Argentina has obtained the first IRAM 14400 certifications for good practices in bovine dairy production

In full agreement with the objectives proposed by the National Government to improve the productive quality of the dairy sector, the team of the National Dairy Directorate (DNL) of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Economy, carried out important work with the private dairy sector throughout 2024 focused on promoting the proper application of good dairy practices, which yielded as a first concrete result the certification of the IRAM 14400 standard for the first two dairy farms in the country. It is worth remembering that, in April 2022, based on a joint effort between dairy sector specialists and the Argentine Institute for Standardization and Certification (IRAM), the IRAM 14400 standard was created, called “Good practices for bovine milk production” (BPL). This standard allows for the certification of a set of procedures, conditions and controls that are applied in the dairy farm, with the aim of preserving the safety and quality of the ...