Fact Sheets
The Role of dairy in optimal nutrition and under-nutrition 1000 days with references
The critical window for adequate child growth and cognitive development is between conception and 24 months of age and hence many recent international nutrition initiatives focus on optimising nutriti...
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The role of dairy in sustainable nutrition with references
Good health depends on good nutrition. Good nutrition, in turn, depends on agriculture to provide the foods for a balanced diet that meets our needs for energy and essential nutrients like protein, vi...
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The role of dairy in optimal nutrition and under-nutrition – the first 1000 days
The critical window for adequate child growth and cognitive development is between conception and 24 months of age and hence many recent international nutrition initiatives focus on optimising nutriti...
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The Role of Dairy in Sustainable Nutrition
Good health depends on good nutrition. Good nutrition, in turn, depends on agriculture to provide the foods for a balanced diet that meets our needs for energy and essential nutrients like protein, vi...
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Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
A factsheet answering key questions on STEC, such as 'what are they?' 'who is vulnerable?' and 'why is it relevant to dairy products?'...
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Shelf-life of Dairy Products – Questions & Answers
Can I eat this food product after the “best before” or “use by” date? This food does not smell or look bad even though its “use by” date has expired. Is it still safe to consume? Why did m...
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Shelf Life of Dairy Products
Product shelf-life information on pre-packaged foods plays an important role in consumers’ choices at the time of buying or consuming a food product. Shelf-life can provide consumers with informatio...
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Salts and the Environment (2)
Excessive salts, especially sodium, can have an adverse effect on the environment. If the proportion of sodium to other cations is high when dairy plant wastewater is applied to land, the soil structu...
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Salts and the Environment (1)
Salts K, Na and Ca occur either in milk from farms or in the chemicals used to clean the manufacturing plants. These salts end up in wastewater which is then discharged into the environment. This fact...
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Risk-based food safety management
This factsheet explains what risk-based food safety management is, why is it important, how risk-based food safety management is structured and also presents succinctly what the dairy industry is doin...
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Protein Determination
Protein is one of the main constituents of milk along with fat, lactose and water. Proteins are comprised of individual amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. There are 20 amino acids that are...
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Nutrient Rich Dairy Foods and You
This factsheet provides further information on how dairy products can provide a package of nutrient to help your body stay healthy....
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