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IDF Programme of Work

October 2014

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Contents

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 7

WORKING AREA OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND ANIMAL WELFARE ......................................................................... 8 Standing Committee on Animal Health ............................................................................................ 8

Objectives .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Priority items for 2014/2015 ................................................................................................................... 8 Work programme ................................................................................................................................... 8 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 11 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 11

WORKING AREA OF DAIRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................. 12 Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology ................................................................... 12

Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Priority items for 2014/2015 ................................................................................................................. 12 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 12 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 14 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 14

WORKING AREA OF ECONOMICS, MARKETING AND POLICIES ....................................................................... 15 Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics .................................................................... 15


Standing Committee on Marketing ................................................................................................ 17 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Priority items for 2014/2015 ................................................................................................................. 17 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 17 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 18 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 18

WORKING AREA OF ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................ 19 Standing Committee on Environment ............................................................................................ 19

Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Priority items for 2014/2015 (To be reconfirmed) ................................................................................... 19 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 20 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 23 Liaisons with international organizations ................................................................................................ 23

WORKING AREA OF FARM MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 24 Standing Committee on Farm Management ................................................................................... 24

Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Priority items for 2014/2015 ................................................................................................................. 24 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 24 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 25


Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 25

Task Force on Animal Feeding ....................................................................................................... 26 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 26 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 26 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 26

WORKING AREA OF FOOD STANDARDS .......................................................................................................... 27 Standing Committee on Food Additives ......................................................................................... 27

Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 27 Priority items for 2014/2015 ................................................................................................................. 27 Work programme ............................................................................................................................... 28 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 30 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 30

Standing Committee on Standards of Identity and Labelling ........................................................... 31 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Priority items for 2014/2015 (TBC) ......................................................................................................... 31 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 32 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 35 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 35

WORKING AREA OF HYGIENE AND SAFETY ..................................................................................................... 36 Standing Committee on Microbiological Hygiene ........................................................................... 36


Standing Committee on Residues and Chemical Contaminants ....................................................... 40 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 40 Priority items for 2014 / 2015 ................................................................................................................ 40 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 40 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 41 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 42

WORKING AREA OF METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING ........................................................................ 43 Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Additives and Contaminants ................................. 43

Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 43 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 44 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 45 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 45

Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Composition ......................................................... 46 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 46 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 50 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 50


Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Dairy Microorganisms ........................................... 51 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 51 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 51 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 52 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 52

Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Processing Aids and Indicators .............................. 53 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 53 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 53 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 55 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 55

Standing Committee on Harmonization of Microbiological Methods .............................................. 56 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 56 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 56 Established liaisons with other IDF bodies .............................................................................................. 57 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 57 Liaisons ensured via IDF Head Office ...................................................................................................... 58

Standing Committee on Statistics and Automation ........................................................................ 59 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 59 Work programme ................................................................................................................................. 59 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 62 Liaisons with other international bodies ................................................................................................. 62

WORKING AREA OF NUTRITION ...................................................................................................................... 63 Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health ................................................................................ 63

Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 63 Priority items for 2014/2015 ................................................................................................................. 63 Work programme ............................................................................................................................... 64 Liaisons with other IDF bodies ............................................................................................................... 67 Liaisons with other international organizations ....................................................................................... 68

WORK ITEMS COMPLETED OR DELETED SINCE 1 OCTOBER 2013 ................................................................... 69

FUTURE IDF EVENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 73 2015 .................................................................................................................................................... 73 2016 .................................................................................................................................................... 73 2017 .................................................................................................................................................... 73 2018 .................................................................................................................................................... 73

APPENDIX – ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 74 Abbreviations used for the names of countries (reference ISO Standard 3166) ...............................................74 IDF Abbreviations ..............................................................................................................................................75 Abbreviations of International and Regional Organizations ..............................................................................75 ISO and CEN Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................76 Current Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................................77



Introduction

Introduction National Committees are invited to re-examine their nominations to Standing Committees and Task Forces in the light of the Programme of Work that has now been updated. Proposals for new work items to be added to the Programme of Work will be submitted to NCs throughout the year, for approval by correspondence as laid down in the IDF Rules of Order. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The issue of the IDF Programme of Work has been drawn up by the IDF Head Office on the basis of the decisions as reflected in the minutes of meetings and information available concerning the state of progress on every work item as of 1 October 2013. The IDF Programme of Work is subject to review on an on-going basis in order to check that each item is progressing as planned. STRUCTURE OF DOCUMENT For the convenience of the reader, this edition of the IDF Programme of Work lists all work items by Standing Committee/Task Force concerned in accordance with the existing areas of activity as defined by the IDF Science and Programme Coordination Committee (SPCC) and IDF Board of Directors. WORK PROGRAMME For each Standing Committee and Task Force, every work item is listed with basic information on why the work is being undertaken, who is responsible, what is expected, when, how it will be approved as well as current status and action. Whenever appropriate, Action Teams are identified and the Action Team leader and members are named. Up-to-date membership is available at any time from the IDF Intranet Address Book. WORK ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION Proposals for new work items are usually discussed by Standing Committees before being put forward to the SPCC for evaluation and subsequently to NCs for approval prior to addition to the Programme of Work. Such items are included as “Work items under consideration”.


Animal Health and Animal Welfare

WORKING AREA OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND ANIMAL WELFARE

Standing Committee on Animal Health Chair Elizabeth Berry (GB), since 4 November 2012 Deputy Chair Olav Østeras (NO), since 4 November 2012 IDF Head Office Joerg Seifert Objectives The objective of the Standing Committee of Animal Health and Welfare (SCAHW) is to inform the dairy sector about new developments in the field of animal health and animal welfare and their implications on prevention of diseases considering aspects relating to farm economics, food safety, human health and dairy technology.

Consideration and assessment of the effects of cattle diseases on animal welfare and vice-versa, public perception of milk production, costs of production and safety, quality and suitability of milk for human consumption; Maintaining relations and cooperation with intergovernmental bodies, like FAO and OIE, and non-governmental bodies, like IFAH, ICAR or EAAP, on behalf of the dairy sector in the field of animal health; Maintaining contact with other IDF bodies as appropriate, supporting their work with regard to animal health and in particular in the context of achieving an integrated food chain management approach throughout IDF activities.

Priority items for 2014/2015

IDF input to OIE on-going work on Draft Chapter 7.X. of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code pertaining to Animal Welfare and Dairy Cattle Production Systems IDF monitoring and input to the work of ISO/TC 034/WG 16, including ISO impact study on Technical Specification on Animal Welfare Finalization of Collection of data on industry milk quality and hygiene statistics Conference on animal health & welfare during IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius/LT 2015

Work programme IDF Animal Health Newsletter

Purpose To cover on-going animal health issues around the world, current IDF work, summary of finished work items, summary of PhD dissertations etc.

Responsible Y Persson (SE) – Project Group leader, E Berry (GB), J Seifert & M Tucci (IDF) Result Regular issues of IDF Animal Health Newsletter Target date Continuous Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare Status The next 8th edition is foreseen to be published in October 2014

Conference on animal health and welfare during IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius (LT) September 2015

Purpose To develop a conference programme covering different topics of interest and relevance to the dairy sector.

Responsible O. Østerås (NO) – PG leader, E Berry (UK), E Erlacher-Vindel (OIE), A. Sederevičius (LT), J Seifert (IDF)

Result Conference programme Target date September 2015 Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare



Status Under development, progress will be reported at the SCAHW meeting in December 2014

Guidelines on use of sensors for animal health and productivity

Purpose To produce guidelines on the parameters by which sensors for oestrus and intramammary inflammation (effectively mastitis) should be assessed such that comparisons can be made of commercial products available to farmers. The model of work will be to agree the descriptors for comparison, effectively a glossary and terminology first. This will include recommendations on terms such as predictive ability, true positive and sensitivity. The work will lead to developing guidance and recommendations on the comparative techniques so that the relative value of different systems can be assessed by farmers.

Responsible PG leader to be determined, N Artik (TK), E Berry (GB), R Condron (AU), M Denieul (FR), C Hallén Sandgren (SE), J Hamann (DE), J Hogan (US), H Hogeveen (NL), J Huet (FR), J Katholm (DK), D Kelton (CA), E Manninen (FI), L Mirabito (FR), S Orlandini (IT), DJ Reinemann (US), A. Sederevičius (LT), W. Steeneveld (NL), A Zecconi (IT), B Sharir (IL), O. Østerås (NO)

Result Publication in the Bulletin of the IDF or as a stand-alone pamphlet Target date To be determined Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committees on Animal Health and Welfare and on Farm

Management Status Progress is pending due to retirement of the project leader, the Chair of SCAHW

is following-up Guide to Good Animal Health in the Dairy Sector

Purpose To produce an Animal Health subsidiary guide to the Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice. The document must be ‘farmer friendly’ and provides the end user with clear guidance and practical examples of how it can be implemented’. This subsidiary guide will follow the same broad format of the overarching guide and the animal welfare guide already produced. The current guides do not provide details of the range of issues relating to animal health and how they are being managed.

Responsible H Dornom (AU) – PG leader, E Berry (GB), R Condron (AU), K de Balogh (FAO), E Erlacher-Vindel (OIE), B Flores (US), PG Inderhees (DE), J Jonker (US), D Kelton (CA), BJ Lassen (DE), O Østeras (NO), E Rattenborg (DK), GK Sharma (IN), G Verkerk (NZ), A Zecconi (IT)

Result An IDF Guide, presented as a subsidiary Guide to the Good Dairy Farm Practices Guide, possibly published jointly with OIE and/or FAO

Target date To be determined Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare in close liaison with

SC on Farm Management Status SCAHW has expressed doubts with regard to the need for this guide in view of

the existing IDF/FAO Guide on Good Dairy Farming Practice. It felt that it would be prudent to expect the up-coming first draft of the new EU law in 2015, which is quite advanced already, prior to continuation of the work to ensure consistency. The currently existing IDF/FAO Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice ensures that there is no gap for the moment.



Progress in national programmes for surveillance and control of Johne’s disease/Paratuberculosis Forum

Purpose To monitor programs for the control of paratuberculosis and helps to facilitate international communications and collaboration leading to early harmonization of paratuberculosis programs. This will assist the dairy sector by facilitating trade of animals and germ plasma. Also, with the evolving animal health certification plan, harmonized rules for paratuberculosis diagnosis and herd certification may one day facilitate international trade of dairy products

Responsible R Condron (AU) - PG leader, F Bendali (FR), D Kelton (CA), K Krogh (DK), O Østeras (NO), C Hallen Sandgren (SE)

Result Continuous monitoring and reporting to the SCAHW Target date Continuous – depending on international developments Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare Status IDF will release the publication of proceedings of the most recent ParaTB Forum

that was held at EFSA in Parma, Italy, on 21 June 2014 in due course. Action Team on Mastitis Antimicrobial resistance in mastitis pathogens

Purpose To monitor and report on new research results in order to identify any potential issue of concern to the dairy sector and to react in a coordinated manner as appropriate, and to ensure that the use patterns is correct and that there are not new organisms detected that may cause concerns regarding the dairy sector

Responsible J Hogan (US) and A Zecconi (IT) – Project Group leaders, S Dabirian (IR), H Dornom (AU), W Schaeren (CH), S Friedman (IL), M Muñoz (CL)

Result Document on the available scientific data on antimicrobial resistance in mastitis pathogens / article(s) in the IDF Animal Health Newsletter

Target date Continuous Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare Status SCAHW regards this work very important to the global dairy sector. An up-dated

fact sheet on the topic should be prepared in mid-2015.

Collection of data on industry milk quality and hygiene statistics

Purpose To provide accurate, convincing data to be used to encourage better awareness amongst farmers of the economic implications of failure to control or address mastitis leading to improved profitability in all IDF countries.

Responsible O Østeras (NO) – PG leader, E Berry (GB), R Condron (AU), L De Meulemeester (BE), J Hamann (DE), I Haug (NO), H Hogeveen (NL), J Jonker (US), J Katholm (DK), D Kelton (CA), O Østeras (NO)

Result Part of Animal Health Newsletter or supplement depending on responses, with the possibility of repeating survey on a biannual basis

Target date 2014 (to be confirmed) Approval category (a) - IDF National Committees Status There has not been much data input provided by the members. There is a

collaboration opportunity with NMC. The project leader will try one more time to canvass data from the membership.



Action Team on Animal Welfare Monitoring and IDF input to OIE Animal Welfare Working Group and ISO Animal Welfare Working Group

Purpose To monitor developments at OIE, ISO and at other international and regional organizations and to prepare IDF input

Responsible L Mirabito (FR) – PG leader, F Bendali (FR), E Berry (GB), J Boes (DK), L Burton (NZ), E Diaz (CH), R Condron (AU), H Dornom (AU), R Engelmann (CH), B Flores (US), D Kelton (CA), J Jonker (US), C Hallén Sandgren (SE), R Maynard (CA), J Seifert (IDF), GK Sharma (IN), G Verkerk (NZ)

Result Continuous monitoring and reporting to the SCAHW Target date Continuous – depending on international developments Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare Status The IDF position on the latest draft of the OIE standard on Animal Welfare and

Dairy Cattle Production Systems was finalized following input from IDF National Committees. The OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code Commission has considered all inputs including from IDF. Another round of consultation is expected in late 2014./beginning 2015 Future IDF work in the field should also comprise an analysis of different animal welfare systems used in different countries as well as industry certification programs pertaining to animal welfare and their compliance with OIE.

Liaisons with other IDF bodies

IDF body Responsible experts SC Farm Management IDF Head Office SC Microbiological Hygiene IDF Head Office SC Statistics and Automation (for somatic cell count) IDF Head Office SC Residues and Chemical Contaminants IDF Head Office

Liaisons with other international organizations

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) E Erlacher-Vindel (OIE) / J Seifert (IDF) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) International Commission for Animal Recording (ICAR)

K de Balogh (FAO) / D Battaglia (FAO) / J Seifert (IDF) O Østeras (NO) / J Seifert (IDF)


Dairy Science and Technology

WORKING AREA OF DAIRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology

Chair Marie A. Paulsson (SE) since 14 October 2011 Deputy Chair Jean-Pierre Guyonnet (FR) since 14 October 2011

IDF Head Office Joerg Seifert

Objectives With a view to informing the dairy sector and facilitating the flow of dairy technology related information for its benefit by reviewing, and reporting on and by initiating new solutions developments and their implications:

Technological and scientific aspects of processing, packaging, storage and distribution, as related to the quality and characteristics of milk and milk products; Technological and functional aspects of dairy ingredients in the food and dairy industry; Technological aspects of processing milk of species other than the cow (genus Bos); Dairy science and technology aspects of special relevance to countries with an emerging dairy industry; Promote participation of young and emerging scientists and provide a forum for them to present their work; Maintaining relations with international and regional organizations on behalf of the dairy sector in relation to dairy manufacturing procedures; Maintaining contact with other IDF Standing Committees with regard to dairy technology, dairy information and knowledge transfer, for example, Nutrition and Health, Labelling and Terminology, Standards of Identity, Environment, Microbiological hygiene, SC Analytical Methods for Processing Aids and Indicators, etc. on the implications of their findings in the context of dairy technology.


IDF International Symposium on Sheep, Goat and other non-cow milk, Limassol (CY), 23-25 March 2015 Support SCENV to advance and finalize work on Innovative Practices for Eco-Friendly Dairy Processing (joint SCDST/SCENV AT has been created – ref. PRG work SCENV) IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius (LT) in September 2015 – dairy science and technology conference Preparation and publication of 3 Fact Sheets

Work programme SCDST fact sheets for the IDF website

Purpose To prepare 2 or 3 fact sheets on topical items of interest to the public to be posted on the IDF website.

Responsible To be determined, for first factsheet on Salt in the manufacturing process of cheese : D Everett (NZ) – drafting leader plus W Bisig (CH), T Guinee (IE), I Powell (AU), S Skeie (NO)

Result Fact sheets Target date To be determined for individual fact sheets Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology



Status A first factsheet on Salt in the manufacturing process of cheese (fact sheet summarizing main conclusions from the monograph) is being finalized.

IDF International Symposium on Sheep, Goat and other non-cow milk, Limassol (CY), 23-25 March 2015

Purpose The overall objective of the symposium is to give a renewed vision of knowledge on husbandry and milk production, technology, chemistry, physics, microbiology, nutrition etc, without losing sight of the significance of markets and appropriate policies, as they have evolved since 2011, to scientists and other professionals involved in the non-cow milk dairy sectors (milk producers, processing industry, trade associations, academia, research institutes, government).

