Bulletin of the IDF N° 337/1998 – Chemical Methods for Evaluating Proteolysis in Cheese Maturation – Scanned copy
Proteolysis in cheese is confirmed as a major event during ripening, of significance for both texture and flavour of the final product. In this report the crude fractionation methods described previously have been grouped into schemes that should facilitate the laboratory work. Each scheme contains the necessary fractions to describe cheese proteolysis at different levels […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 310/1996 – Codex Standards In the Context of World Trade Agreements – IDF General Recommandations for the Hygienic Design of Dairy Equipment – Scanned copy
Codex Standards In the Context of World Trade Agreements Proceedings of the IDF Seminar on Codex Standards in the Context of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreements, held as part of IDF Legislation Week in Brussels, November 1995. The IDF Seminar on Codex Standards in the Context of the […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 306/1995 – Collaborative Study on Zinc in Milk and Milk Products
Collaborative Study on Zinc in Milk and Milk Products by M. Carl (Germany) An international standard method for the determination of zinc in milk and milk products was elaborated by IDF/ISO/AOAC Group E15 “Heavy metals and other elements in milk and milk products” and validated in an international collaborative study based on the requirements of […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 300/1995 – Technical guide for the packaging of milk and milk Products – Third edition
by Group B4 – Technical aspects of the packaging of milk and milk products(See also Bulletins N°143/1982 & N°214/1987) This complete revision of the IDF Packaging Guide published in 1982 comprises 20 chapters. The following topics are examined: 1. Some of the relevant aspects for consideration when evaluating the packaging or the packaging system for […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 275/1992 – Bacillus cereus in milk and milk products
By various authors Bacillus cereus is an organism widely distributed in the environment and present in many food products. The organism not only contributes to the deterioration of certain foods but it can be involved in food-borne illness. Owing to improvements other spoilage organisms of milk and milk products have declined in importance and B. […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 380/2003 – Health Effects of Probiotics and Culture-Containing Dairy Products in Humans – Detection of Fermentation-Produced Chymosin (FPC) in Rennet – Laboratories in Transition – Scanned copy
Health Effects of Probiotics and Culture-Containing Dairy Products in Humans A.C. Ouwehand, B. Bianchi Salvadori, R. Fondén, G. Mogensen, S. Salminen, R. Sellars This scientific summary reviews the latest research related to the wide array of health benefits attributed to probiotics and culture-containing dairy products. 17 pp Detection of Fermentation-Produced Chymosin (FPC) in Rennet J.-C. […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 367/2001 – Mastitis Newsletter No. 24 – Scanned copy
General Report of the IDF Standing Committee on Animal health — K.L. Smith, Chairman Note from the Editor — H. Hogeveen Research Communications Mastitis in certified organic dairy herds in Sweden — C. Hamilton, U. Emanuelson & T. Ekman Studies on bovine Escherichia coli mastitis in Finland — T. Kaipainen Recovery of cow teats after […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 335/1998 – Half-Way Through WTO I – Count Down to WTO II – An IDF Situation Report, 1998
Half-Way Through WTO I – Count Down to WTO II – An IDF Situation Report, 1998 by P. Mikkelsen (Denmark) to Commission C at the 1998 Annual Sessions held in Aarhus (Denmark) This report first examines the current developments within production, consumption, trade, prices and exchange rates to give a full perspective of the dairy […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 345/1999 – Quality and Safety of Raw Milk and its Impact on Milk and Milk Products – Scanned copy
Ten papers are included in this Bulletin – six from the Conference on Quality and Safety of Raw Milk: Redefining Mastitus Based on Somatic Cell Count A World Standard for Milk Somatic Cell Count: Is it Justified? Residues of Antimicrobial Agents in Milk and Their Significance to Public Health and Milk Processing Contaminants in Milk: […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 334/1998 – Evaluation of the Electrical Conductivity of Milk as a Mastitis Indicator – Scanned copy
By J. Hamann (Germany) & A. Zecconi (Italy) Automated cow-side detection of mastitis in dairy cows has been of interest for several years and if successfully adapted to the milking process would have widespread application provided the technology was economically acceptable to dairy industry. Early research on electrical conductivity of milk raised the possibility that […]



