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Ice Cream & Frozen Novelty Trends Survey - April 2026

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) partnered with Morning Consult to take a closer loo...

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Morning Consult Polling: Parents Want Flavored Milk and Yogurt Offered in Public School Meals (March 2026)

A new Morning Consult poll of 1,003 parents with children in public schools finds broad support for....

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Morning Consult Polling: Perceptions of Dairy & Make America Healthy Again (September 2025)

Most adults have heard of the Make America Healthy Again movement and associate it most with address...

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Morning Consult Polling: Perceptions of Dairy & Make America Healthy Again (February 2025)

Most adults have heard of the Make America Healthy Again movement and associate it most with address...

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Morning Consult Polling: Nine in Ten Parents Want Whole and 2% Milk in Public School Meals (October 2024)

Download the Report For 12 years, students in public schools have not been able to access the milk o...

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Food Fights in the Courtroom: How Litigation and Consumer Expectations are Driving Food Labels

Increasingly, food labeling decisions are driven not by FDA regulations, but by litigation and consu...

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Milk, Yogurt & Cultured Products Labeling Manual (2019 Edition)

To assist the dairy industry with understanding the details of these complex labeling changes IDFA has...

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Innovations in Gene Editing and Novel Applications in Food

Recent innovations in gene editing technologies are paving the way for novel applications in food an...

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IDFA Membership Briefing

Membership briefings are scheduled three times a year to provide updates on issues that are, or will...

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Instrumentation for Measurement of Fluid Dairy Samples – Something Old and Something New

Instruments designed for the compositional analysis of fluid dairy products - specifically milk, cre...

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Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling

Price for Members: $495.00 IDFA is pleased to present its Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling web...

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Cream of the Crop: Will Your Machines Measure Up for Manufacturing Flexibility?

As dairy producers responding to new technologies and rapidly-evolving consumer demand, offering a r...

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Morning Consult – IDFA National Tracking Poll on Fluid Milk Preferences

IDFA partnered with Morning Consult to conduct a national tracking poll of 2,200 Americans to better...

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Pathogen Environmental Monitoring and Control: The Road to Success

IDFA and leading experts in the field to discuss the legal and regulatory ramifications and the “how...

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The Evolving Perspectives and Strategies of Dairy Executives

A study by McKinsey & Company in partnership with IDFA finds declining domestic dairy consumptio...

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IDFA Membership Briefing

Membership briefings are scheduled three times a year to provide updates on issues that are, or will...

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Update on Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Media stories of late have reported on various levels of “forever chemicals” found in food, from dri...

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