Responsible P Papademas (CY) – Chair of the Programme Committee, D Apri Astuti (MA), S Carpino (IT), M de Renobales (ES), J Seifert (IDF), A Shwimmer (IL), Y Soustre (FR), E Tsakalidou (GR)

Result IDF event with publication of proceedings in a peer-review journal Target date March 2015 Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology Status The programme committee has established session structures and keynote

speakers. Details can be found here: http://www.idfsheepandgoat.org/ Conference on Biologically-active Components in Dairy: Technology and Applications, now and into the Future during IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius (LT) September 2015

Purpose To develop a conference programme covering different topics of interest and relevance related to the topic

Responsible G Smithers (AU- conference manager, P Clarke (AU), J Damašius (LT), H Korhonen (FI) –t.b.c., U Kulozik (DE), M Paulsson (SE), T Huppertz (NL), S. Turgeon (CA), D Everett (NZ), K Shin (JP)

Result IDF conference during IDF WDS 2015 Target date September 2015 Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology Status The team has established a brief description of the conference and proposed

sessions. These and other details will soon become available from: http://www.idfwds2015.com/index.php/program

IDF International Symposium on Cheese Ripening and Technology, Ireland, April 2016

Purpose To gain new insights in science and technology of cheese manufacturing to support the industry to offer dairy products with enhanced nutrition & health benefits and to advertise those benefits to consumers in an appropriate and responsible manner

Responsible P Kelly (IE) – Chair of the Programme Committee, Y Ardö (DK), T Beresford (IE), J Broadbent (US), U Bütikofer (CH), K Dewettinck (BE), J-P Guyonnet (FR), J-R Kerjean (FR), K Kilcawley (IE), S Lortal (FR), J Lucey (US), P McSweeney (IE), D Roy (CA), J Wouters (NL), A Foegeding (US), T Guinee (IE), R Holland (NZ), M Johnson (US), K Johnston (NZ), D Sheehan (IE), S Skeie (NO)

Result IDF event with publication of proceedings in a peer-review journal Target date April 2016 Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology Status To be considered at the next SCDST meeting.


http://www.idfsheepandgoat.org/

http://www.idfwds2015.com/index.php/program


IDF International Symposium on Technology of Spray Dried Dairy Products, Ireland, April 2016

Purpose To gain new insights in science and technology of spray dried products to support the industry to offer dairy products with enhanced nutrition & health benefits and to advertise those benefits to consumers in an appropriate and responsible manner

Responsible P Kelly (IE) – Chair of the Programme Committee, B Cuq (FR), P Clarke (AU), K Dewettinck (BE) , M Fenelon (IE), J P Guyonnet (FR), R Jeantet (FR), F Morgan (FR), D O’Callaghan (IE), M Palmer (AU), P Paquin (CA), D Pearce (NZ), P Schuck (FR), P Tong (US)

Result IDF event with publication of proceedings in a peer-review journal Target date April 2016 Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology Status To be considered at the next SCDST meeting.

Conference on Dairy Science and Technology during IDF World Dairy Summit Rotterdam (NL) Oct. 2016

Purpose To develop a conference programme covering different topics of interest and relevance to the dairy sector

Responsible T Huppertz (NL) - conference manager, P Jelen (CA), G Smithers (AU), others t.b.c.

Result IDF conference during IDF WDS 2015 Target date September 2015 Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology Status To be considered at the next SCDST meeting.


IDF body Responsible experts SC Environment IDF Head Office SC Microbiological Hygiene IDF Head Office SC Analytical Methods for Processing Aids and Indicators IDF Head Office SC Nutrition and Health IDF Head Office SC Standards of Identity and Labelling IDF Head Office


Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations


Economics, Marketing and Policies

WORKING AREA OF ECONOMICS, MARKETING AND POLICIES

Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics Chair Sarah Paterson (NZ) since 29th April 2014 (resigned on 10th Sept 2014) Deputy Chair Gilles Froment (CA) since 29th April 2014 IDF Head Office Nico van Belzen/ Apolina Fos Objectives With the object of providing the dairy sector with value-added information and analysis of developments in dairy policies and economics:

To initiate projects to study developments which, in the broader sense, are likely to influence the dairy situation in the medium perspective and to monitor worldwide market conditions and trends for each dairy product category; To analyze the economic parameters in relation to milk production, processing and marketing; To monitor developments in policies around the world that impact on the supply of, or demand for, milk and dairy products. To initiate projects designed to provide economic and statistical information to the member countries of IDF and the world’s dairy sector. To disseminate information and promote the interchange of knowledge through symposia, conferences, seminars, Special Addresses, and regular reports to the dairy sector; To maintain relations with other international bodies, at intergovernmental and nongovernmental level, on behalf of the dairy sector in the area of dairy policies and economics; To maintain contact with other Standing Committees, for example, on Farm management, Environment, etc. on the policy and economic implications of their findings; To prepare country reports and fact sheets.


World Dairy Situation report Dairy Policies and Economics Conference at IDF World Dairy Summit

Work programme

World Dairy Situation report

Purpose Survey of world trade in dairy products (annual) with national comments on trends, etc and other issues of interest

Responsible A Krijger (NL), B Rouyer (FR) Result Issue of Bulletin of IDF Target date September of each year Approval category (c) − IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics Status Preparation, collection and publication of information



Country report survey

Purpose Survey on production and price trends in IDF member countries Responsible Peter Dawson (UK), G Froment (CA), Ann Randles (IR) Result Presentation at each meeting and the preparation of an Executive Summary

formatted as an IDF Fact Sheet available on the IDF Intranet Target date On-going (twice a year in conjunction with the SC DPE meeting) Approval category (c) − IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics Status Preparation, collection and publication of information.

IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius (LT), September 2015

Purpose Preparation of the conference programme Responsible G Froment (CA), L Tepeliene (LT), L Tamir (IL), B Yonkers (US), A Krijger (NL) and I

Samulis (AU) Result Conference with publication of proceedings Target date September 2015 Approval category (c) − IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics Status First meeting planned in Paris (FR), December 2014

IDF Strategic Plan implementation

Purpose Formulate recommendation to the SCDPE on a proposed 3-year work plan following the adoption of the IDF Strategy Plan by the IDF General Assembly

Responsible G Froment (CA), V Pilet (FR), L Negri (IT), I Samulis (AU), A Krijger (NL) and A Novakovic (US)

Result Updated work programme for Target date May-June 2015 Approval category (c) − IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics Status First meeting planned in Paris (FR), December 2014


IDF body Responsible experts Standing Committee on Farm Management To be determined Standing Committee on Marketing A Krijger (NL)


Organizations invited to nominate members EUROSTAT: G Mahon (Eurostat) European Dairy Association (EDA): A Anton (EDA) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN): T Hemme (IFCN)



Standing Committee on Marketing Chair L Damiens (FR) since 3 November 2012 Deputy Chair W Pauli (DK) since 3 November 2012 IDF Head Office Nico van Belzen/ Apolina Fos Objectives With the object of stimulating new ideas, strategies, and marketing tools, and facilitating exchange of best practices between dairy marketing professionals, the Standing Committee on Marketing shall:

Keep under review domestic marketing programs which are designed to increase the domestic market for milk and milk products through advertising, sales promotion, sponsorships/events, consumer education, new or modified product development, consumer research, social media, and public relations programs and campaigns; Develop strategies and activities for communication and issues/crisis management that respond to matters of interest or concern affecting dairy products and the dairy industry; Initiate projects designed to disseminate information and promote the interchange of knowledge within the member countries of IDF through conferences/seminars, special addresses and regular reports to the members of IDF; Take advantage of the potential synergy between dairy marketing and dairy policy and economics; Nutrimarketing: In conjunction with the Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health, examine current and new knowledge in dairy nutrition and health and indicate how it can be utilized by the dairy sector to further the image and consumption of milk and milk products and counteract scientifically unjustified information.


International Milk Promotion Group Marketing conference at IDF World Dairy Summit School milk survey

Work programme

International Milk Promotion Group (including IMP trophy/annual)

Purpose To keep under review domestic promotion and marketing programs which are designed to increase the domestic market for milk and milk products through advertising, sales promotion, sponsorship/events, consumer education, new or modified product development, consumer research, social media, and public relations programs and campaigns. The Group initiates projects designed to assist cooperation in issues and crises management, and to disseminate information and promote the interchange of knowledge within the member countries of IDF through conferences/seminars, special addresses and regular reports to the Standing Committee

Responsible I Berg Hauge (NO), I MacDonald (CA), V Godfrey (US) Result Summary reports to the Standing Committee on Marketing and case study

posting on IDF intranet Target date Continuous (Annual) Approval category (c) – Standing Committee on Marketing



Status Contribute IMP Trophy case study presentations at marketing conferences at IDF World Dairy Summits.

IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius (LT) in October 2014 – marketing conference

Purpose Preparation of the conference program Responsible A Uleckas (LT), W Pauli (DK) Result Conference programme Target date September 2015 Approval category (c) IDF SC Marketing Status In development.

School Milk Survey

Purpose To update the survey, carried out by IDF International Milk Promotion group in 1993 and 1995 and FAO in 1998, to gain insights into actual implemented school milk programs. To illustrate how milk is promoted by young children and adolescents. Joint project between SCNH & SCM

Responsible J Bryans (UK) (SCNH) and M Johnston (UK) (SCM) - AT Leaders, L Aitken (NZ), MA Burkman (US) (SCNH), A Denzinger (DE), M Griffin (FAO), M Hashizume (JP), GJ Hiddink (NL) (SCNH),DC Lee (KR),T Lotz (DE), N Paolo (FR) (SCM), D Poisson (FR) (SCM), R Portolesi (AU) (SCNH),AS Royant (FR), H Schönfeldt (ZA)( SCNH & SCM), P Thom (CA) (SCNH), S Yung Ly (KR).

Result Publication of survey result in IDF bulletin, potential peer-reviewed publication and on the FAO school milk website.

Target date End of 2014. Approval category (a) IDF National Committees Status The results have been analyzed. IDF Bulletin is being drafted. Preparation of

release of raw data. Liaisons with other IDF bodies

IDF body Responsible experts Standing Committee on Dairy policies and economics I MacDonald (CA) Standing Committee on Nutrition and health I MacDonald (CA)


EMF – European Dairy Marketing Forum: L Damiens (FR)


Environment

WORKING AREA OF ENVIRONMENT

Standing Committee on Environment

Chair Sophie Bertrand (FR) since 15 October 2011 Deputy Chair Anne-Karin Modin Edman (SE) since 15 October 2011 (to resign on 2 December, 2014) IDF Head Office Delanie Kellon Objectives While reporting to the global dairy sector on developments concerning environment (effects of environment on milk and milk products, effects of dairying as an economic activity on environment), the Standing Committee on Environment will consider:

Energy efficiency and GHG emissions quantification and mitigation, including renewable energy generation; Water quality, efficiency and reuse; Biodiversity; Waste management and reduction; Review and adoption/promotion of best available technologies and practice;

And will provide leadership on environmental sustainability issues in close liaison with other IDF Standing Committees and relevant third party organizations. Priority items for 2014/2015 (To be reconfirmed)

Progress on ongoing work items: ‘Life Cycle Assessment Development Monitoring Group’, ‘Water Footprint of Dairy Products’, ‘Biodiversity and the Dairy Sector’, ‘Innovative Practices for Eco-Friendly Dairy Processing’, SCENV Strategy Development, and IDF WDS Environment Conference Coordination; Provide support and active participation to the IDF SC on Nutrition and Health in the joint work on Dairy Nutrition and Environmental Sustainability; IDF Dairy Sustainability and IDF LCA website including scientific-technically correct and validated fact sheets on sustainability issues, for example on carbon footprint of milk and dairy products, on effluent treatment and removal of salts, etc. Advance the discussion on the prioritization of current and future work as part of the IDF Strategy Refresh. Contribute with input to IDF work item “Benefits of Dairying”, topical area ‘milk production as a key driver of sustainable rural development’ aiming at updating the fact sheet with case studies on rural development.


Environment

Work programme Life Cycle Assessment Development Monitoring Group

Purpose To monitor and track developments in methodology, including sequestration, data sources and other challenging aspects of the LCA’s practical application. Objectives are to provide the dairy sector globally with the tools it needs to fully appreciate the environmental impact of milk production and processing on global GHG emissions, with the aim of identifying key areas for improvement, ensure close liaison with international organizations, including, amongst others, ISO, IPCC, UNEP, WBCSD and FAO. It will be important to continue to liaise with the FAO on the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) partnership project, which is developing methodologies and sector-specific guidelines for the LCA assessment of GHG emissions (as well as future work on land use/land use change and the development of a global database of GHG emissions related to feed crops. The action team will also continue to evaluate new developments regarding allocation rules (milk/meat and products/co-products), feed conversion, land use/land use change, carbon sequestration, and product category rules.

Responsible B Lindsay (GB) – AT leader, S Bertrand (FR), J Capper (US), A Flysjö (DK), AK Modin Edman (SE), D O’Brian (IE), M Preidl (DE), J-P Revéret (CA), M Sevenster (AU), L Shalloo (IE), N Van Buuren (AU), Y Wang (US)

Result The AT has revised the IDF guide to standard lifecycle assessment methodology for the dairy sector (IDF Bulletin 445/2010). Revisions include: updating the text to include new references; expanding the text regarding carbon sequestration; a minor change in the equation on allocation between milk and meat at dairy farm level; and a change in the methodology for calculating allocation at dairy plant level. The updated guide has been approved by SCENV but publication has been temporarily put on hold while the AT: 1) assesses potential differences with the FAO LEAP methodology, and 2) addresses questions from FIL-France regarding the new methodology at dairy plant level. The revised guide will be published as these two issues have resolved.

Target date Ongoing Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Environment Status Revisions to the updated guide will continue, with regular reports to the

SCENV on developments in LCA methodology. New science, experiences from using the guide and developments in e.g. feed, land use and land use change, carbon sequestration, allocation, and product category rules, will be evaluated by the group. The next physical meeting of the Action Team will take place in Paris during the first week of December 2014.

Water footprint of dairy products

Purpose To develop a water footprint methodology for milk and dairy products from the farm to the factory gate out. The action team will maintain a link with international organizations, including, amongst others, ISO, UNEP, WBCSD, FAO and others who are working on water footprint methodology development. The ultimate objective is to provide the global dairy sector with a range of tools that enable it to fully appreciate the environmental impact of milk production and processing on water resources, and use this as a basis for improvement and subsequent quantification of actions.


Environment

Responsible M Preidl (DE) - AT leader, S Bertrand (FR), R Bertsch (DE), J Capper (US), A Daneshi (IR), A Gac (FR), O M Henrique (BR), S J Hörtenhuber (AT), M Lafontaine (CA), C Le Grand (FR), K Leov (NZ), B Lindsay (UK), C Miller (AU), D Mullinax (US), G Shortle (IE), N van Buuren (AU), Y Wang (US)

Result The IDF Guide on Water Footprint in the Dairy Sector is being developed in line with the ISO water footprint methodology standard (ISO 14046 was approved in February 2014), is based on Life Cycle Assessment methodology, includes water quantity and quality, and takes into account water availability and water scarcity.

Target date 2014 Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Environment Status The guide has been written by the AT members and has been reviewed by

external experts Brad Ridoutt, Steven Pfister, and Imke de Boer. A final review of the draft guidance is being carried out before circulation to the SCENV for approval. The objective is to publish the IDF guidance before the end of 2014. As the science is evolving with respect to the assessment of water quality and other aspects of the guidance, the AT will discuss future revisions to the guide during its next meeting. The next physical meeting of the Action Team will take place in Paris during the first week of December 2014.

Biodiversity and the dairy sector

Purpose To carry out a review of what has been published on biodiversity and dairy in order to identify and fully understand the relationships between biodiversity and milk production. This review will allow the IDF to identify the challenges on the issue and could be the basis to build an action plan if needed. The dairy sector needs to be proactive and take a leading role thus avoiding other “groups” developing indicators, tools or messages in isolation. Identifying the relationships between biodiversity and milk production will allow the dairy sector to appreciate how best to measure and improve biodiversity at the milk production level.

Responsible S Bertrand (FR) - AT leader, M Alfaro (CL), J Capper (US), S Goddard (NZ), K Leov (NZ), B Lindsay (UK), C Phelps (AU), M Preidl (DE), N van Buuren (AU), Y Wang (US)

Result A workshop on biodiversity was held in Brussels on 18 September 2013, gathering experts from dairy and other sectors to share their experiences in the implementation of biodiversity programs. A document with a summary of conclusions and next steps drawn from the outcomes of this workshop was discussed at the 2013 IDF WDS, at which time the AT agreed to develop a framework approach at the dairy farm level (rather than a guide for quantifying/evaluating biodiversity), which includes examples aimed at helping users decide which approach to use to start to improve their impact on biodiversity at farm level.

Target date 2014 Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Environment Status Some AT experts are participating on behalf of IDF in the FAO LEAP work

on biodiversity, therefore the AT will try to align IDF’s and FAO’s guidance. AT members have contributed to a first draft which will be discussed during the upcoming physical meeting in Paris. Next physical meeting of the Action Team will take place in Paris during the first week of December 2014.


Environment

SCENV strategy development Purpose To develop an internal environmental strategy to guide the actions of the

SCENV. Responsible N van Buuren (AU) – AT leader, J Agri (SE), M Alfaro (CL), S Bertrand (FR), K

Clark (CA), O Durmus (BE), M Dresser (NZ), C Fremstad (NO), AD Modin Edman (SE), J Turowski (PL)

Result The Action Team has defined its Terms of Reference (including the scope and boundaries for this first phase of work, recognizing that future phases of work might be required), and established a plan to: solicit information (through a survey) about what stakeholders believe are the most critical environmental issues facing the global dairy sector; develop a matrix to reflect the issues and challenges in different regions of the world, linking this matrix to the work that is currently underway around the world; conduct a gap analysis; and use this information to develop a strategy for the future work and priorities of the SCENV.

