Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling – Delivering meaningful public health outcomes
The overarching objective of Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling (FOPNL) should be to deliver accurate, science-based and transparent nutrition information to enable consumers to make informed, balanced and mindful product choices that support positive public health outcomes. FOPNL objectives should encourage consumers to purchase and consume nutrient dense foods rather than energy dense, nutrient poor […]
Nutrition Profiling Models: To support the role of foods in healthy dietary patterns
The overarching objective of any nutrient profiling model (NPM) informing a front-of-pack nutrition label (FOPNL) should be to support an accurate, science-based model that improves diet quality, delivers meaningful public health outcomes and enables consumers to choose nutrient dense foods rather than energy dense, nutrient poor foods as outlined in dietary guidelines worldwide. NPM should […]
Dairy’s role in healthy and sustainable diets
IDF has taken note of the FAO/WHO sustainable healthy diets guiding principlesi, based on the proposed definition that sustainable healthy diets are dietary patterns that promote all dimensions of individuals health and wellbeing; have low environmental pressure and impact; are accessible, affordable, safe and equitable; and are culturally acceptable. These principles translate this concept into […]
Linking Food Processing to Health Outcomes: A Simplistic and Dangerous Approach
IDF is concerned by the efforts of some policymakers to provide dietary guidance by ranking foods by degree of processing, by using the NOVA system. Although such approaches are presented as contributing to improved nutrition and health, IDF considers the use of the NOVA as well as similar systems that attribute nutritional superiority to less […]
Book of abstracts: 8th IDF international symposium on sheep, goat & other non-cow milk
The abstracts provided for this symposium are the work of the individual authors and have not been peer-reviewed. They are reprinted as provided by the authors with the exception of some typographical formatting. The abstracts have been reprinted for the sole purpose of the 8th IDF International Symposium on Sheep, Goat and other non-Cow Milk. […]
ISO 21543 I IDF 201: 2020 – Milk and milk products – Guidelines for the application of near infrared spectrometry
This document gives guidelines for the use of near infrared (NIR) spectrometry in the analysis of milk and milk products in liquid, semi-solid or solid form. Depending on the sample form and application, different instrument setups for transmittance, diffuse reflectance or transflectance can be applied. This edition cancels and replaces the joint standard ISO 21543 […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 507/2020: The Codex General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms Its nature, intent and implications
This publication has been revised and replaced by the Bulletin of the IDF N°541/2026
IDF Annual Report 2019-2020
The report showcases IDF’s outstanding scientific and technical work, and provides an overview of IDF’s activities in the areas of representation, advocacy and communications, information on dairy sustainability, and IDF’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IDF Animal Health Report N° 14
The 14th edition of the IDF Animal Health Report illustrates the importance of animal health and welfare for sustainable dairy production, providing information and practical insight. It explores the role of animal health and welfare in sustainable development and food security and gives examples of innovative solutions for improvement that take animal health and welfare […]
All Standards & Bulletins 2021
This subscription gives you the right to receive and access permanently all IDF Publications, Bulletins and Standards (including the joint IDF/ISO standards) related to this specific year in PDF format. As soon as articles become available, you will receive a notification by e-mail.
