ISO 29981 | IDF 220: 2024 – Milk products — Enumeration of bifidobacteria — Colony-count technique
This document specifies a method for the selective enumeration of bifidobacteria in milk products by using a colony-count technique at 37 °C under anaerobic conditions.The method is applicable to milk products, such as fermented (e.g. yoghurts) and non-fermented milks (e.g. pasteurized milks, skim milks, whey protein concentrates), milk powders and formulae (e.g. infant formulae, follow-up […]
Factsheet of the IDF N°42/2024: Executive Summary of IDF Country Update 2024
Members of the IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policy and Economics and the Standing Committee on Marketing updated market results and conditions in 18 counties for the recent 6-month period to June 2024 (or most recent) compared to the same period in the previous year. These countries represent over half of the world’s milk production, […]
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Bulletin of the IDF N°532/2024: The World Dairy Situation Report 2024
Annual survey containing information on milk and dairy production, processing, companies, consumption, trade, and prices. Comprehensive data from national and international sources. Description of current trends. Global and regional commentary covering all major producing and consuming countries. Keywords: dairy economics, milk production, dairy products, processing, industry, consumption trends, markets, world trade, milk, and dairy prices. Cite […]
IDF’s 120th Anniversary Commemorative e-book
Issue 2: IDF Women in Dairy Report 2024
The Women in Dairy Report by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) explores efforts around the world to empower women within the dairy sector. This publication provides insights into how women are supported to thrive and address challenges in transformative food systems. It highlights various initiatives and research linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender […]
Bulletin of the IDF N°530/2024: Multi-laboratory study and interlaboratory study on the enumeration of bifidobacteria for in milk products
This bulletin of the IDF presents the report of the precision data obtained from the multi-laboratory study and the interlaboratory study (ILS) organized for the revision of ISO 29981 | IDF 220:2010, Milk products — Enumeration of presumptive bifidobacteria — Colony count technique at 37 degrees C. From the result of the multi-laboratory study conducted […]
ISO 16756 | IDF 259: 2024 – Milk and milk products — Guidance for the application of Carr-Purcell- Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) pulsed timedomain nuclear magnetic resonance (TD-NMR) spectroscopy for fat determination
This document gives guidance on the determination of total fat content in milk and milk-based products, such as milk, cream, yogurt, ice cream, processed dairy, cheese and dairy powders by low-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) using Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) pulse sequence to optimize the specific response of fat molecules. This document is applicable to the analysis […]
