BULLETINS - 2004 ARCHIVE

Bulletin No 393/2004
Trans Fatty Acids: Scientific Progress And Labelling

Trans fatty acids (TFA) have been the subject of much discussion since IDF published a review of current knowledge in Bulletin No 377/2002. This new issue reviews the development in legal provisions for TFA in foods in the few countries that have done this, examines the scienti?c basis for such requirements, and explains the facts concerning the differing physiological effects on lipid metabolism, cardiovascular dis-ease (CHD), diabetes etc of TFA from different sources. It also consid-ers the effects of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on lipid metabolism, diabetes, cancer and immune function, with a mention of the analyti-cal methods available. (84 references)

19 pages, in English only .

76 pages, in English only. 70 Euro.

Bulletin No 392/2004
Food Safety Objective (FSO) & Performance Objective (PO)

Concept paper on future development of food-safety management.
This paper was developed within the IDF Standing Committee on Microbiological Hygiene. It is based on earlier work conducted by the ICMSF, discussions during the development of the Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk Products, and ongoing discussions and work within the Codex Committee for Food Hygiene (CCFH), primarily in relation to the development of principles and guidelines for microbiological risk management. It aims at explaining the nature of the new risk-management concept based on FSOs and at visualizing how it may be practically implemented and could impact the planning and design of food-safety management systems.

9 pages.

Heat Resistance of Pathogenic Organisms- (Kiel Workshop)

The capacity of micro-organisms to resist heat treatment is of major practical importance to the dairy industry, in which such treatments are universally applied to ensure that products for human consumption are safe and wholesome. The objective of the workshop organized jointly by the German Federal Dairy Research Institute in Kiel and the IDF, as described in this paper, was to review and discuss latest findings as well as long-established data to provide a sound basis for determining technological practices in the future

126 pages,. in English only. 130 Euro.

Bulletin No 391/2004
The World Dairy Situation 2004 - also available in CD-Rom version

The 2004 edition of the World Dairy Situation report includes the customary collation of figures and comments from IDF National Committees and other sources where such Committees do not exist. Contributions from the ZMP which, on behalf of IDF, continued its networking with other institutions working on the economy of the world dairy sector, have significantly added to the publication.

Milk production, industrial milk processing, trade in dairy products, development of demand and consumption and prices for 2003 are presented, along with some dairy product information and forecasts for 2004. Country reports provided by experts from member states, describing developments and sometimes subjective prognosis, are presented. The WDS Forum section comprises four papers: recent dairy policy developments; OECD and EU projections on dairy markets; international investment in dairy processing; and, the importance of sheep and goat milk around the world.

76 pages, in English only. 70 Euro.

Bulletin No 390/2004
Methods for calculating milk equivalents
The paper explores different methods for determining Milk Equivalents. It brings you with information on their advantages and disadvantages;

Characteristics of sheep and goats milk
A general overview of the world situation of the sheep and goat dairy sector is presented in this issue. It reviews the specified hygienic characteristics of sheep and goats milk and their technological characteristics.

Test kits for milk from species other than cows
This report covers the application of test kit methods for antimicrobials, originally developed for use on cows' milk, in the case of commercial milks of other species.

Routine methods for controlling compliance of milk and milk products
This paper provides a general and practical procedure for the use of routine methods in the determination of chemical parameters in milk and milk products which are subject to legal controls or other specified requirements.

49 pages, English only. 60 Euro.

Bulletin No 389/2004
Advances in fractionation and separation, processes for novel dairy applications - Proceedings of the Conference held during the IDF World Dairy Summit 2003 in Bruges, Belgium.

The scope of this issue combines both scientific future looking aspects and a provision of the state of the art in terms of industrial applications. It also features aspects in relation to health and hygiene and economics developments.

Pages: 133, in English only. Price: 100 Euro.