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IDF

International Dairy Federation

The IDF is a source of scientific and technical expertise for the global dairy sector. IDF standards and methods of analysis are used internationally.

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IndustrySyntax IDF identifiers follow: IDF [Type] [Number]-[Part]:[Year]. Types include no prefix (Standard), RM (Reviewed Method). Joint ISO/IDF publications exist. Website
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Structured elements that make up a IDF identifier:

Publisher
Enumeration

IDF

IDF
e.g.IDF
Number
Integer

The publication number

1–3 digit number.
e.g.146
Part

Part number

Year
Year

Publication year

4-digit year, preceded by colon.
e.g.2003

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Relationships between IDF identifiers:

RelationDescriptionSyntaxExample
AmendmentModifies an IDF standardIDF [Number]:[Year]/AMD [N]:[Year]IDF 146:2003/AMD 1:2023
CorrigendumCorrects errorsIDF [Number]:[Year]/COR [N]:[Year]IDF 148-1:2008/COR 1:2009

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