Bulletin of the IDF N° 497/2019: Applications of Near Infrared Spectrometry for the Analysis of Milk and Milk products
By Andreas Niemöller and Steve Holroyd. Milk and milk products are a widely consumed and traded food. As with all foods there is a high demand for quality control and this is frequently carried out by rapid and reliable compositional analysis using near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, which has been routinely applied for quality assessment in […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 235/1988 – Interlaboratory collaborative studies (second series)
By various Groups of Experts (See also Bulletins N° 207/1986 and N°285/1993) Reports on interlaboratory collaborative studies undertaken to establish the precision of standard methods of analysis giving the analytical data in full, together with the precision figures derived from them. Covers water content in butteroil (Karl Fischer), total solids in sweetened condensed milk, chloride […]
Issue 1: Dairy Sustainability Outlook
The 2018 IDF Dairy Sustainability Outlook provides a viewpoint on sustainable development of relevant importance for the dairy sector with ongoing projects and up-to-date research.
Bulletin of the IDF N° 495/ 2018: Inventory of microbial food cultures with safety demonstration in fermented food products
Since 2002, the International Dairy Federation (IDF), in collaboration with the European Food and Feed Cultures Association, has been conducting a project on demonstration of the safety of microbial food cultures. Following the publication of Bulletin of the IDF 377-2002 in 2012 a joint Action Team of the Standing Committee on Microbiological Hygiene (SCMH) and […]
ISO 15151 I IDF 229: 2018 – Milk, milk products, infant formula and adult nutritionals — Determination of minerals and trace elements – Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) method
This document specifies a method for the quantitative determination of calcium (Ca), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), sodium (Na) and zinc (Zn) using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The method is applicable for milk, dried milk, butter, cheese, whey, dried whey, infant formula and adult nutritional […]
ISO 21424 I IDF 243: 2018 – Milk, milk products, infant formula and adult nutritionals – Determination of minerals and trace elements — Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) method
This document specifies a method for the quantitative determination of calcium (Ca), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), sodium (Na), zinc (Zn), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo) and selenium (Se) using inductively coupled plasma and mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The method is applicable for the determination of all 12 elements in […]
IDF Annual Report 2017-2018
The International Dairy Federation Annual Report for the period 2017-18 gives information on scientific and technical work, and provides an overview of other activities and financial information.
Animal Health Report N° 12
The annual Animal Health Report addresses key issues affecting the dairy sector. The report is a worldwide journey through the field of animal health and welfare within dairy and provides insights on topics including animal welfare, mastitis, antimicrobial resistance and biosecurity.
Bulletin of the IDF N° 494/2018: The World Dairy Situation 2018
2017 saw a modest 2.5% global growth for milk, while cow’s milk registered 2.2% growth. Profitable milk prices throughout most of 2017 propelled above- average production growth in 2017. The strongest growth was in India, Pakistan, Turkey, Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom, with greater import demand by China last year due to a shortfall […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 493/ 2018: Proceedings of the 6th Paratuberculosis Forum
The 6th ParaTB Forum, sponsored by the International Dairy Federation (IDF), was held on June 4th, 2018 at the International Convention Center in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The Forum was comprised of more than 25 delegates, representing 13 countries (Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Czech Republic, Brazil, Colombia, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Slovenia, and the United […]
