IDF Animal Health Report N°18

This edition is dedicated to the best practices in AMR within the dairy sector. Based on the One Health, we look at the actions from a holistic perspective, bringing together human, animal and environmental health. With the aim of enhancing the support we have provided to our membership for decades on this topic, while being a recognized knowledge […]

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°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° 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: […]

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