A new standard on dairy permeate powders adopted at Codex
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) collaborated with Codex Alimentarius in the development, identification, elaboration and dissemination of a science-based international standard to promote t...
DownloadIDF releases its Guide on Biodiversity for the Dairy Sector
The Guide on Biodiversity for the Dairy Sector was released today by the International Dairy Federation (IDF). This document aims to provide assistance on improving biodiversity management by using...
DownloadThe International Dairy Federation supports the 17th World Milk Day
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) helps nourishing the world with safe and sustainable milk, and on the occasion of the World Milk Day, highlights the benefits of milk....
DownloadGuidance on AMR from the Dairy Sector
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has released a new factsheet - Guidance on antimicrobial resistance from the dairy sector providing a global dairy position on AMR and giving recommendations...
DownloadSSAFE launches global tool to help train dairy farmers in food safety
SSAFE, with the endorsement of the International Dairy Federation (IDF), is proud to announce the launch of the SSAFE Global Dairy Farming Food Safety Training Framework....
DownloadThe IDF Guide to Water Footprint Methodology for the Dairy Sector
Water is an essential element for life and dairy farming. Freshwater withdrawals are expected to increase with the expanding human population, potentially worsening local water resources in many reg...
DownloadThe Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF) signed the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam on 19th October during the IDF World Dairy Summ...
DownloadMs Gerda Verburg opens the IDF World Dairy Summit 2016
“Providing good and well-balanced nutrition is the key factor for solving poverty in the world”. With these words, Ms Gerda Verburg, coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, an U...
DownloadDr Judith Bryans is the New IDF President
Dr Judith Bryans takes over from Dr Jeremy Hill of New Zealand who was elected at the 2012 World Dairy Summit in Cape Town, South Africa....
DownloadIDF Press Release: IFAC and IDF sign a Memorandum of Understanding
International Food Additives Council and International Dairy Federation sign Memorandum of Understanding to promote global harmonization of food additives and food ingredients for the dairy sector...
DownloadU.S. Pharmacopeial Convention and International Dairy Federation Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Collaborate on Standards
Rockville, Md. and Brussels, February 26, 2016 — The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in the development, identification, elaboration and dissemination of science-based standards at an international level with...
DownloadNew IDF/ISO method speeds up quality control and facilitates trade of probiotics and starter cultures
A new joint International Dairy Federation (IDF)/International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard (ISO 19344|IDF 232) has just been released to provide a method for the quantification of lactic acid bacteria by flow cytometry in fermented products, starter cultures, and probiotics used in dairy products...
DownloadThe World Dairy Situation 2015 is released at the IDF World Dairy Summit
The World Dairy Situation 2015, the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF) flagship publication, was presented during the Dairy Policies and Economics conference at the IDF World Dairy Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 22 September 2015...
DownloadIDF Explores New Opportunities For Non-Cow Milk Production
Over 130 experts from 16 countries gathered in Limassol, Cyprus this week for the International Dairy Federation’s IDF 7th International Symposium on Sheep, Goat and other non - Cow Milk to discuss the latest developments in goat, sheep and other non-cow milk sectors...
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