Target date TBD Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Environment Status In order to avoid the duplication of efforts, the Action Team has paused

activity until it is determined how its work will fit into the IDF Board of Directors’ work on strategy development. The AT will plan future steps during its next physical meeting, which will take place in Paris during the first week of December 2014.

Innovative practices for eco-friendly dairy processing

Purpose To publish a series of IDF fact sheets/bulletins on innovative eco-friendly dairy processing practices, and to contribute to planning the conference session featuring innovative eco-friendly dairy processing during the IDF World Dairy Summit 2015 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Responsible P Brazzale (IT) – AT leader, Rainer Bertsch (DE), P Clarke (AU), D Donato (BR), M Fenelon (IE), JP Guyonnet (FR), T Huppertz (NH), P Kelly (IE), U Kulozich (DE), M Lafontaine(CA), M Loubser (ZA), G Pasin (US), Giacomo Pirlo (IT), Marcin Preidl (DE), C Robinson (NZ), R Schulte (IE), M Scuccimarri (CA), G Smithers (AU), N van Buuren (AU), Y Wang (US)

Result During their first teleconference, AT members agreed to consider the guidance that IDF has published previously with respect to environmental aspects of dairy processing in order to conduct a gap analysis and determine which topics are priorities for this AT to address.

Target date Two publications completed by April 2015. Subsequent publication topics and timelines to be determined by the end of 2014.

Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Environment Status The AT will plan future steps via email and aims to have working documents

to review/discuss during this year’s physical meeting, which will take place in Paris during the first week of December 2014.

IDF liaison matters with ISO TC 207 and its subcommittee SC7 on Greenhouse gas management and related activities

Purpose To monitor on-going developments at ISO TC 207 and its subcommittee SC7 Greenhouse gas management and related activities and to ensure timely and validated IDF input to the ISO work.

Responsible AK Modin-Edman (SE) and D Kellon (IDF) Result New and/or revised ISO standards pertaining to environmental

management Target date Continuous


Environment

Approval category Depending on the type of input to ISO TC 207: (a) - IDF National Committees or (c) – SC on Environment

Status There has been no need for IDF active engagement during the past months. IDF will continue to monitor.


IDF body Responsible experts SC Farm Management H Dornom (AU) SC Dairy Science and Technology I Coldewey (DE) SC Microbiological Hygiene IDF Head Office

Liaisons with international organizations

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – IDF Head Office United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – IDF Head Office Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform Dairy Group – IDF Head Office & B Lindsay (GB) International Organization for Standardization, ISO TC 207 SC5/WG8 – N van Buuren (AU) & IDF Head Office International Organization for Standardization, ISO TC 207 SC7 – AK Modin-Edman (SE) & IDF Head Office


Farm Management

WORKING AREA OF FARM MANAGEMENT

Standing Committee on Farm Management Chair Ron Maynard (CA) since 14 October 2011 Deputy Chair Birthe Lassen (DE) since 3 November 2012 IDF Head Office Joerg Seifert Objectives Objectives To address issues of international importance in the dairy sector and identify possibilities for adding value to dairy production systems; specifically to consider:

• Aspects of animal reproduction influencing performance and health; • Aspects of milk production and farm management which impact the efficiency and the sustainability of production, labour conditions and farmers’ returns; • Interpretation of new machine milking and information technologies developments with introduction of required standards and testing procedures and work in cooperation with and provide support to ISO; • The influence of animal feeding on dairy production in different parts of the world; • Cooperation with international organizations in dairy-farm-management-related topics (for example FAO, OIE); • Maintaining contact with other IDF working bodies for example, SC on Animal health, SC on Dairy policies and economics, SC on Environment, SC on Microbiological hygiene, SC on Residues and Chemical Contaminants and TF on Animal Feeding on the implications of their findings in the context of farm management.


IDF/FAO Guide on Hygienic Practices at Farm Level IDF Guide to Good Animal Feeding in the Dairy Sector Collaboration with SCAH on Guidelines on use of sensors for animal health and productivity Proactive interaction with host countries of future IDF WDSs

Work programme IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius (LT) 2015 – dairy farming conference

Purpose To establish the programme of the dairy farming conference Responsible B Markauskas (LT), R Maynard (CA) Result Conference Target date September 2015 Approval category (c) - IDF Standing Committee on Farm Management Status To be considered at the next SCFM meeting


Farm Management

IDF/FAO Guide to Hygienic Practices at Farm Level and in Milk Production

Purpose To summarize and describe in a guide the principles and practices that should be adopted by dairy producers operating at farms of any size and relevant for small ruminants and emerging countries. The work is part of a process of establishing practical guidance to each of the focus areas addressed by the IDF/FAO Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice (2004).

Responsible H Dornom (AU) - Project Group leader, E Berry (GB), R Bouchard (CA), R Condron (AU), E Fragkiadaki (GR), C Heggum (DK), K Jordan (IE), J Jonker (US), M. Namjoshi (IN), M Preidl (DE), H Jun-Sang (KR), R A Stachura (PL), O. Thieme (FAO)

Result IDF/FAO Guide to Hygienic Practices at Farm Target date 2014 Approval category (a) - National Committees Status To be discussed at the next meeting of SCFM.

IDF Guide to Good Animal Feeding in the Dairy Sector (subsidiary guide to the FAO/IDF Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice)

Purpose To produce an Animal Feeding subsidiary guide to the Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice. This subsidiary guide will follow the same broad format of the overarching guide and the animal welfare guide already produced. The current guides do not provide details of the range of issues relating to animal feeding and how they should be managed.

Responsible J Jonker (US) - Project Group leader, G Adin (IL), R Bouchard (CA), P Brazzale (IT), M A Gama (BR), M R Garg (IN); S Espindola (CL), C S Prasad (IN), B Rouillé (FR), J Seifert (IDF), H Spencer (US)

Result IDF Guide to Good Animal Feeding in the Dairy Sector Target date 2014 Approval category (a)- National Committees Status To be discussed at the next meeting of SCFM.


IDF body Responsible experts SC Animal Health and Welfare IDF Head Office SC Environment IDF Head Office SC Dairy Policies and Economics IDF Head Office SC Microbiological Hygiene IDF Head Office SC Residues and Chemical Contaminants IDF Head Office


ISO/TC23 Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry IDF Head Office ICAR International Committee on Animal Recording IDF Head Office Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

IDF Head Office IDF Head Office


Farm Management

Task Force on Animal Feeding

Chair Jamie Jonker (US) since 18 August 2010 IDF Head Office Joerg Seifert Objectives

To develop the IDF Programme of Work with regard to animal feeding, in particular: To develop options for and implications from changing animal diets targeted at reducing carbon footprint (predominantly related to methane emissions from enteric fermentation); To develop options for and implications from changing animal diets in view of nutrient composition in milk in the context of human health and nutrition; To identify the consequences of changing animal diets with regard to animal welfare, animal health, and productivity; To develop options for and implications from changing animal diets in view of impending climate changes (predominantly referring to changing weather patterns and more extreme weather conditions); To support the IDF SC on Residues and Chemical Contaminants in monitoring and proving input to the work of the new Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Codex Task Force on Animal Feeding.

The ultimate objective for IDF is the development of an IDF scientific-technical monograph on animal feeding in the dairy sector, taking into account the various requirements including productivity, animal welfare, human nutrition, and sustainability. Work programme Note by IDF Head Office: The Task Force has completed specific work items referred to it. A decision as to whether or not to continue work in the TF, or possibly refer future work in the field to the IDF Standing Committee on Farm Management will be taken at the IDF business meetings to be held in Paris in December 2014.


IDF body Responsible experts SC Animal Health IDF Head Office SC Food Additives IDF Head Office SC Food Labelling and Terminology IDF Head Office SC Farm Management IDF Head Office SC Microbiological Hygiene IDF Head Office SC Residues and Chemical Contaminants IDF Head Office SC Environment IDF Head Office SC Nutrition and Health IDF Head Office Methods Standards Steering Group IDF Head Office


Codex Alimentarius IDF Head Office Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations IDF Head Office World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) IDF Head Office International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) E Zerbini (IT) European Feed Manufacturer’s Federation (FEFAC) JR Newbold (BE) International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) IDF Head Office


Food Standards

WORKING AREA OF FOOD STANDARDS Standing Committee on Food Additives

Chair Jennifer Huet (FR) since October 2011 Deputy Chair Keith Johnston (NZ) since October 2011 IDF Head Office Aurélie Dubois-Lozier

Objectives Representing member interests from an industry perspective on international food additive issues; Monitoring, reviewing, reporting and advising on international regulation of the use of food additives, processing aids, carriers, flavours and colours; Assisting Codex in adopting technically correct and feasible Codex standards, codes, and guidelines on food additives, processing aids, carriers, flavours and colours, based upon international consensus; To assist in developing consensus positions within CODEX for the use of additives, including processing aids, carriers, flavours and colours To monitor and be involved in the activities pertaining to food additives that arise within of the CCFA, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), , the CAC and other relevant national and international organizations; To represent member views in preparing IDF reports, statements, position papers, proposals, surveys, etc. including submission of technical advice to the CCFA, the JECFA and other relevant Codex bodies, in consultation with other IDF Standing Committees as appropriate, in particular the Standing Committees on Standards of Identity, and Food Labelling and Terminology;

In particular: To provide technical advice to Codex in the development of the General Standard for Food Additives; To provide advice and information to members, IDF SC and IDF Observers on the use of additives, additives provisions relating to milk and milk products, including processing aids, carriers, flavours and colours; To review and endorse recommendations of the Standing Committees on Standards of Identity for technological justifications for additives intended for inclusion into Codex dairy standards; To advocate members views and provide technical advice for the work of the CCFA and other relevant Codex bodies, when requested;

The Standing Committee has, on behalf of IDF, the main responsibility for adequately monitoring the additive work of the CCFA and the JECFA in so far as it affects additives, processing aids, carriers, flavours and colours and for providing advice on any implications for the work of other IDF SC.

Priority items for 2014/2015 Continue monitoring the strategies for harmonization of Codex dairy standard food additives with the GSFA, specifically regarding the decision tree approach. Additives in GSFA Dairy Product Categories


Food Standards

Work programme

Monitor the CCFA approach on alignment of standards with the GSFA Purpose Prepare IDF position for the CCFA, by reviewing CCFA documents Responsible K Johnston (NZ) – AT leader; N Delfaut (FR), M Hickey (IE), A Sayler (US), K

Goodall (AU)) Result IDF submissions to Codex, as needed Target date Continuous, depending on Codex progress Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status IDF participates in this eWG. The IDF’s SCFA looked at how the ‘decision

tree’ approach impacts the alignment of the additive provisions included in ripened and unripened cheese standards with the GSFA. As a consequence of the possible impact of this approach on dairy standards, IDF’s SCFA will pursue its work.

Codex General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) Purpose Prepare IDF position for CCFA, by providing the work done on comparison

for dairy standards when on the CCFA agenda Responsible A Hayman (NZ) AT Leader Result IDF submissions to Codex, as needed Target date Continuous, depending on Codex progress Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status This AT will follow the work of the eWG on GSFA that will prepare proposals

for provisions for table 1 and 2 for tables 3 additives with function EST, for uses others than EST, and prepare proposals for consideration for table 1 and 2 provisions for additives without colour or sweetener function.

Review of GSFA food category 1.1.1 milk and buttermilk Purpose Investigate whether a request to revise the GSFA category 1.1.1.2

Buttermilk shall be sent to CCFA Responsible A Sayler (US), K Schober (AT) Result IDF submissions to Codex, as needed Target date Continuous, depending on Codex progress Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status The AT will look at the possible re-categorization of buttermilk as a

fermented product which therefore could be covered by the Fermented Milk standard. A CCFA eWG was re-established to consider descriptors of FC 01.1.1 “Milk and buttermilk (plain)”, 01.1.1.1 “Milk (plain)”, 01.1.1.2 “Buttermilk (plain)” and 01.1.2 “Dairy-based drinks, flavoured and/or fermented (e.g. chocolate milk, cocoa, eggnog, drinking yoghurt, whey-based drink” and additive provisions. IDF participates and surveyed its members to get information on additives used in reconstituted and recombined milks.

Harmonization of provisions between GSFA and GL 36 – ongoing updates

Purpose Provide comments in view of harmonization of provisions between GSFA and GL 36, when dairy standards will be on CCFA agenda

Responsible K Johnston (NZ) Result IDF submissions to Codex, as needed Target date Continuous, depending on Codex progress Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees


Food Standards

Status Awaiting CCFA progress Monitoring of JECFA – Priority list

Purpose To monitor and report activities, including communicating priorities on food additive review to the SCFA and make recommendations on food additives and priorities for JECFA review. Develop report to the SCFA on JECFA activities for every SCFA meeting. Information of on-going activities can be retrieved from the JECFA Internet website.

Responsible J Huet (FR) – Action Team leader Result Provide on a continuous basis advice/recommendations to the SCFA Target date Continuous Approval category (c) – Standing Committee on Food Additives Status JECFA reviewed all compounds proposed for safety evaluation for use in

infant formula and formulae for special medical purposes intended for infants together, including lead containing additives. JECFA also established an ADI for paprika extract used as a food colour of 0–1.5 mg/kg bw, expressed as total carotenoids and concluded that dietary exposure to paprika extract used as a food colour does not present a health concern.

Aluminium lakes colors

Purpose Prepare for possible discussions at Codex level on use of aluminium lakes colors in dairy products

Responsible N Delfaut (FR) – AT leader; M Hickey (IE), J Huet (FR), A Sayler (US) Result IDF submissions to Codex, as needed Target date Continuous, depending on Codex progress Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status The AT will draft a survey which will be sent to SC members and National

Committees. Communication – preparation of fact sheets

Purpose To provide factsheets about food additives for IDF website Responsible TBD, SCFA members Result Fact sheets for IDF website Target date TBD Approval category (b) – SPCC Status A factsheet on food additives has been uploaded on the IDF website. The

SCFA discussed three factsheets (see below) and based on the current workload of the SC tabled this work for consideration at the next meeting.

• JECFA Factsheet • Why Dairy Foods Contain Food Additives • Purpose and How to Use the GSFA


Food Standards


IDF body Responsible experts SC Microbiological Hygiene C Heggum (DK) SC Residues and Chemical Contaminants IDF Head Office SC Standards of Identity and Labelling M Hickey (IE) SC Analytical Methods for Additives and Contaminants IDF Head Office

Liaisons with other international organizations Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL)


Food Standards

Standing Committee on Standards of Identity and Labelling Chair vacant Deputy Chair vacant IDF Head Office Laurence Rycken

Objectives With the objectives of:

elaborating definitions and standards of identity for milk products and other foods of interest to the dairy sector, monitoring, reviewing, reporting and advising on labelling principles and options as well as on the correct use of dairy terms within the framework of the Codex General Standard for Use of Dairy Terms, and assisting Codex in adopting technically correct and feasible Codex texts based upon international consensus:

To consider:

monitoring the activities of Codex committees including those involved in the endorsement and/or adoption of standards relevant to the dairy sector as well as those Codex committees affecting the use of dairy terms and the labelling of dairy products and substitutes to dairy products, consideration of government comments and other questions relating to the regulation of dairy and other food standards of interest and labelling provisions, monitoring the development of regional dairy foods standards to ensure the regional standard does not negatively impact on any international Codex standard of relevance to the dairy sector preparation of IDF reports, statements, position papers, proposals, etc. including submissions of technical or scientific advice to afore-mentioned Codex committees, in consultation with other relevant IDF Standing Committees,

In particular,

To participate in the revision of the existing Codex Standards for milk products and other foods of interest to the dairy sector; In co-operation with the IDF Standing Committee on Food Additives to provide technological justifications for the additives used for milk product(s) and other foods of interest to the dairy sector; In co-operation with the IDF Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health to provide input on Codex labelling/nutrition issues; To examine all types of labelling and terminology issues and requirements considered by Codex insofar as they affect milk and milk products and their substitutes, and make appropriate recommendations; To consider the use and regulation of claims (including nutrition and health claims);

Priority items for 2014/2015 (TBC)

Codex discussions on possible standardization of processed cheese Codex discussion on possible standardization of whey permeate powder Coordination of Codex nutrition matters with the SCNH (Standing Committee on

Nutrition and Health) CCFNSDU discussion on definition of Trans Fatty acids Codex regional standardization of traditional fermented products ayran


Food Standards

Codex regional standardization of traditional fermented products doogh Inventory of legislation

Work programme

Codex discussions on possible standardization of processed cheese

Purpose Monitor Codex discussions on possible standardization of processed cheese.

