Bulletin of the IDF N°531/2024 – The state of milk and milk products in school programmes around the world – Contributing to global child nutrition and development
Milk and milk products have been a staple in schools for many years, often featured as part of dedicated school milk programmes or integrated into broader school feeding initiatives. These programmes are recognized as crucial social protection mechanisms, offering vital nutrition and education to children while simultaneously supporting economic and social development for the broader […]
Bulletin of the IDF N°529/2024: Control of Chlorine and Hypochlorite Residues in the Dairy Chain
Chlorine-based products are widely used in both dairy farming and dairy processing as effective equipment cleaners and sanitizers, as well as for teat disinfection. They have antimicrobial activity against a wide variety of bacteria, virus, and fungi. The critical overall parameter required to achieve a lessening of chlorine derivative residues in milk is the appropriate […]
Bulletin of the IDF N°528/2024 – Sodium Chloride Determination in Cheese
The salting of cheese is a very important step in cheese manufacture, particularly impacting the final quality of the product from safety, technological and organoleptic aspects. During the manufacture of cheese, a target for the quantity of salt in cheese needs to bedetermined to obtain the product as expected. To reach this goal, the quantity of […]
ISO 7102 | IDF 257: 2024 — Infant formula — Determination of β-galactooligosaccharides — Ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) with fluorescence detection after pre-column derivatization
This document specifies a method for the determination of β-galactooligosaccharides (GOS) in infant formula (both powder and liquid) containing 0,2 g/100 g to 3,0 g/100 g of GOS in the product as prepared ready for consumption.The method has been validated in a multi-laboratory study with reconstituted infant formula at levels of 0,236 g/100 g, 0,594 […]
Factsheet of the IDF N°41/2024 : Feed additives: A focus on reducing enteric methane emissions
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Factsheet of the IDF N° 40/2024: Developing Evidence-Based, Food-Based Dietary Guidelines: Critical Contributions of Dairy
The purpose of this factsheet is to provide context and rationale for addressing the evolving recommendations surrounding dairy in global Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG). It highlights the importance of including nutrient-dense foods, specifically dairy foods, in FBDGs based on credible scientific evidence. Cite this content as: International Dairy Federation. (2024). Developing Evidence-Based, Food-Based Dietary Guidelines: […]
Factsheet of the IDF N° 39/2024: Management of calves from birth to weaning: Milk feeding of calves from newborn through weaning
This IDF Calf Management Factsheet (one in a series of IDF factsheets addressing novel approaches to improve calf rearing) provides a short comprehensive overview of the advantages of providing calves during the milk feeding period with higher planes of nutrition than the traditional 10% body weight (BW) equivalent of milk (e.g., ~ 4 L/d for […]
Factsheet of the IDF N° 38/2024: Management of calves from birth to weaning: Rearing of calves by dam-calf contact
This IDF Calf Management Factsheet (one in a series of IDF factsheets addressing novel approaches to improve calf rearing) provides a short comprehensive overview of the advantages and challenges of rearing calves with prolonged contact to their dam. Cite this content as: International Dairy Federation. (2024). Management of calves from birth to weaning: Rearing of calves […]
Factsheet of the IDF N° 37/2024: Benefits of processing in dairy
Dairy processing is pivotal in converting raw milk into a diverse range of high-quality and safe dairy products. This factsheet is intended to provide key information on the broader relevance of what processing milk means, from safety to diversity. Cite this content as: International Dairy Federation. (2024). Benefits of processing in dairy (Factsheet of the IDF […]
ISO 22662 | IDF 198: 2024 – Milk and milk products – Determination of lactose content by high-performance liquid chromatography (reference method)
This document specifies a reference method for the determination of lactose content of raw milk, heat-treated milks, dried milk, dairy permeate, dairy permeate powder, and raw and pasteurized cream. The method does not apply to fermented milks and milks to which oligosaccharides have been added, nor to low-lactose or lactose-free milks. This version replaces the 2007 […]
