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The IDF Guide to Water Footprint Methodology for the Dairy Sector

This issue features IDF’s contributions in the field of  antimicrobial resistance as well as our technical support to the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses. Recognizing that some regional organizations have impact beyond their geography, IDF is looking forward to provide science-based input into the work of the European Food Safety Authority. New publications include fact sheets on raw milk cheeses,  Bacillus cereus in milk and dairy products and Escherichia coli as indicator in cheese processing.

Publication of fact sheet:  Raw milk cheeses.

Publication of fact sheet:   Bacillus cereus in milk and dairy products

Fact sheet: Escherichia coli as indicator in cheese processing

Please, find on the IDF website, a new fact sheet produced by the Members of the SCMH: Escherichia coli as indicator in cheese processing

IDF Fact Sheet on temperature storage

A new potential regulation is being discussed in the Gulf region for storage of food products which would request ambient dairy type of products to be shipped into containers with a temperature controlled at 25°c. Local industry is taking action and IDF has been requested to support through a fact sheet.

 The factsheet has also been uploaded on the IDF website.

IDF Factsheet: Use of wood in cheese ripening

We are pleased to announce the release of a new IDF factsheet, entitled 'Use of wood in cheese ripening', produced by the Standing Committee on Microbiological Hygiene.

All IDF factsheets can be found on the IDF website

The 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 Summit.

The representatives of the one-billion person dairy community present at Rotterdam are committed to the sustainable 

development of the dairy sector to generate benefit for people and the planet. The declaration aims TO reiterate the integrated 

approach that the dairy sector takes to promote the sustainability of dairy systems, taking into consideration social, economic, 

health and environmental dimensions.

The annual Summit, a grand assembly of the dairy world was attended by around 1200 participants from 64 countries. The 

theme of the Rotterdam IDF World Dairy Summit was “Dare to Dairy”.

FAO Assistant Director General, Ren Wang, said, “The dairy sector has a key role to play in achieving the Sustainable 

Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda. The goals integrate the three dimensions of Sustainability (economic, social and 

environmental) and call for commitment from all stakeholders”.

Jeremy Hill, President of IDF said, “I am confident that we will look back at this declaration as a landmark event in the history 

of dairy. We can be confident about the impact and importance of the dairy to the world. At the same time, we must also 

recognize that dairy is not perfect and there is considerable scope to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of all dairy 

systems, and with these improvements make an important contribution to the sustainability of our dairy chains, our dairy 

communities the nutrition of the population and ecology of the planet.”

 The dairy sector has a key role to play in food security and poverty alleviation. Milk is a nutritious product essential for children 

and pregnant women. Hundreds of millions of poor people keep at least one dairy animal, which provide not only food, but 

capital and income, as well as fertilization and often animal traction for crops.

---ENDS--- 

Dr Judith Bryans, Chief Executive of Dairy UK, was elected President of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) yesterday at the 

World Dairy Summit held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  
Dr Bryans takes over from Dr Jeremy Hill of New Zealand who was elected at the 2012 World Dairy Summit in Cape Town, 

South Africa. In her new role, Dr Bryans will steer the work of IDF with the support of the IDF Board, the Science Programme 

Coordination Committee (SPCC), the IDF Head Office and IDF National Committees. She has been involved with IDF at all levels 

since 2005 and is a well-known figure in the IDF community.

Speaking after her election at the IDF Annual General Meeting, Dr Bryans said: "I am honoured and deeply grateful for the trust 

the IDF community has put in me to lead the organisation for the next four years. Jeremy has done a wonderful job over the last 

four years and we owe him our thanks for his dedication and the myriad of ways in which he's strengthened the organisation in his 

time as President.

"IDF is involved in every aspect of the dairy supply chain and is a trusted and respected partner for many international 

organisations such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Codex Alimentarius. With the 

support of the Board and the SPPC, I will work hard to strengthen our existing relationships and reach out to new global partners.

 
"The work of IDF is essential in creating a positive future for the dairy industry. It has a unique structure and shows what can be accomplished through global cooperation. With an unrivalled network of experts, we can pool our resources and expertise together to ensure the role of dairy is recognised properly at every level. We want to secure a positive and sustainable future for the dairy industry across the world and build on previous successes to put dairy front and centre in the global debate.”

Dr Jeremy Hill said, “I started my Presidency by saying that such was the importance of IDF that if it did not exist, the dairy 

sector would need to create something like it.  My four years as President has not weakened my view of this. I have been 

delighted with the progress IDF has made over my four years as president and the value we have been able to create, for the 

dairy sector and its stakeholders, including our important role in proving the highest quality nutrition to consumers. Moving 

forwards IDF will be in good hands with a committed Board under the new IDF President, Judith Bryans.”

Here are some hightlights that you will find in this issue.

In the area of standards:
•    AOAC, ISO and IDF have closely cooperated in the development of over 20 standards for the determination of vitamins and other nutrients in infant formula and adult nutritionals, whose adoption by the CCNFSDU will be soon discussed
•    ICAR and IDF are working together on a new reference system for Somatic Cell Counting 
•    IDF and ISO published a more robust, rapid and reliable method for the determination of alkaline phosphatase activity in cheese.

In the area of food safety and quality:
•    IDF is undertaking new work on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by establishing a new Task Force on AMR, by collaborating with FAO on this topic and by participating in the new Codex working group on AMR
•    IDF has published a new factsheet to help dealing with the risk of Cronobacter species in the dairy industry.

In the area of animal health and welfare:
•    The IDF Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare is collaborating with the ICAR Working Group on Functional Traits
•    Knowledge and experience in Mastitis was shared during the 6th IDF Mastitis Conference in Nantes
•    The Animal Health Newsletter 2016 is now available.

This issue highlights some of the work IDF is doing to support high quality milk and nutritious, safe and sustainable dairy products. It features a message from the new IDF President and explains how the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam aligns the contributions of the dairy sector towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

In this issue you will find updates about the work of IDF that supports high quality milk and
nutritious, safe, and sustainable dairy products.

Saturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease IDF Factsheet – April 2016

Field guidelines for the assessment and management of Aflatoxins in dairy products across the supply chain

Milk and Cheese - Determination of hen's egg white lysozyme content by high performance liquid chromatography

U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention and International Dairy Federation Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Collaborate on Standards

Collaboration on dissemination of science-based standards will guide the dairy sector

This edition of the Newsbrief features the outcome of recent meetings, new publications and upcoming events.

Evaluation of nitrogen conversion factors for dairy and soy. A key conclusion was that the NCF of 6.25 for soy was incorrect and that the value should be in the range of 5.6 to 5.8

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.

We are pleased to announce the release of the IDF Newsbrief No. 107. This edition of the Newsbrief features the outcome 

of recent meetings, new publications and upcoming events.

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Brussels, 1st October - The 12th FENS European Nutrition Conference will take place in Berlin, Germany from 20th to 23rd October 2015 and gather leading nutrition experts from around the world to discuss the latest developments in nutrition research. In conjunction with the conference, on 21st October a satellite symposium on “Regular Fat Dairy Foods in Nutrition and Health: The Latest insights” will present an update on the benefits. 

nfant formula and adultnutritionals - determination of chromium,  selenium and molybdenum

 Infant formula and adult nutritinals - determination of total iodine

-Milk and milk products-starter cultures probiotics and fermented products-quantification of lactic acid bacteria by flow cytometry