Responsible K Johnston (NZ) – AT Leader, K Simbelie (FR), D Van Dyk (US), S Kawabata (JP), J Rieke (DE), E Grande (FR), E Treuil (FR), M Hickey (IE), J Miner (CA)

Result Codex Standard on Processed Cheese Target date June 2016 Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status The CAC has reactivated CCMMP to start new work on a Standard for

Processed Cheese, as described in the CX/CAC 14/37/10-Add1. The purpose of the proposed document is to construct a generic standard for processed cheese along the lines of the existing Codex General Standard for Cheese (CODEX STAN 283-1978) that includes broad provisions relating to scope, product description, essential composition and quality factors, food additives, contaminants, hygiene and labelling. An pWG was established to prepare a proposed draft standard. IDF shall actively engage with the work to support the leadership and members of the pWG through provision of science-based technical advice.

Codex discussions on possible standardization of whey permeate powder Purpose Monitor Codex discussions on possible standardization of whey permeate

powder Responsible M Corredig (CA), E Grande (FR), C Heggum (DK), A Jain (IN), B Mann (IN),

M McKnight (US), D Meyer (US), J Miner (CA), J Rieke (DE), P Signal (NZ), A Tolkach (DE), H Vidvei (NO)

Result Codex Standard for whey permeate powder Target date July 2016 Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status The CAC has established an eWG to revise the project document CX/CAC

14/37/9, Annex 1 for submission through the Committee on Milk and Milk Products, if reactivated. The purpose of the Standard is to address the identity and the compositional quality and safety of powdered whey permeate intended as ingredients in food. IDF shall actively engage with the work to support the EWG through provision of science-based technical advice.

Codex regional standardization of fermented product ayran Purpose Following CAC adoption of the amendment to the Codex Standard for

Fermented Milks pertaining to Drinks based on Fermented Milk the development of regional standard for ayran was encouraged by CAC, as this products could not be accommodated within the existing Codex standard for fermented milk.

Responsible M Hickey (IE) – AT leader, N Artik (TR), J de Stoppelaar (NL), C Frye (US), J Rieke (DE), K Simbelie (FR ), F Jameel (CH)

Result Codex Regional Standard Target date To be determined by Codex


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Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status IDF input needs to be considered to ensure the standards are consistent

with the Codex International Standard for Fermented milks (CODEX STAN 243-2003). The draft standard on Ayran did not progress at the recent meeting of CCEURO primarily due to disagreement among the members on the issue whether the product heat-treated after fermentation should be included or not. IDF participated in the physical WG and has been asked to assist compiling national legislation on fermented milk drinks from CCEURO members.

Codex regional standardization of fermented product doogh

Purpose Following CAC adoption of the amendment to the Codex Standard for Fermented Milks pertaining to Drinks based on Fermented Milk the development of regional standard for doogh was encouraged by CAC, as this products could not be accommodated within the existing Codex standard for fermented milk.

Responsible M Hickey (IE) – AT leader, N Artik (TR), J de Stoppelaar (NL), C Frye (US), J Rieke (DE), K Simbelie (FR), F Jameel (CH)

Result Codex Regional Standard Target date To be determined by Codex Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status IDF input needs to be considered to ensure the standards are consistent

with the Codex International Standard for Fermented milks (CODEX STAN 243-2003). The CCNEA agreed to return the draft standard to step 2 and decided to establish an eWG, led by Lebanon and working in Arabic and English, to redraft the proposal draft standard, taking into consideration the discussions of the in-session working group. IDF has provided comments.

Coordination of Codex nutrition matters (Joint SCNH/SCFLT Action Team - Division of lead by SCNH and SCFLT depending on topic of work)

Purpose Monitor scientific nutrition-related aspects of the CCNFSDU and CCFL and provide advice; prepare IDF input to Codex, if needed

Responsible L Rycken (IDF) – Action Team leader, R Bouchard (CA), S Bruno (EDA), KW Bronner (NO), L Candida (UK), P Dekker (NL), C Frye (US), E Grande (FR), A Hayman (NZ), C Heggum (DK), M Hickey (IE), GJ Hiddink (NL), E Hocking (UK), E Jacquier (CH), V Landells (AU), M Lugt (NL), H Mair (AU), S Marcoullier (US), I Neiderer (CA, H Schonfeldt (ZA), I Stratakou (NL),K Simbelie (FR), I Subirade (FR)

Result Depending on up-coming issues to provide advice to the Food Standards Steering Group and the Standing Committee on Standards of Identity and Labelling , prepare IDF draft submissions to CCNFSDU and CCFL if needed

Target date Continuous Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees (with regard to IDF submissions)


Food Standards

Status The AT is preparing input to CCFL and CCNFSDU electronic working groups and to the next meetings of the CCFL and CCNFSDU. IDF will monitor and provide input if needed. According to latest Codex decision the following item was adopted at step 5 General Principles for the addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods (CAC/GL 9-1987). The AT will monitor and if and when needed provide input for following work in progress: Review of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods to address the issue of date marking and Proposal to review the Codex Standard for Follow-up Formula. Other specific items addressed by Project Groups of the ATs are reported below.

Codex implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health – food labelling issues

Purpose Monitor the discussion in CCFL and prepare IDF input to Codex, if needed, with regard to food labelling issues, in particular Revision of the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling concerning discussion of issues related to mandatory nutrition labeling and on nutrition claims.

Responsible E Grande (FR)- AT leader, J Bryans (UK), KW Bronner (NO), C Frye (US), A Hayman (NZ), M Hickey (IE), GJ Hiddink (NL), V Landells (AU), C Logan (IE), M Lugt (NL), H Mair (AU), I Neiderer (CA), J Romero (US), K Simbelie (FR), Y Soustre (FR), P Thom (CA)

Result Preparation of IDF input to the Codex CCFL electronic working groups and plenary discussions

Target date To be determined – depending on progress in Codex Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status CCFL set up several electronic working groups with regard to the action plan

for the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. CCFL has amended the Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims (CAC/GL 23-1997) and the Guidelines on Use of Nutrition and Health Claims (CAC/GL 23-1997). Currently CCFL has requested CCNFSDU to establish conditions for free of TFAs claims. A daft paper will be prepared after release of WHO revised guidelines on SFA and TFA, expected end of 2014. The AT will monitor and provide input if needed.

Communication - Fact sheets

Purpose SPCC requested each SC to prepare 2 or 3 fact sheets on topical items of interest to the public to be posted on the IDF website.

Responsible D van Dyke (US) – AT leader, C Frye (US), J-C Gillis (FR), K Johnston (NZ), M Hickey (IE)

Result Fact sheets Target date TBD Approval category (b) – Science and Programme Coordination Committee Status Fact sheet on International Standards to be finalized.

Inventory of legislation related to standards of identity of dairy products

Purpose Provide references of national legislation related to standards of identity of dairy products

Responsible R Hall (NZ) AT leader, S Bakshi (IN), R Byrne (US), A Hayman (NZ), M Hickey (IE), D Schumacher (NZ), P Doyle (CA), M Forino (IT), L Graverini (IT), J Miner (CA), K Simbelie(FR)

Result Inventory of legislation on IDF intranet


Food Standards

Target date 2014 Approval category (c) – SCSIL Status The Action team has updated the scope and principles of the work, and

has discussed a template to compile country information for further discussion at the next SCSIL meeting.


IDF body Responsible experts SC Dairy Science and Technology IDF Head Office SC Food Additives M Hickey (IE) SC Microbiological Hygiene C Heggum (DK) SC Residues and Chemical Contaminants H Dornom (AU) SC Nutrition and Health IDF Head Office Methods Standards Steering Group IDF Head Office

Liaisons with other international organizations Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) Codex Committee on Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)


Hygiene and safety

WORKING AREA OF HYGIENE AND SAFETY Standing Committee on Microbiological Hygiene Chair Kieran Jordan (IE) since 14 October 2011 Deputy Chair Choreh Farrokh (FR) since 14 October 2011 IDF Head Office Aurélie Dubois-Lozier

Objectives With the object of

monitoring, reviewing, reporting and advising on hygiene management, its foundation, principles, procedures, options and measures, applicable throughout the food chain and appropriate for achieving safe and suitable milk and milk products; assisting Codex in adopting technically correct and feasible Codex hygiene standards, codes, and guidelines based on international consensus; advising the dairy sector about the implications, and the control and management of hygiene and microbiological contaminants;

To consider: Making input through the monitoring of the activities of CCFH, CCGP and CCFICS and other relevant international organizations (e.g. ICMSF) concerning:

o microbiological risk assessment relevant to the safety of milk and milk products; o microbiological risk management, and relevant to the microbiological safety of milk and milk products; o hygiene management relevant to obtain safe and suitable milk and milk products;

Preparation of IDF reports, statements, position papers, proposals, etc. including submissions of technical advice to the CCFH, the CCGP and the CCFICS; Preparation of information material for the dairy sector based upon the above work.

In particular: To act as technical advisor to Codex in the development of microbiological texts relevant for milk and milk products; To monitor activities at international level of microbiological Risk Management procedures and make appropriate recommendations; To identify and prioritize microbiological hazards relevant for the safety of milk and milk products and for which Risk Assessments are needed and to consider Risk Management options upon such information; To develop guidelines for appropriate microbiological hygiene management for application at relevant stages of the food chain; To consider the problems of quality and hygiene of ewes and goats milk and milk products; To monitor and report on national legislation related to microbiological issues.

The Standing Committee has, on behalf of IDF, the main responsibility for adequate monitoring the work of the CCFH and the CCFICS and for providing advice on any implications for the work of other IDF Standing Committees.


Surveillance of relevant information and reporting of emerging hazards associated with milk and milk products, and subsequent publications Design of microbiological control systems in dairy production Fact sheets


Hygiene and safety

Work programme Design of microbiological control systems in dairy production

Purpose This work is closely related to the recently completed work on Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk Products. Discussion about the implementation of the new approach in relation to Food Safety Objectives (FSO) across the whole chain indicated that it might be useful to demonstrate/showcase examples to change the costly and very prescriptive approach by some retailer organizations and traditional codes of practices. There is an opportunity to introduce the approach in stages to different parts of the chain starting with governments and moving to customer/supplier relationships. The concept involves the whole industry (including feed production) to contribute to the same FSO and involves industry responsibility rather than government to establish Performance Objectives and steps.

Responsible F Tenenhaus-Aziza (FR) – Action Team leader, F Bourdichon (CH), R Condron (AU), W El Khoury (CA), C Heggum (DK), M Sanaa (FR), D Schumacher (NZ), J Shepherd (NZ)

Result Publication of concept paper on FSOs and POs Target date To be determined Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status The SCMH agreed to develop a monograph, based on the presentations at

the conferences on food safety, and as a follow up on the concept paper on the new metrics (Bulletin of the IDF No. 392/2004). A proposed title is “Practical application and implementation of the new metrics for microbiological risk management in the dairy food chain.” The SCMH agreed on an outline to be further developed.

Surveillance of relevant information and reporting of emerging hazards associated with milk and milk products

Purpose Continuous monitoring and reporting of hazards of potential concern to the dairy sector

Responsible J Shepherd (NZ) – Action Team leader, E Buys (ZA), R Condron (AU), C Farrokh (FR), C Heggum (DK), K Jordan (IE), H Kamikado (JP), E Komorowski (GB), C Mc Crindle (ZA), M Münoz (CL), J Vignal (CH), .

Result Reports to the Standing Committee and National Committees Target date Continuous Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees (in case of planned submission or

publication) Status The Action team has produced a list of emerging and reoccurring

prioritized hazards. A process to share this list, and submit information is being considered.

CCFH Code of Hygienic Practice for Low-Moisture Foods Purpose Provision of input to the Codex CCFH Revision of the Codex Principles for

the Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria for Foods (CAC/GL 21-1997).

Responsible F Bourdichon (CH)-Action Team leader, M Bobkov (CH), N Delfaut (FR), C Farrokh (FR), C Heggum (DK), K Jordan (IE)

Result IDF input to CCFH work on Hygienic Practice for Low-Moisture Foods Target date To be determined by Codex


Hygiene and safety

Approval category a) IDF National Committees Status The revised proposed draft for Code of Hygienic Practice for Low-Moisture

Foods will be circulated for comments to the action team and the SCMH when available.

Communication – Provision of fact sheets

Purpose SPCC requested each Standing Committee to prepare 2 or 3 fact sheets on topical items of interest to the public to be posted on the IDF website.

Responsible -Mycobacterium paratuberculosis – D Lindsay (NZ) -Risk-based food safety management – F Tenenhaus-Aziza (FR) -Inventory of the dairy microorganisms – F Bourdichon (CH)

Result Fact sheets for the IDF website Target date Continuous Approval category b) Science and Programme Coordination Committee Status The two first fact sheets above are about to be published on IDF website.

The third one is under development. Other communications items are part of the work items in progress.

Inventory of national legislation related to microbiological food safety

Purpose Monitor and report on national legislation related to microbiological food safety

Responsible SCMH Result Reports to the Standing Committee Target date Continuous Approval category c) SCMH Status To be added to SCMH agenda as a standing item. This item is likely to be

taken over by a NWI from SCSIL for an inventory of references of legislation (identity, additives, hygiene). Therefore this item is on hold until further progress is made under SCSIL.

Inventory of Microorganisms with a Documented History of Use in Food

Purpose Provide a continuous update the inventory, e.g. through a website or any relevant electronic support.

Responsible F Bourdichon (CH)- AT Lead, R Lemee-Michel (FR), H Mäkivuokko (FI) Result update of the Bulletin of IDF n°455/2012 if necessary Target date Continuous Approval category c) SCMH Status The paper prepared by the TF, ‘Food Fermentations: Microorganisms with

Technological Beneficial Use’ has been published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology (IJFM). The IDF Bulletin contains a practical guide for industry how to use the updated Inventory of microorganisms. The inventory will never be complete as it is a continuous work. Therefore the publication needs a more frequent update by this action team. The next update is being drafted.

Publications on significant microbiological hazards and topics

Purpose Specify microbiological hazards to the dairy sector and guidance on management, control and/or responses to the hazards.


Hygiene and safety

Responsible K Jordan (IE)- AT lead, M Bonnet (BR), F Bourdichon (CH), E Buys (ZA), R Condron (AU), L Cordier (CH), W El Khoury (CA), C Farrokh (FR), C Heggum (DK), J Hummerjohann (CH), S Igimi (JA), K Jordan (IE), P Jooste (ZA), H Kamikado (JP), Ed Komorowski (GB), M Knödlseder (DE), N Kumar (IN), M Lamontagne (CA), D Lindsay(NZ), C Mc Crindle (ZA), M Miks-Krajnik (PL), M Muñoz (CL), M Sanaa (FR), D Schumacher (NZ), J Shepherd (NZ), F Tenenhaus-Aziza (FR), J Vignal (CH)

Result Technical factsheets and guidance documents. Target date 2017 Approval category a) IDF National Committees or b) SPCC depending on end

product Status A publication on pathogenic E. coli has been completed; the next target

organism for review is L. monocytogenes. An outline is being prepared.


IDF body Responsible experts SC Animal Health and Welfare TBD SC Farm Management C Heggum (DK) SC Dairy Science and Technology IDF Head Office SC Analytical Methods for Dairy Microorganisms IDF Head Office SC Harmonization of Microbiological Methods IDF Head Office SC Residues and Chemical Contaminants R Byrne (US) Task Force on Animal feeding F Tenenhaus-Aziza (FR)

Liaisons with other international organizations World Health Organization (WHO) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP) Codex Committee on Food Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS)


Hygiene and safety

Standing Committee on Residues and Chemical Contaminants Chair Marcelo Bonnet (BR) since October 2013 Deputy Chair Bob Salter (US) since October 2013 IDF Head Office Aurélie Dubois-Lozier Objectives

To identify those residue and chemical contaminant issues that are, or have the potential to be, important to a major part of the world dairy industry; To provide whenever possible technical data and expertise on issues considered; To develop proposals for the management that could include such things as control, communication, monitoring, legislation of those issues, based on a hazard analysis approach:

o What’s the hazard? What’s the risk? How do we control it? How do we verify control?

The hazards/risks involved are: o Public health, frequency of occurrence, commercial risk (includes reputation/public perception);

To assist Codex to adopt technically correct and feasible Codex standards, codes and guidelines on residues and chemical contaminants; To advise the dairy sector about the implications, control or elimination, of residues and chemical contaminants.

Priority items for 2014 / 2015

Risk profiling form for Aflatoxin M1 CCFICS guidance on food safety emergencies

Work programme

Contaminants questions from CCCF, CCRVDF and CCPR

Purpose Monitor the discussions in CCCF,CCPR and CCRVDF, advise the Standing Committee on Residues and chemical contaminants on matters of relevance and draft IDF input as requested or needed

Responsible IDF observers Result Monitoring in a continuous way, prepare IDF draft submissions to Codex as

requested or needed, collect data on contaminants of concern Target date Continuous Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status CCCF agreed to retain the current maximum level for lead in milks of 0.02

mg/kg, and to revise the level to 0.01 mg/kg in infant formula. The Codex TF on Animal Feeding has completed its task and has been disbanded.

Development of a risk profiling form

Purpose Develop the priorities for the SCRCC in order to have a proactive programme of work.

