With IRAM standards, the Argentine dairy industry began to certify good production practices

Two dairy farms in Villa María (Córdoba) are the first in Argentina to implement the IRAM 14400 standard, a quality seal that guarantees that they carry out “Good practices for bovine milk production”. The national government announced that Argentina has completed the first IRAM 14400 certifications of good practices for bovine milk production. This is a tool that will improve the productive indicators of dairy farms and will already begin to be applied in two establishments. It should be remembered 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). The regulations allow for the certification of a set of procedures, conditions and controls that are applied in the dairy farm and its objective is to preserve the safety and quality of the milk produced, the safety of people, animal welfare ...