milk products, Habraken et al. stated in the introduction: “The lack of reliability of the mere examination of finished products when evaluating the microbiological wholesomeness of food products has been known to microbiologists for a long time”, quoting six references, among them one dated […]
IDF Factsheet 11/ 2020: Dairy’s role in supporting a healthy immune system
While no foods or dietary supplements can prevent COVID-19 infection, evidence shows that a healthy diet and good nutrition play a significant role in building a strong and healthy immune system. It has been known for a long time that undernutrition and malnutrition can have major impacts on the immune system and increase the risk […]