Responsible M Bonnet (BR) – AT leader, K Duhem (FR), R Condron (AU), L Feijo (BR), C McCrindle (ZA), B Salter (US), M Sanaa (FR), F Tenenhaus-Aziza (FR), C Heggum (DK), A Delaby (FR)

Result Identified priorities for SCRCC Target date 2014


Hygiene and safety

Approval category (c) - SCRCC Status Mycotoxins and aflatoxin M1 were identified as priority hazards and an AT

is drafting a document on mycotoxin contamination for consideration by the SCRCC.

Communication – Fact sheets

Purpose SPCC requested each SC to prepare 2 or 3 fact sheets on topical items of interest to the public to be posted on the IDF website.

Responsible K Duhem (FR), R Condron (AU)– AT leaders Result Fact sheets Target date TBD Approval category (a) Science and Programme Coordination Committee Status The fact sheets on mycotoxins and dioxins have been completed. No new

work on fact sheets shall be undertaken until the future priorities of the SCRCC have been identified.

Proposal for Codex Guidelines for managing food emergency situations in relation to international trade

Purpose To facilitate the establishment of Codex guidelines to governments and feed-food manufacturers on the procedure to follow in food emergency situations and in particular on how to evaluate potential health effects in a science-based manner, either through a revision of existing Codex Principles and Guidelines for the Exchange of Information in Food Safety Emergency Situations (CAC/GL 19-1995), developed by CCFICS, or through establishment of supplementary Codex guidelines.

Responsible M Bobkov (SW), J Vignal (CH) – AT leaders, S Bakshi (IN), R Condron (AU), C Farrokh (FR), T Geslain (FR), C Heggum (DK), M Muehlemann (CH), VS Rao (IN), A Shafii (CH), L Feijo (BR)

Result IDF draft Codex project document (using the standardized template) – Approval of Codex to initiate the work – completion of the Codex guidelines by CCFICS

Target date Approval of Codex to initiate the work : CCFICS, 17-21 November 2012 and CAC June/July 2013 Completion of the Codex guidelines by CCFICS (t.b.d. by CCFICS/CAC when approving the new work)

Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees Status The CCFICS agreed to establish an electronic Working Group, chaired by

the United States of America: (i) revise the project document; and (ii) prepare an outline of the proposed revision of the Principles and Guidelines for the Exchange of Information in Food Safety Emergency Situations (CAC/GL 19-1995) for the next session. IDF has submitted comments to the first draft. A revised document is being considered by SCRCC.


IDF body Responsible experts SC Analytical Methods for Additives and Contaminants H van den Bijgaart (NL) SC Animal Health and Welfare IDF Head Office SC Environment IDF Head Office SC Microbiological Hygiene IDF Head Office


Hygiene and safety

Liaisons with other international organizations Liaisons ensured by IDF Head Office: Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR)


Methods of Analysis and Sampling

WORKING AREA OF METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Additives and Contaminants

Chair Karin Kraehenbuelh (CH) since May 2014 Deputy Chair Valérie Gaudin (FR) since May 2014

IDF Head Office Aurélie Dubois-Lozier

Objectives With the object of preparing and promoting standardized methods of analysis for the use of the dairy sector and others: SCAMAC´s work is dedicated to preparing and promoting standardized methods of analysis, guidelines and recommendations for the use of the dairy sector and others, especially and foremost in the field of additives to and contaminants in milk and dairy products. This work is covering, but not limited to the elaboration of analytical standards for

1. the detection of veterinary medicinal drug residues (antibiotics, antiparasitic agents, anti-inflammatory substances and others) 2. the detection of pesticides (insecticides, fungicides and herbicides), 3. the detection of aflatoxin M1 and other mycotoxins, 4. the detection of vitamins, 5. the detection of nitrate, nitrite, phosphorus, chloride and other inorganic or organic compounds relevant for dairy foodstuffs and other dairy products.

The work includes the standardization of methods by conducting collaborative studies and in-house studies on existing and new methods for defining the precision of methods (r and R). It includes also the evaluation of suitable routine methods for low-cost and low-input use. The work covers the review and establishment of IDF policy with respect to Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF), in cooperation with the Standing Committee on Food Additives and the Standing Committee on Residues and Chemical Contaminants, and Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis in Sampling (CCMAS); it is within the scope of SCAMAC to monitor all work related to its field of activities. Consequently it covers the task to advise the Methods Standards Steering Group on any implications related to analytical methods for additives and contaminants; within IDF it monitors the work of all other Standing Committees on the implications of their findings for the methods of analysis within the scope of SCAMAC.



Work programme Cheese – Determination of hen’s egg white lysozome by HPLC

Purpose To provide an up-to-date standard method with known precision for use by the dairy sector and others

Responsible L Pellegrino (IT)/T Berger (CH) − Project leaders, A Bakker-Zierikzee (NL), F Braun (DE), B De Meulenaer (BE), F Fuselli (IT), J Kerkhof (NL), J Pihlava (FI), A van Boven (NL)

Result International Standard (revision of ISO/TS 27105|IDF/RM 216 to ISO 27105|IDF 216)

Target date 2014 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC5 Member Bodies Status The draft standard has been revised according to the results of the

collaborative study, and is ready for the DIS voting stage in ISO. The draft report of the collaborative study will be published shortly.

Milk, milk products and infant formulae — Guideline for the quantitative determination of melamine and cyanuric acid by LC-MS/MS

Purpose To provide an up-to-date standard method for melamine and cyanuric acid for use by the dairy sector and others

Responsible S Holroyd (NZ) / T Delatour (CH) − Project leaders. J Ahn (KR), M Amjadi Gopayegani (IR), D Bisgard Oldrup (DK), P Broutin (FR), R Crawford (NZ), P Dardenne (BE), F Dehareng (BE), T Delatour (CH), G Dimartino (US), JM Diserens (CH), A Dubois (BE), A Dubois (IDF), J Evers (NZ), E Garry (US), P Gros (FR), K Hecker (US), S Kold-Christensen (DK), R Kouaouci (CA), B Magaletta (US), J Park (KR), VS Rao (IN), J Romero (US), B Salter (US), P Sauvé (CA), G Scott (NZ), H Tober (DE), M Yu (NC).

Result IDF – ISO Reviewed method / Technical Specification (ISO/TS 15495 IDF/RM 230)

Target date Depending on CEN Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC5 Member Bodies Status AOAC is also considering work on the determination of melamine and cyanuric

acid and agreed to align with the CEN project in order to end up with a single international standard. The CEN/TC 275/WG 13 collaborative study has been completed and the results will be shared with the PG and SCAMAC members.

Guidelines for the validation of screening methods for residues of veterinary medicines

Purpose The project proposes the acceptance and adaptation of the “Guideline for validation of screening methods” (CRL document, January 2010) into an ISO/IDF document which can be applied by all stakeholders in the dairy chain involved with detection of antibiotic residues.

Responsible V Gaudin (FR), W Reybroeck (BE) − Project leaders; A Pécou (FR) Expected final result IDF/ISO International Standard Target date 2016 Approval category (a) − IDF NCs and ISO Mbs Status A second draft has been extensively discussed at the latest PG meeting in

Berlin, and a revised version will be circulated to standing committee members, before starting the ISO process.

Work items under consideration



Determination of aflatoxin M1 – revision of existing methods Purpose To provide a standard method, for the determination of afatoxin M1 for use

by the dairy sector and others. Responsible P Jamieson (NZ) / K Kraehenbuelh (CH) Expected final result IDF/ISO International Standard (s) Target date TBD Approval category (a) − IDF NCs and ISO Mbs Status The SCAMAC meeting agreed that the existing standards for aflatoxin M1

were outdated and needed to be revised. PG will consider several methodologies before preparing a NWI proposal.

Review of ISO 8260 | IDF 130 - Milk and milk products - Determination of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorobiphenyls - Method using capillary gas-liquid chromatography with electron-capture detection,

Purpose Review existing method, and if needed provide an up-to-date standard method use by the dairy sector and others.

Responsible S Holroyd/H van den Bijgaart (NL) Expected final result IDF/ISO International Standard Target date TBD Approval category (a) − IDF NCs and ISO Mbs Status PG will consider other existing standards (CEN for example) and a criteria

approach before preparing a NWI proposal. Liaisons with other IDF bodies

IDF body Responsible experts SC Food Additives IDF Head Office SC Residues and Chemical Contaminants H van den Bijgaart (NL)

Liaisons with other international organizations Organizations invited to nominate members ISO/TC34/SC5 Milk and milk products NMKL Liaison ensured via IDF Head Office Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis in Sampling (CCMAS) Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF)



Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Composition Chair Steve Holroyd (NZ) since 26 May 2011 Deputy Chair Philippe Trossat (FR) since 26 May 2011 IDF Head Office Aurélie Dubois-Lozier Objectives

With the object of preparing and promoting standardized methods of analysis for the use of dairy sector and others:

To consider: Development and standardization of methods relating to the analysis of fats and fat compounds in milk and milk products; Development and standardization of methods related to the analysis of proteins and nitrogen compounds in milk and milk products Development of a method suitable for approval as an international standard for the determination of soya protein in milk products; Development and standardization of methods related to the carbohydrates in milk and milk products Development and standardization of methods related to minor compounds To produce a report on certain other non-milk proteins which it should be possible to determine in milk products and on which methods could be suitable; Standardization of methods for determination of water content, moisture content or total solids by classical physical or chemical means; Review and discussion of International Standards among the members of the Joint Committee (IDF and ISO) for the purposes of harmonization; Work on any subjects related to the above mentioned methods Monitor and work with other International organizations and advise the Methods Standards Steering Group on any implications related to analysis of the main components in milk; Maintaining contact with other Standing Committees, for example, Analytical methods for additives and contaminants, Analytical Methods for Processing aids and indicators, Statistics and Automation and others the implications of their findings for the methods of analysis for the components in milk.

Work programme Milk and milk products — Determination of calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and zinc contents by using inductive coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometric method (ICP-AES)

Purpose Provision of a standard method of known precision or guideline for use by the dairy sector and others

Responsible H Cruijsen (NL) – Project leader, F Braun (DE), R Johnson (NZ), L Noel (FR), T Ritvanen (FI), P Trossat (FR)

Result IDF-ISO International Standard – ISO 15151 | IDF 229 Target date 2015/Depending on other organizations Approval category (a) - IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC5 Member Bodies Status Project leader will propose ISO NWIP, and organize a single lab validation by

end 2014, and move to present method and data to AOAC. PL to organize collaborative study for 2015.



Milk products – Direct determination of fatty acids in milk products and infant formulae Purpose Provision of a standard method of known precision by the dairy sector and

others Responsible PA Golay (CH) – Project Leader, J Aerts (BE), S Berman (IL), F Dehareng (BE), J

Evers (NZ), J Fontecha (ES), P Gatti (AR), S Holroyd (NZ), A McGibbon (NZ), J Molkentin (DE), M Povolo (IT), P Power (IE), T Ritvanen (FI), P Trossat (FR), S van Ruth (NL), C Wiedemann (DE).

Result ISO – IDF International Standard – ISO 16958 | IDF 231 Target date 2014 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC5 Member Bodies Status The results of the collaborative study have been validated and will be

incorporated in the next version of the standard, DIS for voting in IDF and ISO. The standard has been adopted in AOAC (final action method).

Determination of ß-Hydroxybutyric acid (BHB) by continuous flow analyzer; Determination of acetone content by continuous flow analyzer

Purpose Provision of a standard method of known precision by the dairy sector and others

Responsible R Kouaouci (CA), B Neele (NL) – Project leaders, H van den Bijgaart (NL) Result ISO-IDF International standard - (ISO nr | IDF nr) Target date 2015 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC 5 Members Status PL to propose ISO NWIP by September 2014. PL to organize collaborative

study (from Europe) before the end of 2014.

Milk and milk products – Determination of nitrogen content. Part 4: Determination of non-protein-nitrogen content. Part 5: Determination of protein-nitrogen content

Purpose Revision of an existing standard by broadening its scope for other milks and milk products;

Responsible D Barbano (US)/ P Trossat (FR) – Project leaders, H Frister (DE), R Johnson (NZ), M Pabst (DE), G Scott (NZ)

Result IDF|ISO International Standard (ISO 8968-4/5|IDF 20-4/5) Target date 2014 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies Status Review of DIS comments by 1st of August and move to publication (next stage

is normally FDIS but considering comments are mainly editorial, the draft will move to publication directly).

Milk and milk products - Determination of casein content. Part 1: Indirect determination of casein-nitrogen content (ref. method). Part 2: Direct determination of casein-nitrogen content (rout. method)

Purpose Revision of existing standard by broadening its scope for other milks and milk products to provide a standard method of known precision for use by the dairy sector and others

Responsible D Barbano (US)/ P Trossat (FR) – Project leaders, H Frister (DE), M Gips (IL), R Johnson (NZ), M Pabst (DE), G Scott (NZ), W Strohmar (DE), H van den Bijgaart (NL)

Result ISO-IDF International standard - (ISO 17997 | IDF 29 - revision Part 1 & 2) Target date 2015 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies



Status PL to finalize method description by the end of September. PL to organize US collaborative study and Europe collaborative study in collaboration with P Trossat (FR) (merged by meta analysis). PL to propose ISO NWIP by September to move then directly to DIS.

Cream – Determination of fat content – Acido-butyrometric method (Routine Method); and laboratory glassware


Responsible P Trossat (FR) – Project leader, S Berman (IL), R Badertschér (CH), M Pabst (DE), K Schäfer (DE)

Result ISO-IDF International standard - (ISO nr | IDF nr) Target date 2015 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC 5 Members Status PL to propose ISO NWIP by end of July 2013 for circulation. The project group

has reviewed the draft method and the revised draft will be circulated to SCAMC members. PL to prepare DIS draft considering NWIP and SC comments and to organize collaborative study by end of 2014.

Milk — Determination of fat content — Acido-butyrometric method (Gerber method); and laboratory glassware


Responsible P Trossat (FR) - Project leader, J Aerts (BE), S Berman (IL), R Badertschér (CH), M Gips (IL), M Pabst (DE), K Schäfer (DE)

Result ISO-IDF International standard - (ISO nr | IDF nr) Target date 2015 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC 5 Members Status PL to prepare DIS draft considering ISO NWIP and SC comments and decisions

and to organize collaborative study by end of 2014.

Definition of propionic acid in cheese by gas chromatography

Purpose Provision of a standard method of known precision for use by the dairy sector and others

Responsible P Trossat (FR) - Project leader, R Badertcher (CH), G Contarini (IT), J Romero (US)

Result ISO-IDF International standard (ISO nr | IDF nr) Target date 2014 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC 5 Members Bodies Status PL to prepare DIS draft considering ISO CD comments by September 2014 and to

organize collaborative study by end of 2014 / beginning 2015.

Determination of whey protein to casein ratio


Responsible S Holroyd (NZ) - Project leader, M Corredig (CA), P Lutter (CH), MS Nam (KR), C Olieman (NL), D Salvatore (CH), R Sharma (IN)

Result ISO – IDF International Standard (ISO nr|IDF nr) Target date Depending on AOAC Approval category (a) − National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies



Status IDF/ISO to seek clarification on progress/interest on this work to AOAC. Work items under consideration Quantitative determination of individual proteins in raw milk

Purpose To provide a standard method for use by the dairy sector and others Responsible R Portmann (CH) Project Leader – T Cattaneu (IT), H Cruijsen (NL), M Fabro

(AR), H Frister (DE), K Heller (DE), S Holroyd (NZ), P Lutter (CH), K Olieman (NL), M Pabst (DE), V Rivera (FR), N Rochut (FR), M Sanna (IT), P Tarantili (GR), D Triantafillidou (GR), P Trossat (FR), S van Ruth (NL).

Result IDF Reviewed Method - ISO Technical Specification Target date To determine Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies Status PL to propose IDF NWI by end 2014.

Extension of the scope of ISO 17678|IDF 202 – determination of milk fat purity

Purpose Revision of existing standard to extend its scope to buffalo milk Responsible J Molkentin (DE), PA Golay (CH) – Project leaders, M Pabst (DE) Result ISO/IDF International standard - (ISO 17678 | IDF 202 - revision) Target date TBD after investigation Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC 5 Members Status A NWI will be proposed by end 2014 to revise the standard.

Determination of individual sugars

Purpose Revision of existing standard to provide a standard method of known precision for use by the dairy sector and others

Responsible H Cruijsen (NL) Result ISO-IDF International standard - (ISO nr | IDF nr) Target date TBD after investigation Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC 5 Members Status PL presented the High Performance Anion Exchange Chromatography (HPAEC-

PAD) method proposed for total sugars determination and a list of ISO/AOAC/CEN methods on this subject a well. PL suggested that the interest of such a method for dairy sector could provide a method for the global labelling of sugars. IDF NWI to be proposed.

Method for the determination of milk adulteration with whey


Responsible M Furtado (BR) - Project leader, S Holroyd (NZ), K Myburgh (ZA) Result ISO-IDF International standard (ISO nr | IDF nr) Target date TBD Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC 5 Members Bodies Status The project leader will provide more information for further discussion at the

next meeting. Revision of ISO 6091|IDF 86 Dried milk – Determination of titratable acidity and extension of its scope to raw milk Purpose Provision of a standard method of known precision for use by the dairy sector

and others Responsible S Holroyd (NZ)/S Orlandini (IT) - Project leaders, S Berman (IL), M Fabro (AR), J

Floor (ZA), H Frister (DE), M Gips (IL), K Olieman (NL).



