BULLETINS - 2008

Bulletin No. 431/2008

Dioxin and PCB Levels in Milk

A document based on replies to IDF questionnaire 3002/SCRCC – Dioxin/PCB levels in milk. Since the health concerns peaks of the late 90's, the dioxin and related compounds issue has evolved in most of the developed countries. Due to its rapid transfer to the food chain, the key to reduce human exposure to PCDDs/PCDFs is to reduce the releases into the environment. Through regulation and voluntary efforts, releases of dioxin to the environment, and particularly where milk is concerned, have been dramatically reduced.

Pages: 20 - Price: 19 Euro.

Bulletin No. 430/2008

Hygiene and Food Safety of Dairy products and Food Standards for International Trade - E-Form

Proceedings of the Conference on Hygiene and Food Safety of Dairy Products and Food Standards for International Trade, at the IDF World Dairy Congress in Shanghai (CN), October 2006.

The publication contains the conference papers covering : Recent Developments in Risk Management, introducing the new approach to quantitative risk management; Practical Food Safety Management, providing examples of developments in food safety management in various geographical regions; Predictive Modelling in Decision Making, providing an update on new tools and models; Emerging Food Safety Issues, addressing specific food safety issues under debate on the international scene.

Pages: 97 - Price: 89 Euro.

Bulletin of the IDF No. 429/2008

Physiological and Functional Properties of Probiotics - E-Form

Summary and conclusions of the work of an IDF project group to establish a list of physiological and functions properties required of probiotic bacteria and to establish methods to assess these functions.

Pages: 6 - Price: Free of charge. To download a copy please click here

Bulletin 427/2008

Towards A Reference System For Somatic Cell Counting In Milk - E-Form

Somatic cell count is a main indicator of udder health in lactating animals. The direct microscopic method (DMSCC) is the reference method, and offically recognized as such for the calibration of automated somatic cell counting equipment. The first paper, the interlaboratory collaborative study, has established the precision (repeatability, r, and reproducibility, R) of the reference method. The values of r and R are independent of the level of somatic cell counts.

The second paper describes the architecture of reference systems, the status quo of somatic cell counting (SCC) and the concept for the implementation of a reference system for SCC.

Pages: 21 - Price: 20 Euro.

Bulletin 426/2008

Milking Management Of Dairy Buffaloes - E-Form

Monograph on milking management and machine milking of buffaloes. Chapters cover buffalo milk production, milk composition and quality, anatomy of the buffalo udder, physiology of milk ejection, milkability of buffaloes (milk flow curves), udder health, milking machines, milking routines, housing and management, storage of milk and milk recording.

Pages: 104 - Price: 99 Euro.

Bulletin 425/2008

How to use Sampling Plans for Inspection by Variables in the Case of Measurement Error - E-Form

Guidance on using sampling plans for inspection by variables in the case of measurement error.

Pages: 6 - Price: 6 Euro.

Bulletin 424/2008

Advances in Analytical Technologies - E-Form

Papers presented at the International Symposium on Advances in Analytical Technologies, held on 23 May 2007 in Munich, Germany, in the framework of the IDF/ISO Analytical Week 2007 : Rapid methods for microbiological testing of milk and milk products; Innovation in classic microbiology for the enumeration of quality indicators in food; Use of microbiological, immunological and receptor tests for monitoring residues of antimicrobials in milk.

Pages: 16 - Price: 15 Euro.