IDM ¦ IDF Column
IDF publishes 4th update on
Inventory of microbial food
cultures
Author: Aurélie Dubois-Lozier, Science and Standards Programme Manager,
International Dairy Federation
42 · January/February 2022 ¦ international-dairy.com
fermentations, which are processes in which a food cultures from
one fermented food matrix is introduced onto a new food matrix.
The bulletin explains this technological beneficial role for the development
of new fermented food products.
Readers will find a table inventory listing the species of microbial
food cultures categorized by several elements like their food
usage and reference, type strain and taxonomy down to the subspecies
level eventually, reference for taxonomy, providing a detailed
insight into over 300 live microorganisms.
François Bourdichon, Action Team Leader of the IDF bulletin
states:
"The inventory should be used as a support for decision making
by either food business operators or regulatory and supervisions
authorities for the rationale of introduction in the food chain
of a microbial food cultures used in a fermented food products".
The Bulletin of the IDF n°514 is now available to download on
the IDF website.
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) announced the
publication of the updated inventory of microbial food
cultures (MFC), with demonstration of safety of use in
fermented foods. As food science in the fermentation
process is ever evolving, this initiative has been ongoing for 20
plus years. This is presently the fourth bulletin of this topic to be
released, replacing the ones published in 2002, 2012 and 2018.
As a demonstration of the safety of microbial food cultures,
the 2022 update of this publication provides an inventory extended
to other food matrices beyond dairy products, as well as an
updated taxonomy.
The aim of the inventory is to provide a "positive list" of food
cultures used in food fermentation. The bulletin presents a "rationale
for the construction of this list and a transparent process of
inclusion" with a chapter focusing on a set of steps to achieve this
action, as well as analyzing new submitted species and/or food
usages.
This edition observes the changes in taxonomy, lists the additions
and deletion of species, as well the observation of cross-over
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