Result ISO-IDF Technical Specification (ISO nr | IDF nr) Target date TBD Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC 5 Members Bodies Status The project leader will send an IDF NWIP for circulation. A new IDF/ISO

number will be given, and the routine method (ISO 6092| IDF 81) will be proposed for withdrawal.

Review of existing methods for the determination of fat


Responsible C Contarini (IT) / P Trossat (FR) - Project leaders Result TBD Target date TBD Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC 5 Members Bodies Status The project group is considering merging the different fat determination

methods into one method for each principle (Rose Gottlieb and SBR). Project leader will prepare an IDF NWIP for each of the two methods by end 2014.

Determination of individual proteins by LC-MS method


Responsible P Trossat (FR) Result IDF Reviewed method ISO Technical Specification Target date TBD Approval category (a) − National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies Status Project leader to provide a new work item proposal.

Determination of urea in milk by continuous flow analyzer


Responsible R Kouaouci (CA) Result IDF|ISO International Standard Target date TBD Approval category (a) − National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies Status PL to circulate draft to SC members in order to propose IDF NWI in the next 2

months Liaisons with other IDF bodies

IDF body Responsible experts SC Analytical Methods for Additives and Contaminants IDF Head Office SC Analytical Methods for Processing aids and indicators IDF Head Office SC Analytical Methods for Dairy Microorganisms IDF Head Office SC Harmonization of Microbiological Methods IDF Head Office SC Statistics and Automation IDF Head Office

Liaisons with other international organizations Organizations invited to nominate members ISO/TC34/SC5 Milk and Milk Products Nordic Committee on Methods of Analysis of Foods (NMKL). Liaison ensured via IDF Head Office Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS)



Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Dairy Microorganisms Chair Stéphane Chartier (FR) since May 2014 Deputy Chair Sandra Casani (DK) since May 2014 IDF Head Office Aurélie Dubois-Lozier Objectives

With the object of preparing and promoting standardized methods of analysis for the use of dairy sector and others, To consider:

Development and standardization of methods (International Standards, Technical Specifications / Reviewed Methods, Guidelines) relating to detection and/or enumeration of beneficial microorganisms used in dairy foods (lactic acid bacteria, probiotics, starter cultures etc.) Development and standardization of methods relating to determination of strain identity, and identification of species Review Joint ISO-IDF International Standards. Monitor and work with other International organizations and advise the Methods Standards Steering Group on any implications related to microbiological methods related to the committee. Work on any subject related to the above mentioned methods Maintaining contact with other Standing Committees, for example, the SC on Harmonization of microbiological methods, SC on Nutrition and Health and others, if needed, on the implications of their findings for the microbiological method(s) involved.

Work programme Quantification of Lactic acid bacteria by Flow Cytometry

Purpose Obtain an IDF/ISO standard analytical protocol, validated for the use in enumeration of LAB in starter cultures and their applications by means of Flow Cytometry (FCM)

Responsible S Casani (DK) – Project leader, P Broutin (FR), B Bogicevic (CH), A Budde-Niekiel (DE), S Chartier (FR), S Dabirian (IR), A Dijkstra (NL), K Flemming (DK), S Flint (NZ), J Geng (FR), KF Hansen (DK), C Leon-Velarde (CA), P Ludovic (FR), A Patrick (NZ), L Ramsahoi (CA), P Rollier (FR), M Sliwinski (PL), N Terrade (FR)

Result IDF - ISO International Standard Target date 2014 Approval category (a) −IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies Status Results of the collaborative study have been incorporated in the drafts

standard. Next step is DIS voting/IDF Questionnaire.

Enumeration of Lactobacillus casei / paracasei in fermented milks and starter cultures

Purpose Provision of an international standard method of known precision for the dairy sector and others

Responsible G Fischer (DE) and A Galat (FR) – Project leaders, B Gerten (DE), D Ellekaer (DK), B Kim (KR), M Miks-Krajnik (PL), S Oh (KR), GK Rao (IN), S Senan (IN), M Sliwinski (PL), S Tournade (FR)

Result IDF - ISO International Standard Target date 2016 Approval category (a) −IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies



Status The project group achieved a literature review but still need to get clarification on the definition of Lactobacillus casei / paracasei.

The PLs have sent a survey to collect more information on scope, standard or guideline, matrix, selectivity, methods to SCAMDM, SCHMM and ISO/TC 34/SC5 group. Survey outcome is expected by end of September.

Work items under consideration Quantification of LAB (Lactic acid bacteria) by use of qPCR or v-qPCR

Purpose Provision of a faster method of known precision for the dairy sector and others

Responsible TBD Result TBD Target date TBD Approval category (a) −IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies Status Project has not moved forward due to lack of PL. Only a short explanation of

PMA-qPCR has been done. Next actions: Evaluate if this NWI is / could be covered by existing standard (e.g. TEC3 PC275). Continuation will also depend on the D07 survey’s feedback.

Revision of ISO 29981 | IDF 220 – Enumeration of bifidobacteria

Purpose Revision of an international standard method of known precision for the dairy sector and others

Responsible T Odamaki (JP) – Project leader, S Chartier (FR) Result IDF - ISO International Standard Target date TBD Approval category (a) −IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies Status PL to evaluate if Mitsuoka’s buffer can be added as a diluents in the next

revision of ISO 6887-5. SC recommended optimization of experimental conditions (e.g. lower temperature, shaking condition…). And the creation of a technical group to review preliminary work. NWI to be re circulate to SC for revision.


IDF body Responsible experts SC Harmonization of Microbiological Methods D van den Berg (NL) SC Microbiological Hygiene IDF Head Office SC Nutrition and Health IDF Head Office SC Statistics and Automation IDF Head Office

Liaisons with other international organizations Organizations invited to nominate members ISO/TC34/SC 5 − Milk and milk products Nordic Committee on Methods of Analysis of Foods (NMKL) International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) - I Lenoir Wijnkoop (FR) Liaisons ensured via IDF Head Office Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS)



Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Processing Aids and Indicators Chair Jackie Page (US) since 8 June 2012 Deputy Chair Charlotte Egger (CH) since 8 June 2012 IDF Head Office Aurélie Dubois-Lozier Objectives With the object of preparing and promoting standardized methods of analysis for the use of the dairy sector and others: To consider:

Development and standardization of methods of analysis relating to (i) milk clotting activity of the milk coagulating enzymes in different preparations of milk and milk products, (ii) other enzymes used in cheese making, for example lipases, and rennet; Standardization of methods for physical and rheological properties of dairy products; Standardization of methods for characterization of dried milk in relation to heat treatment and suitability for use in specific applications, as well as distinguishing heat treated milk and dairy products including raw milk; Subjects directly related to the above mentioned topics, including standardization of reference materials (skim milk powder, rennet powder, etc.), laboratory techniques, laboratory glassware and other equipment, automated methods, sampling and interpretation of analytical results; Review and discussion of international standards among the members of the Standing Committee for the purposes of harmonization; Monitor and work with other international organizations and advise the Methods Standards Steering Group on any implications related to methods of analysis relating to processing aids, indicators and physical properties of milk and milk products; Maintaining contact with other standing committees, for example, Standards of Identity, Analytical Methods for Composition, Statistics and Automation on the implications of their findings on the standardization of methods for processing aids, indicators and physical properties of milk and milk products.

Work programme Milk and milk products – Determination of alkaline phosphatase activity – Part 2: Fluorometric method for cheese

Purpose Revision of International Standard: ISO 11816-2 | IDF 155-2:2003 Responsible M. Nicolas (FR) – Project Leader, F Braun (DE), J De Block (BE), N Douglas (AU),

C Egger (CH), E Langridge (UK), P Lorenzen (DE), E Moschopoulou (GR), J Page (US), L Pellegrino (IT), T Ritvanen (FI), R Robertson (NZ), M Sliwinski (PL), P Trossat (FR), S van Ruth (NL), G Ziobro (US).

Result Revised IS: ISO 11816-2 | IDF 155-2 Target date 2014 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Members Bodies Status The results of the collaborative study have been incorporated in the revised

draft. DIS voting has started. An IDF questionnaire will be sent shortly.



Collection of data on alkaline phosphatase in cheese

Purpose To collect data from both pilot plants operating under well-defined conditions in regard to the heat or physical treatment of the cow milk processed to cheese, and also from cow milk cheese commercially available. The data collected will show if it is possible to establish an internationally acceptable limit for AP content in cheese made from pasteurized cow milk.

Responsible G Hanene (FR) & L Pellegrino (IT) – Project leaders, I Bae (KR), S Berman (IL), F Braun (DE), C Egger (CH), S Lee (CA), E Moschopoulou (GR), T Ritvanen (FI), R Robertson (NZ), B Salter (US), F Woltjes (NL), S van Ruth (NL), G Ziobro (US)

Result Publication in an IDF bulletin Target date 2015 Approval category a) IDF National Committees Status The PL presented new data acquired in the past year from European countries

- cheeses made from pasteurized milks appeared to comfortably meet the target level. There are opportunities now to expand the study to a more universal scope and the PG recommended extending the work by another 12 months.

Detection of active gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) in milks and dairy products

Purpose Provision of an updated standard method of known precision for the dairy sector and others.

Responsible G Ziobro (US) − Project leader, J De Block (BE), M Nicolas (FR), S van Ruth (NL), C Egger (CH)

Result ISO-IDF International Standard Target date 2016 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Members Bodies Status The method was elaborated by the PL and was published in the Journal of

Food Protection (Vol. 76, No. 5, 2013, Pages 892–898) with FDA fundings. As all published ISO standards are under full property of ISO, the FDA copyrights cannot be maintained and there is uncertainty on continuation of the current PL. For that reason, the work planned in 2013, namely the circulation of a working protocol and the organization of a pre-collaborative study on cow milk had not been undertaken. The PG decided to further proceed with the standard, and consider appointing a new PL in Namur next year, if necessary. Data will then be provided at ISO/IDF AW 2015.

Work under consideration Generation of bovine alkaline phosphatase reference materials

Purpose Provision of an updated standard method of known precision for the dairy sector and others

Responsible To be determined – PG leader, C Egger (CH), F Braun (D), U Braun (D), S Orlandini (IT), V Rivera (FR), G Ziobro (US)

Result ISO-IDF International Standard Target date TBD Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Members Bodies Status PL to be found. PG to prepare for discussion at the next SC meeting.

Characterize and define poor and coagulating milk



Purpose Provision of a standard method of known precision for the dairy sector and others

Responsible J Chocilowska (PL), – PG leader, A van Boven (NL), M Glantz (SE), K Hettinga (NL), H van Valenberg (NL), F Woltjes (NL)

Result To be determined Target date To set after approval Approval category To be determined Status As a next step, a method will be drafted based on an existing method then

circulated in the PG. Then, a technical survey is planned to validate the method in different labs. The results will be collected at the next Analytical Week and if possible a definition for poor clotting milk can be attributed based on these results. Then, a NWI will be submitted to include the definition and outline the work proposed with respect to characterization of abnormally coagulating milk.


IDF body Responsible experts SC Statistics and Automation B Salter (US) SC Standards of Identity and Labelling IDF Head Office SC Analytical Methods for Composition J Page (US)

Liaisons with other international organizations Organizations invited to nominate members ISO/TC34/SC 5 Milk and Milk Products Nordic Committee on Methods of Analysis of Foods (NMKL) Liaison ensured via IDF Head Office Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS)



Standing Committee on Harmonization of Microbiological Methods Chair Barbara Gerten (DE) since 6 June 2013 Deputy Chair Patricia Rollier (FR) since 6 June 2013 IDF Head Office Aurélie Dubois-Lozier Objectives With the object of preparing and promoting standardized methods of analysis of known precision and standardized methods of sampling for use by the dairy sector and others:

To consider: Development of standardized methods (International Standards, Technical Specifications/Reviewed Methods, Guidelines) for the detection and/or enumeration of foodborne pathogenic microorganisms including their toxins, marker-organisms and food spoilage microorganisms as well as supporting methods like statistics, proficiency testing, quality control of culture media etc. When possible, development of dairy orientated methods in harmonization with ISO/TC 34/SC 9 "Microbiology of food" to integrate the dairy requirements into the horizontal methods to be published by the ISO committee (harmonized approach). If, for any reason, harmonization is not possible or the method is so specific for milk and milk products, the project will be developed to become a vertical joint IDF/ISO/TC 34/SC 5 standard applicable for milk and/or milk products only. The SC work is aimed to support on all levels of the specific requirements for the examination of milk and milk products during the development or revision of horizontal methods. Review the Joint ISO-IDF International Standards but also those of ISO/TC 34/SC 9. Monitor and work with other International organizations, including the ISO TC 34/SC9and advise the Methods Standards Steering Group on any implications related to microbiological methods related to the committee. Maintaining contact with other Standing Committees, for example, Analytical Methods for Dairy microorganisms, Statistics and Automation and others, if needed, on the implications of their findings for the microbiological method(s) involved.

Work programme Milk and milk products – Detection of cronobacter sakazakii

Purpose Provision of a horizontal International Standard published by ISO/TC 34/SC 9 based on ISO/TS 22964 | IDF/RM 210.

Responsible H Joosten (CH) – IDF representative on ISO WG, P Jamieson (NZ), L Jorgensen (DK), D Lindsay (NZ), S Nielsen (DK)

Result Revision of ISO/TS 22964 | IDF/RM 210:2006 into a horizontal ISO SC 9 standard.

Target date Depending on SC9 Approval category (a) – CEN/TC 275/WG6 Member bodies Status The validation study has been finished and has been presented during the SC9

meeting in Washington. These data will be implemented in the revised standard. The draft standard shall be under DIS vote by October 2014. The publication of the final standard is planned for 2016.



Milk – Enumeration of colony-forming units of psychrotrophic microorganisms – CCT at 6,5 °C Purpose Revision of existing standard to provide a standard method of known

precision for use by the dairy sector and others Responsible S Antonie (NL) IDF and ISO TC34/SC9 Project leader, M Heyndrickx (BE), F

Leriche (FR) Result International Standard – Via a revision of ISO 6730 | IDF 101 into horizontal

standard ISO 17410 of SC 9 Target date Depending on ISO/TC 34/SC9 Approval category (a) ISO/TC 34/SC 5 (and 9) Member Bodies Status New PL. Project to be reactivated.

Established liaisons with other IDF bodies

IDF body Responsible experts SC Analytical Methods for Dairy Microorganisms D Ellekaer (DK) SC Microbiological Hygiene IDF Head Office SC Statistics and Automation B Lombard (FR)

Liaisons with other international organizations Organizations invited to nominate members Nordic Committee on Methods of Analysis of Foods (NMKL) ISO/TC 34/SC 5 − Milk and milk products ISO/TC 34/SC 9 – Food products / Microbiology: Responsible experts

H03 – CEN TC 275/WG 6/ TAG 14 - Detection of Cronobacter spp. (revision to horizontal IS)

H Joosten (CH), P Jamieson (NZ), D Lindsay (NZ), S Nielsen (DK), B Gerten (DE)

H04 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 15 - Enumeration of colony-forming units of psychrotrophic microorganisms (Replacement of joint International Standard ISO 6730 | IDF 101 by ISO 17410)

S Antonie (NL), IDF and ISO PL, M Heyndrickx (BE), F Leriche (FR), B Gerten (DE)

H05 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9 meeting and CEN/TC 275/WG 6 meeting - Reports B Lombard (FR), B Gerten (DE)

H06 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 2 – Statistics B Lombard (FR), U Leist (DE) H07 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 3 – Method validation B Lombard (FR) H08 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 4 – Proficiency testing - Dormant P Rollier (FR) H09 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 5 – Culture media F/W (ISO 11133) B Gerten (DE) H10 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 7 - Revision EN ISO 7218 H Joosten (CH) H11 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 8 - Revision of ISO 6887 series P Rollier (FR) H12 - CEN/TC 275/WG 6-TAG 8 - Revision of ISO 6579 B Gerten (DE) H13 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-PG - Revision of EN ISO 4833 P Rollier (FR) H14 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 11 - Contaminants in starters and probiotics

S Casani (DK), D Ellekaer (DK), A Surakka (FI)

H15 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9-PG - Enumeration of Salmonella B Gerten (DE) H16 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9- WG 10 - Serotyping of Salmonella B Gerten (DE) H17 - ISO/TC 34/SC 9- WG 16 - Yeasts and moulds P Rollier (FR), U Leist (DE) H18 - CEN/275/WG 6-TAG 5 - Primary production stage IDF representative to be nominated H19 - CEN/275/WG 6-TAG 6 - Sampling techniques H20 - CEN/275/WG 6- TAG 17 - Listeria P Rollier (FR) H21 - CEN/275/WG 6-TAG 12 - Staphylococcal enterotoxins B Lombard (DE)



H22 - CEN/275/WG 6-TAG 9 – Pre-enrichment H Joosten (CH) H23 – ISO/TC34/SC9 – WG 13 Enumeration of coagulase positive staphylococci using BP agar B Gerten (DE)

H24 – CEN TC 275/WG6 – TAG 16 - Enterobacteriaceae B Gerten (DE) CEN/TC275/WG 6-TAG 11 – Detection and quantification of histamine

CEN/TC 275 WG 6-TAG 10 – Microbiological screening methods for antibiotic residues

CEN/TC 275 WG 6-TAG 13 – Detection of Bacillus cereus enterotoxin in food

ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 17 – Sampling techniques from surfaces of food/feed environment

ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 18 – Enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli B Gerten (DE)

ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 19 – Guidelines for conducting challenge tests

ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 20 – Confirmation of Bacillus cereus ISO/TC 34/SC 9-WG 21 – Enumeration of Enterococci B Gerten (DE) Liaisons ensured via IDF Head Office Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS)



Standing Committee on Statistics and Automation Chair Silvia Orlandini (IT) since May 2011 Deputy Chair Bianca Müller (DE) since May 2014 IDF Head Office Aurélie Dubois-Lozier Objectives With the object of preparing and promoting standardized methods of analysis of known precision and standardized methods of sampling for use by the dairy sector and others:

To consider: Development of standards for the statistical evaluation of analytical methods be they physical, chemical or microbiological. These standards cover the organization of interlaboratory studies and the statistical evaluation of the results obtained from these studies; Development of standards and guidance for application of automated methods of analysis by stakeholders in dairy chain, Sampling and sample preparation of milk and milk products in international standards with the aim of achieving a representative and homogenous sample for analysis and to assure that real life samples are treated in such a way that critical differences based on validation data of standard methods can be applied for the estimation of the uncertainty of results of such samples; Provision of regularly updated information on reference materials; Development of practical and clear guidelines for proficiency testing and similar quality assurance measures for laboratories; Monitor and work with other International organizations and advise ISO of any implications related to quality assurance, statistics and sampling; Communication with other Standing Committees and Task Forces, for example, Analytical methods for additives and contaminants, Analytical Methods for Processing aids and Indicators, Analytical Methods for Composition, Analytical Methods for Dairy Microorganisms, and Harmonization of Microbiological Methods, on the implications of their findings for quality assurance and statistics of analytical data and methods of sampling.

