Arilait Recherches. by abbrevation Arilait - was set up in 1984.

Arilait's objectives are to carry out collective research for the dairy sector on questions dealing

with milk production and processing.

Its board is composed of the milk producers and processors federations and the CNIEL (Centre

National Interprofessionnel de I'Économie Laitière).

Arilait has no laboratory of ifs own and so research programmes are subcontracted to the laboratories,

either public or private, offering the best resources.

Present research is grouped around four central themes

Raw material

- Functional properties of proteins

- Milk fat characterisation

Food safety

- Detection and control of pathogenic micro-organisms

- Guidebooks of hygienic practice, HACCP, Traceability

Technology

- Cheese - microflora

- Lactic acid bacteria

- Tracers & sensors

Nutrition

- Proteins digestibility

- Lipids metabolism

- Minerals biodisponibility