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WASHINGTON, May 23, 2024 – The International Dairy Foods (IDFA) submitted written comments to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) to address scientific questions and identify references for the committee in their consideration of the latest available science that will inform the next set of Dietary Guidelines for Americans. IDFA appreciates the work of the […]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2024—Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement today on the U.S. agricultural export data for calendar year 2023 released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “The 2023 agricultural export data released today by USDA is a mixed bag for U.S. dairy. While […]

Read the latest issue of The Dairy Bar, a bi-weekly report from IDFA partner Ever.Ag. The Dairy Bar features spotlight data, key policy updates, and a one-minute video that covers timely topics for the dairy industry. The Dairy Bar: Dairy is Booming According to New Economic Impact Study; Labor and Debt Ceiling Deal Hit Consumer […]

Chocolate ice cream, ice cream sandwiches top lists of favorite ice cream flavors and novelties, according to IDFA Ice Cream & Frozen Novelty Trends Survey WASHINGTON, May 25, 2023—The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today announced the annual Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party will take place on the National Mall on June 21, 2023. The […]

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022— Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement today on the bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act that aims to provide healthy meals to children across the country this summer and ensure schools and daycares have the financial resources needed to weather continuing […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2021— After months of advocacy by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) with U.S. and European officials, the European Commission (EC) decided yesterday to extend the implementation deadline for its new health certificate requirements to Jan. 15, 2022, backing off threats to shut down U.S. dairy exports to EU member states as […]

IDFA’s senior Vice President for Regulatory Affairs Cary Frye will deliver oral testimony and submit comments at FDA’s September 27th public meeting to discuss horizontal approaches to modernizing standards of identity. Dairy products represent a third of the 280 federal food standards of identity, and these standards are significantly outdated and stand in the way […]

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the dairy industry are celebrating July as National Ice Cream Month with a month of activity culminating with National Ice Cream Day on July 21, 2019.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the dairy industry are celebrating July as National Ice Cream Month with a month of activity culminating with National Ice Cream Day on July 21, 2019.

The Trump Administration announced last week that it plans to issue a final rule to amend the standard of identity for yogurt and revoke the separate standards of identity for lowfat and nonfat yogurt. IDFA has consistently advocated for updates to the yogurt standards and for a final rule during the past decade, following the release of […]