Work programme Statistics of analytical data − Interlaboratory study of results of other MAS project groups

Purpose Assurance that interlaboratory studies and their results satisfy the criteria of relevant international organizations (IUPAC, CCMAS etc)

Responsible U Braun (DE), S Orlandini (IT) – Project leaders, E Capuano (NL), G Contarini (IT), R Crawford (NZ), V Gaudin (FR), R Kissling (NZ), B Lombard (FR), U Leist (DE),

Result Articles in the Bulletin of IDF (or elsewhere) Target date Continuous Approval category (c) – IDF Standing Committee on SA / MSSG Status Under this WI, statistical assistance to projects for methods of analysis in all

the SCs is dealt with. Milk and milk products – Guide to statistical sampling plan (CCMAS) – permanent group

Purpose Monitor CCMAS work related to statistics and sampling plan, and provide IDF input

Responsible R Crawford (NZ) – Project leader, R Kissling (NZ) Result Input to Codex Target date Depending on Codex Approval category (a) National Committees / MSSG



Status The PG will follow the developments of the CCMAS eWG on examples of principles of sampling in testing in international trade.

New application of IR spectrometry − General information Purpose Provision of background material to assist in interpretation of results. Responsible F Dehareng (BE) − Project Leader,

S03a members: F Dehareng (BE) − Project Leader, D Barbano (US), W Beukema (NL), P Broutin (FR), G Cabassi (IT), P Dardenne (BE), J-A Fernandez (BE), C Grelet (BE), S Kold-Christensen (DK), P Trossat (FR), H Villemoes Andersen (DK), H Vilstrup Juhl (DK). S03b members: A Pécou (FR) - Part 1 / F Dehareng (BE) / S Holroyd (NZ) - Part 2 − Project Leaders, D Barbano (US), T Berger (CH), W Beukema (NL), P Broutin (FR), G Cabassi (IT), G Contarini (IT), M Gips (IL), T Hauck (DE), S Kold-Christensen (DK), K McCall (DK), B Müller (DE), S Orlandini (IT), H van den Bijgaart (NL). S03c members: B Müller (DE) / A Pécou (FR) − Project Leaders, D Barbano (US), W Beukema (NL), P Broutin (FR), F Dehareng (BE), T Hauck (DE), K McCall (DK), S Orlandini (IT), P Trossat (FR), H van den Bijgaart (NL). Other S03 members: D Bisgård Oldrup (DK), G Contarini (IT), E de Jong (NL), H de Vries (NL), R Kouaouci (CA), R Lombard (ZA), T Odamaki (JP), L Ramsahoi (LT), P Sauvé (CA), S Savickis (LT), K Schäfer (DE), G Scott (NZ), AG Terpstra (NL), V Tzeneva (NL), L Urbsiene (LT).

Result Articles in the Bulletin of the International Dairy Federation Target date Continuous Approval category (c) − IDF Standing Committees on SA Status The project group is working on a draft paper on spectrum standardization

(S03a) and a draft paper on quality assurance practices with new parameters (not traditional prediction) (S03b). The project group is also working on improving communication about new applications of IR spectrometry (S03c).

Microbiology of food products – Statistical items

Purpose Monitor the ISO TC 34/SC 9 for the provision of an internationally accepted protocol for the establishment of 1. precision characteristics of microbiological methods (colony count techniques) and 2. Proficiency testing in microbiological laboratories.

Responsible B Lombard (FR) – Project leader, U Braun (DE), V Gaudin (FR), U Leist (DE) Result ISO International Standard/guidelines Target date Depending on SC9 Approval category ISO TC 34/SC 9 Member Bodies Status Liaison between SCSA and ISO/TC34/SC 9/WGs 2, 3 & 4 is established as to

follow the work closely. Whole milk – Fat, protein and lactose content - Guidance on the operation of Mid-Infra Red instruments (revision)


Responsible P Sauvé (CA), H van den Bijgaart (NL) – Joint Project Leaders, D Barbano (US), D Bisgård Oldrup (DK), E Brenne (NO), P Broutin (FR), H Cruijsen (NL), F Dehareng (BE), J Dziuba (PL), M Fabro (AR), A Fehrmann-Reese (DE), M Gips (IL), T Hauck (DE), S Holroyd (NZ), R Kouaouci (CA), U Leist (DE), C Matara (GR), B Müller (DE), S Orlandini (IT), T Putkonen (FI), D Riaukiene (LT), G Scott (NZ), P Trossat (FR).



Result ISO-IDF International Standard (revision of ISO 9622 | IDF 141) Target date 2015 Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees & ISO TC 34/SC 5 Member Bodies Status Standard published. The PG will continue working on the annexes of the

former version for further publication. Reference system for somatic cell counting

Purpose To explore the feasibility of working with reference systems were traditional calibration schemes lack effectiveness.

Responsible H van den Bijgaart (NL) - Project Leader, B Asmussen (DK), D Barbano (US), C Baumgartner (DE), T Berger (CH), U Braun (DE), P Broutin (FR), L Cassoli (BR), H de Vries (NL), M Fabro (AR), M Gips (IL), P Jamieson (NZ), S Kold-Christensen (DK), B Lombard (FR), C Matara (GR), R Miled (FR), B Müller (DE), V Ninane (BE), S Orlandini (IT), A Pécou (FR), P Popi (GR), T Putkonen (FI), L Ramsahoi (CA), D Riaukiene (LT), A Rosati (IT), P Sauvé (CA), P Trossat (FR).

Result A reference system for somatic cell counting recognized and adopted as such by regulatory bodies and competent authorities worldwide.

Target date 2016 Approval category (a) - IDF National Committees and ICAR Status The EU JRC/IRMM has been formally asked by the DG Agri to produce the

primary reference materials for SCC, on IDF/ICAR request. The project group S09 will support the JRC/IRMM with knowledge and experiences (preparation of primary reference materials (PRM), characterization of PRM, application of the calculation models, assignment of reference values to PRM, keeping and shipment of PRM, evaluation, connection of JRC/IRMM with laboratories in the network). The project group also identified that a “management organization” and business plan is needed. Financial support from other stakeholders around the globe is to be examined (e. g. ICAR Services, dairy organizations, breeding organizations).

Milk and milk products – Method for automated sampling


Responsible T Hauck (DE) – Project Leaders, T Berger (CH), E Brenne (NO), M Cosgrove (IE), R Crawford (NZ), M Fabro (AR), M Gips (IL), R Lombard (SA), G Maréchal (FR), B Müller (DE), G Pittet (CH), G Psathas (CY), S Savickis (LT), G Scott (NZ), R Sharma (IN), JM van Crombrugge (BE), H van Hemert (NL), P Villeroy (FR).

Result ISO-IDF International Standard Target date 2015 Approval category (a) − IDF National Committees & ISO/TC34/SC5 Member Bodies Status Working draft to be revised following discussion at the last analytical week.

When the working draft is available, it will be sent to ISO MBs for the ISO NWI procedure.

Revision of standard ISO 21187|IDF 196

Purpose Provision of a revised standard method of known precision for use by the dairy sector and others



Responsible B Asmussen (DK) / R Kissling (NZ) / B Müller (DE) – Project Leaders, I Andersson (SE), N Artik (TK), U Braun (DE), P Broutin (FR), R Castilha (BR), H de Vries (NL), D Gerber (CH), M Gips (IL), T Hauck (DE), P Jamieson (NZ), S Kold-Christensen (DK), K McCall (DK), R Miled (FR), V Ninane (BE), S Orlandini (IT), A Pécou (FR), P Sauvé (CA), L Skopane (LV), V Tzeneva (NL), H van den Bijgaart (NL), H-G Walte (DE).

Result ISO-IDF International Standard Target date 2016 Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees & ISO TC 34/SC5 Member Bodies Status Many regulatory bodies and milk payment schemes express total bacterial

count in colony forming units.IDF NWI proposal will be provided in September for review by SCSA. A working draft shall be available for discussion in March-May 2014.

Liaisons with other IDF bodies IDF body Responsible experts SC Animal Health and Welfare S Orlandini (IT) SC Analytical Methods for Additives and Contaminants C Baumgartner (DE) SC Analytical Methods for Composition S Holroyd (NZ) SC Harmonization of Microbiological Methods S Orlandini (IT) Liaisons with other international bodies Organizations invited to nominate members ISO/TC34/SC 5 Milk and Milk products ISO/TC 34/SC 9 Microbiology - B Lombard (FR) ISO/TC 69 Application of Statistical Methods Nordic Committee on Methods of Analysis of Foods (NMKL) CEN TC 302 ICAR – C Baumgartner (DE) Liaisons ensured via the IDF Head Office Codex Committee in Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)


Nutrition

WORKING AREA OF NUTRITION Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health

Chair Stefanie Oude Elferink (NL) since 6 May 2012 Deputy Chair Isabelle Neiderer (CA) since 15 October 2011 IDF Head Office Laurence Rycken

Objectives Working together with the dairy sector, promoting the sharing of significant scientific findings, making an input to the scientific community and identifying perspectives with potential added value by:

Considering all aspects of human nutrition and health, particularly present knowledge and any new discovery in the field of nutritional science that can impact upon the consumption of milk and milk products; Encouraging high quality research into the role of milk and milk products in the diet and to facilitate the dissemination of relevant and up to date information and encourage the research through the publication of peer reviewed articles and other media; Monitoring and maintaining relations with other international bodies working in the area of nutrition and health such as FAO and WHO, and offering nutritional scientific support for communication activities on behalf of the dairy sector; Providing up to date scientific information and maintain a relationship with the IDF Food Standard Steering Group (FSSG) concerning the monitoring of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) and with the Standing Committee on Food Labeling and Terminology in relation to labeling issues on the Codex agenda; Maintaining a close working relationship with other Standing Committees, specifically the Standing Committee on Food Labeling and Terminology, the SC on Dairy Science and Technology, the Standing Committee on Marketing, the Standing Committee on Environment and the SC on Analytical Methods for Composition; Following the work of other organizations with regard to relevant topics of interest on dairy nutrition.

Priority items for 2014/2015 Analyze and publish the results from the survey on School Milk Programs. Reaction to the revision of the FAO report on Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition. Monitoring of FAO report on Protein Quality; address the impact on the industry, give advice on communication opportunities and follow up on future directions. Dairy fat – to consult with experts and prepare scientific dossiers on various dairy fat issues such as TFA, CLA and saturated fatty acids, to follow up on the outcomes of the FAO/WHO and other Expert Consultations on Fats and Fatty Acids in Nutrition and Health, by for example organizing scientific presentations on dairy fats, including saturated fats, at non-dairy symposia and by contributing to conferences via a speaker network system with the purpose of ensuring a balance of views is available and promoted to key influencers (average cost of previous speakers <3000 Euros (variable depending travel cost and registration fee) )1. Monitoring, engaging and strengthening relationship with WHO, FAO and any other international health professional organization nutrition activities and give input where appropriate (estimated cost for travel and face-to-face meetings for SC expert and the Nutrition Officer max 10000euros) 2 Coordination of Codex Nutrition Matters and input to CCNFSDU and CCFL.

1 Previously Spend 2 Estimated cost for 2014


Nutrition

Maintain and update resources for IDF websites. Disseminate information on dairy nutrition and environmental sustainability through multiple channels (cost for speaker to FAO Mongolia conference, 6550 Euros)1; and finalize first revision of resource guide (GDP cost for initial literature review $ 60000)1. Implement communication strategies for selected projects and/or results from the program of work of the SCNH. Review on healthy ageing and dairy products (cost 10000 euro, on hold details see minutes)2 Analyze and publish the results from the survey on School Milk Programs. (in kind work from external consultant for analysis1) Providing guidance for the IDF WDS Nutrition and Health conference

Work programme FAO report on milk and milk products in human nutrition

Purpose FAO has published a revised book of the 1972 FAO report on Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition.

Responsible J Steijns (NL)– AT leader, J Bryans (GB), E Jacquier (CH), I Neiderer (CA), R Portolesi (AU), Y Soustre (FR)

Result Leverage the FAO report on Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition. Target date Continous Approval category (c) – IDF Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health Status The publication of the FAO report on Milk and Milk Products in Human

Nutrition has been reviewed and a compilation of key messages were extracted and placed in an internal document. Three information notes will be developed on specific topics identified by the SCNH the target audience for these documents will be key opinion leaders and policy makers.

Dairy fats - fats and oils

Purpose To consult with experts and prepare scientific dossiers on various dairy fat issues such as TFA, CLA and saturated fatty acids. To follow up on the outcomes of the FAO/WHO and other Expert Consultation on Fats and Fatty Acids in Nutrition and Health, To organize scientific presentations on dairy fats including saturated fats at non-dairy symposia and conferences via a speaker network system.

Responsible S Oude Elferink (NL), – Action Team Leader, S Banni (IT), R Bouchard (CA), S Bruno (EDA), J Bryans (UK), JH Christensen (DK), F Destaillats (FR), C Frye (US), C Gayet (FR), GJ Hiddink (NL), E Hocking (UK), E Jacquier (CH), A Lawrence (AU), H Lindmark Mansson (SE), A Lock (US), I MacNeill (AU), G Miller (US), P Parodi (AU), C Schweitzer (GDP), Y Soustre (FR), C Stanton (IE), J Steijns (NL).

Result Scientific dossiers on dairy fats, speaker network on dairy fat including saturated fat.

Target date Continuous Approval category (c) – IDF Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health Status Possible dairy fat speaker at FENS Berlin in 2015. Preliminary discussions are

being held between the different collaborating dairy partners for the preparation of the program of the event.


Nutrition

Coordination of Codex nutrition matters (joint SCNH/SCFLT Action Team, division of lead by SCNH and SCFLT depending on topic of work)

Purpose Monitor scientific nutrition-related aspects of the CCNFSDU and CCFL and provide advice; prepare IDF input to Codex if needed.

Responsible L Rycken (IDF) – Action Team leader, R Bouchard (CA), S Bruno (EDA), KW Bronner (NO), L Candida (UK), P Dekker (NL), C Frye (US), E Grande (FR), A Hayman (NZ), C Heggum (DK), M Hickey (IE), GJ Hiddink (NL), E Hocking (UK), E Jacquier (CH), V Landells (AU), M Lugt (NL), H Mair (AU), S Marcoullier (US), I Neiderer (CA, H Schonfeldt (ZA), I Stratakou (NL),K Simbelie (FR), I Subirade (FR)

Result Depending on up-coming issues to provide advice to the Food Standard Steering Group and the Standing Committee on Food Labelling and Terminology, and to prepare IDF draft submissions to CCNFSDU and CCFL if needed

Target date Continuous Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees (with regard to IDF submissions) Status The AT is preparing input to CCFL and CCNFSDU electronic working groups and

to the next meetings of the CCFL and CCNFSDU. According to latest Codex decision the following item was adopted at step 5 General Principles for the addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods (CAC/GL 9-1987). The AT will monitor and if and when needed provide input for following work in progress: Proposal to review the Codex Standard for Follow-up Formula. CCNFSDU will work on establishing conditions for free of TFAs claims. IDF will monitor these works and provide input if needed. Following Project groups are preparing IDF draft submissions to CCNFSDU for input in the CCNFSDU discussion:

General principles for establishing Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) of vitamins and minerals for the general population

Purpose Prepare IDF draft submissions to CCNFSDU for input in the CCFNDU discussions.

