Milk Analysis Sub-Committee

ICAR Proficiency Test (PT)

• Call for the PT rounds in 2024 (March and September)
• Results and Reports of the PT round on Sept. 2023
• ICAR PT over the time

The ExtraMIR Initiative

• Presentaing the initiative
• Preliminary information about ExtraMir
• Webinar on “New ICAR/IDF project on the use of infrared data – ExtraMIR”

ICAR certification for milk analysers

• Procedure for granting the ICAR Certification

ICAR certified milk analysers

• The list of the certified milk analysers is available

Webinars

• Webinar on “Proficiency Test for milk laboratories” and its main conclusions
• Webinar on “Certified Reference Material for SCC in Milk”

IDF/ICAR project on somatic cell counting

• Guidance on application of EC JRC Certified Reference Material for somatic cell counting in milk
• IDF and ICAR jointly launched a project to set up an international reference system for SCC in raw milk
• The EU JRC launched the new certified (primary) reference material for SCC. More info here

Report SCC traceability

The report is available here

Milk Analysis Sub-Committeee facts

• Composition of the MA SC and Account of its activities
• Terms of Reference of the MA SC
• Minutes of the meetings of the MA SC

Guidelines

• Section 12: Milk Analysis
  • Protocol for the evaluation of milk analysers for ICAR approval
  • Guidance on application of EC JRC Certified Reference Material for somatic cell counting in milk
• Section 13: On-line milk analysis