Responsible TBD – AT leader, C Frye (US), E Grande (FR), E Hocking (UK), M Janin (FR), V Landells (AU), S Leser (UK), M Lugt (NL), I Neiderer (CA), H Schonfeldt (ZA), Y Soustre (FR), I Stratakou (NL).

Result IDF position to be submitted to CCNFSDU. Target date Continuous. Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees (with regard to IDF submissions). Status The AT has prepared input on vitamins and minerals of interest to the dairy

sector to CCNFSDU electronic working group and to the next meetings of the CCNFSDU. IDF will monitor the ongoing work and provide input if needed.


Nutrition

General principles for establishing NRVs for nutrients associated risk of diet-related non communicable diseases


Responsible TBD – AT leader, C Frye (US), E Grande (FR), E Hocking (UK), M Janin (FR), V Landells (AU), S Leser (UK), M Lugt (NL), I Neiderer (CA), H Schonfeldt (ZA), Y Soustre (FR), I Stratakou (NL).

Result IDF position to be submitted to CCNFSDU Target date Continuous Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees (with regard to IDF submissions) Status The AT is preparing input to CCNFSDU electronic working group and to the

next meetings of the CCNFSDU. Proposal for new work to amend the Codex General Principles for the addition of essential nutrients to foods


Responsible V Landells (AU) – AT leader, A Boeckman (US),E Hocking (UK), E Jacquier (CH), M Janin (FR), I Neiderer (CA), I Subirade (FR), P Thom (CA).

Result IDF position to be submitted to CCNFSDU. Target date Continuous. Approval category (a) – IDF National Committees (with regard to IDF submissions). Status The AT is preparing input to CCNFSDU electronic working group and to the

next meetings of the CCNFSDU.

IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius (LT) in October 2015 – Nutrition & Health conference Purpose Preparation of the programme for a nutrition conference at IDF World Dairy

Summit 2015 Responsible D Sekmokiene (LT) and L Rycken (IDF)– Conference Manager and Action Team

Leader, J Bryans (GB), MA Burkman (US), GJ Hiddink (NL), S Minkova (BG), G Pasin (US),

Result Programme for nutrition conference Target date October 2015 Approval category (c) – IDF Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health Status The conference and poster session will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania

Dairy nutrition and environmental sustainability

Purpose To strengthen the case supporting the essential role of milk and dairy products as part of healthy diet despite a higher environmental cost than many plant-based food commodities. Overall the results should broaden people’s perspectives re: environmentally-prudent practices to look at nutritional benefits compared to climate costs.

Responsible MA Burkman (US) - AT Leader, N Auestad (US), S Bertrand (FR), P Brazzale (IT), K W Brønner (NO), J Bryans (GB), M Cameron (AU), GJ Hiddink (NL), J Hill (NZ), E Hocking (UK), E Jacquier (CH), S Koratikere (IN), V Landells (AU), S Leser (UK), H Lindmark Mansson (SE), B Lindsay (GB), I MacNeill (AU), G Miller (US), A Modin Edman (SE), D Mullinax (US), M Myrup Christensen (DK), G Pasin (US), A Rowan (NZ), S Ronholt Hansen (DK), H Schönfeldt (ZA), C Schweitzer (GDP), Y Soustre (FR), N Van Buuren (AU), W Ying (US), B Yonkers (US), D Kellon (IDF)

Result Internal review paper; white paper; library of resources;


Nutrition

Target date continous Approval category (c) – SCNH and SCENV Status The internal review paper is built around Nutrition ‘making the case for the

essential need for dairy’ and Sustainability ‘showing the successes of the dairy sector to decrease environmental cost of dairy production’. Internal review paper has being finalized in November 2012. A first revision was finalized in June 2014. Next revision of the paper will start in approximately 12 to 18 months. AT will monitor international reports and discuss if actions are needed.

Protein Quality

Purpose To support the development of position statements around the FAO report of an FAO expert consultation: Dietary Protein Quality Evaluation in human nutrition, n°92. Facilitation in the preparation of media releases, PR and responses to promote awareness of the new DIAAS method and FAO consultation recommendations.

Responsible A Rowan (NZ)– AT Leader, S Bruno (EDA), D DiRienzo (US), E Jaap (NZ), R Hall (AU), B Helwig (US), G Hiddink (NL), V Lagrange (US), S Leser (UK), C Marmonier (FR), I Neiderer (CA), R Portolesi (AU), H Schönfeldt (ZA) C Schweitzer (GDP), P Stahle (AU), J Steijns (NL).

Result Create awareness of the new DIAAS method. Target date continuous Approval category (C)-SCNH Status Finalization of fact sheet on the new methodology. Publication of an article in

innovations of food technology to promote awareness on the new subject. Liaise with FAO regarding research needs for implementation of the new protein quality method.

School Milk Survey

Purpose To update the survey, carried out by IDF International Milk Promotion group in 1993 and 1995 and FAO in 1998, to gain insights into actual implemented school milk programs. To illustrate how milk is promoted by young children and adolescents. Joint project between SCNH & SCM

Responsible J Bryans (UK) (SCNH) and M Johnston (UK) (SCM) - AT Leaders, L Aitken (NZ), MA Burkman (US) (SCNH), A Denzinger (DE), M Griffin (FAO), M Hashizume (JP), GJ Hiddink (NL) (SCNH),DC Lee (KR),T Lotz (DE), N Paolo (FR) (SCM), D Poisson (FR) (SCM), R Portolesi (AU) (SCNH),AS Royant (FR), H Schönfeldt (ZA)( SCNH & SCM), P Thom (CA) (SCNH), S Yung Ly (KR).

Result Publication of survey result in IDF bulletin, potential peer-reviewed publication and on the FAO school milk website.

Target date End of 2014. Approval category (a)IDF National Committees Status The results have been analyzed. IDF Bulletin is being drafted. Preparation of

release of raw data.


IDF body Responsible experts Food Standards Steering Group (monitoring CCNFSDU and CCFL) IDF Head Office SC Standards of Identity and Labelling IDF Head Office


Nutrition

SC Dairy Science and Technology IDF Head Office SC Marketing IDF Head Office SC Analytical Methods for Dairy Microorganisms IDF Head Office


International Organization Responsible experts WHO – Department of Nutrition for Health and Development IDF Head Office FAO – Food and Nutrition Division IDF Head Office ILSI Europe I Lenoir-Wijnkoop (FR) European Dairy Association (EDA) S Bruno (EDA) Global Dairy Platform C Schweitzer (GDP)


Work items completed

WORK ITEMS COMPLETED OR DELETED since 1 October 2013 IDF Working body Work item Work completed Deletion for another

reason Science and Programme Coordination Committee

Benefits of Dairying Work completed with six IDF fact sheets available from IDF website

SC on Animal Health IDF Animal Health Newsletter – 7th edition

Work completed with publication in October 2013

Conference on animal health and welfare during IDF World Dairy Summit Yokohama (JP) October 2013

Work completed with conference held

Conference on animal health and welfare during IDF World Dairy Summit Tel Aviv (IL), October 2014

Event cancelled

IDF International Mastitis Conference, Glasgow (GB), June/July 2015

Event cancelled / postponed

Literature review for an overview of the affects of mastitis on the welfare of dairy cattle

Work discontinued owing to lack of progress

SC on Dairy Science and Technology

Salt in the manufacturing process of cheese

Work completed with publication of IDF Special Issue 1401 in April 2014

IDF World Dairy Summit Yokohama (JP) in Oct/Nov 2013 – conference on biofunctionality and palatability affected by processing technologies for dairy products

Work completed with the event held in October 2013

Second IDF Symposium on Microstructure of Dairy Products, Melbourne (AU), 3-4 March 2014

Work completed with the event held in March 2014



Fifth IDF Symposium on Science and Technology of Fermented Milk, Melbourne (AU), 6-7 March 2014

Work completed with the event held in March 2014

IDF World Dairy Summit Tel Aviv (IL) in October 2014 – dairy science and technology conference

Event cancelled

SC on Dairy Policies and Economics

IDF World Dairy Situation 2013

Work completed with the publication of the IDF Bulletin 470/2013

IDF World Dairy Summit 2014 Tel Aviv (IL) – Economic Conference

Event cancelled

SC on Marketing IDF World Dairy Summit 2014 Tel Aviv (IL) – Marketing Conference

Event cancelled

IMP Awards 2013 Work completed with the event held in October 2013

SC on Environment IDF liaison with ISO TC 207 and its subcommittee SC5/WG8 on Water footprint

Work item completed upon publication of ISO 14046 in August 2014.

SC on Farm Management

Benefits of Dairying – fact sheet on “Milk production as key driver of sustainable rural development”

Work completed with IDF fact sheets available from IDF website

Survey on payment systems for ex-farm milk


IDF World Dairy Summit Yokohama (JP) 2013 – dairy farming conference

Work completed with the event held in October 2013

IDF World Dairy Summit Tel Aviv (IL) 2014 – dairy farming conference

Event cancelled

Machine milking - Evolution in automatic milking, milk quality, animal health, farm management


Machine milking - Cluster removers: Test for determination of switch point and delay time




Milk flow characteristics and teat dimensions of various machine milked animals


Milking-time tests methodology and interpretation of results


TF on Animal Feeding Inventory of methods of analysis for the evaluation of the changes of milk composition with regard to animal feeding changes

Work completed with a list of standardized and non-standardized methods available from IDF Intranet

IDF/FAO/IFCN World mapping of animal feeding systems in the dairy sector

Work completed with publication of the final report in August 2014, available from http://dairyfeedingsystems.org/Public/en/ANIMAL+FEED/Welcome and from websites of partner organizations

SC on Nutrition and Health

Dairy fat speaker as part of the speaker’s network ensured at the IUNS 20th International Congress of Nutrition, Granada, Spain during a sponsored satellite symposium.

Work completed with the event taking place in September 2013.

Nutrition strategy Communication

Work completed with the finalization of the IDF nutrition website

Plasticity of a given probiotic strain in different food forms

Work completed with the publication of the article in Annals of the New York Academy of Science

IDF World Dairy Summit Yokohama (JP) in October 2013 – nutrition conference

Work completed with the event held in October 2013.

Conference on Nutrition and Health during IDF World Dairy Summit Tel Aviv (IL), October 2014

Event cancelled

SC on Microbiological Hygiene

Protocol for measurement of heat resistance in bacteria

Work completed with publication in peer reviewed journal IJFM (article accepted – in press)


http://dairyfeedingsystems.org/Public/en/ANIMAL+FEED/Welcome




Microbiological criteria for foods

Work completed with completion of Codex work and publication of examples

SC on Analytical Methods for Additives and Contaminants

Detection of inhibitors/antibiotic residues in milk (milk products, whey, condensed milk, etc) by screening methods

Work completed with publication of the Bulletin of IDF 471/2014

Milk – Detection limits of screening methods and MRL’s confirmatory analysis and penalties for antibiotic residues

Work completed with publication of the Bulletin of IDF 474/2014

SC on Analytical Methods for Processing Aids and Indicators

Milk and milk products – Determination of alkaline phosphatase activity – Part 1: Fluorometric method for milk and milk-based drinks ISO 11816-1 | IDF 155-1:2013

Work completed with publication of the standard

SC on Analytical Methods for Composition

Milk and milk products – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 1 & 2 (Kjeldahl Method)

Work completed with publication of the standard ISO 8969-1|IDF 20-1:2014

Cheese – Determination of nitrogen fraction

Work completed with publication of the standard ISO 27871|IDF 224 and relevant Bulletin of the IDF No. 468

Instant dried milk – Determination of the dispersibility and wettability

Work completed with publication of the standard ISO/TS 17758|IDF/RM 87:2014


Future IDF events

FUTURE IDF EVENTS 2015

23-25 March IDF International Symposium on Sheep, Goat and other non-Cow Milk

Limassol (CY)

13-17 April IDF/ISO Analytical Week Namur (BE) 20-24 Sept. IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius (LT)

2016

April IDF Symposium on Cheese Science and Technology and IDF Symposium on Technology and Spray Dried Dairy Products

Dublin (IE)

16-21 October IDF World Dairy Summit Rotterdam (NL) 2017

TBD IDF World Dairy Summit Istanbul (TK) 2018

TBD IDF World Dairy Summit Republic of Korea


Appendix - Abbreviations

APPENDIX – ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviations used for the names of countries (reference ISO Standard 3166)

AR Argentina KE Kenya AM Armenia KR Korea, Republic of AT Austria KW Kuwait AU Australia KZ Kazakhstan BE Belgium LT Lithuania BR Brazil LU Luxemburg CA Canada LV Latvia CH Switzerland MN Mongolia CL Chile MU Mauritius CN China, People’s Republic of MW Malawi CY Cyprus MX Mexico CZ Czech Republic NL Netherlands DE Germany NO Norway DK Denmark NZ New Zealand EE Estonia PH Philippines EG Egypt PL Poland ES Spain PT Portugal FI Finland RU Russian Federation FR France RW Rwanda GB United Kingdom SE Sweden GR Greece SI Slovenia HR Croatia SK Slovakia HU Hungary TR Turkey ID Indonesia TZ Tanzania IE Ireland UA Ukraine IL Israel UG Uganda IN India US United States of America IR Iran UY Uruguay IS Iceland ZA South Africa IT Italy ZM Zambia JP Japan ZW Zimbabwe



IDF Abbreviations

AT Action Team FSSG Food Standards Steering Group MSSG IDF/ISO Methods Standards Steering Group NC National Committee NWI New Work Item PG Project Group PL Project Leader PR Press Release RM Reviewed Method SC Standing Committee SPCC Science and Programme Coordination Committee TF Task Force

SCAHW Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare SCAMAC Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Additives and Contaminants SCAMC Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Composition SCAMDM Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Dairy Microorganisms SCAMPAI Standing Committee on Analytical Methods for Processing Aids and Indicators SCDPE Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics SCDST Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology SCENV Standing Committee on Environment SCHMM Standing Committee on Harmonisation of Microbiological Methods SCFA Standing Committee on Food Additives SCFM Standing Committee on Farm Management SCSIL Standing Committee on Standards of Identity and Labelling SCM Standing Committee on Marketing SCMH Standing Committee on Microbiological Hygiene SCNH Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health SCRCC Standing Committee on Residues and Chemical Contaminants SCSA Standing Committee on Statistics and Automation TFAF Task Force on Animal Feeding

Abbreviations of International and Regional Organizations

CAC Codex Alimentarius Commission CCCF Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods CCFA Codex Committee on Food Additives CCFH Codex Committee on Food Hygiene CCFICS Codex Committee on Food Export and Import Inspection and Certification Systems CCFL Codex Committee on Food Labelling CCGP Codex Committee on General Principles CCMAS Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling CCMMP Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products CCNFSDU Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses CCPR Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues CCRVDF Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food



CEN European Committee for Standardization CIHEAM International Centre for Mediterranean Agricultural Studies EAAP European Association of Animal Production EDA European Dairy Association ESADA Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association EU European Union EUROSTAT European Statistical Office FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FEFAC European Feed Manufacturers Federation FEPALE Federación Panamericana de Lechería / Panamerican Dairy Federation GDP Global Dairy Platform ICAR International Committee for Animal Recording ICMSF International Committee for Microbiological Specifications for Foods IDF/FIL International Dairy Federation/Fédération Internationale du Lait IFCN International Farm Comparison Network IFIF International Feed Industry Federation IMS International Meat Secretariat ISO International Organization for Standardization IUPAC International Union of Pure Analytical Chemistry JEFCA Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (FAO/WHO) NAFTA North American Free Trade Association NMKL Nordic Committee on Methods of Analysis of Foods OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OIE Office International des Epizooties/ World Organisation for Animal Health UNEP United Nations Environment Programme SAI Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform WHO World Health Organization (of the United Nations) WTO World Trade Organization

ISO and CEN Abbreviations

CD Committee Draft (in ISO) CEN European Committee for Standardization CS Central Secretariat (of ISO) DIS Draft International Standard (in ISO) FDIS Final Draft International Standard (in ISO) ISO International Organization for Standardization MBs Member Bodies (of CEN, of ISO) SC Sub Committee (in ISO) TC Technical Committee (in ISO) TS Technical Specification WD Working Document



Current Abbreviations

AAS Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy ADI Acceptable Daily Intake BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy EWG Electronic Working Group ELISA Enzyme−Linked Immuno−sorbent Assay GMO Genetically Modified Organism HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points HPLC High−Performance Liquid Chromatography IR Infra-red MPN Most Probable Number MRL Maximum Residual limit PCB PolyChlorinated Biphenyl SPS Sanitary & PhytoSanitary Measures (WTO) TBT Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO) TBD To be determined

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