NCIMS
National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS)
NCIMS is a non-profit organization whose goal is to "Assure the Safest Possible Milk Supply for All the People." The Conference is made up of persons involved in the dairy industry, from the dairy farmer, to processing plant personnel, to those persons involved in inspecting the dairy farmer's operation and/or the processing plant, to those persons who make the laws concerning the inspections, to those who enforce the laws, to the academic researcher and adviser, to the consumer of the dairy products.
With assistance from nearly 70 Milk Industry Foundation members, IDFA successfully advocated more flexibility in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance at the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments conference in spring 2009. The NCIMS delegates adopted four MIF proposals and 69 others that will increase processing flexibility and decrease unnecessary requirements without compromising public health safety.
Most important for members was the adoption of a new definition of Grade A that will eliminate inconsistencies from state to state and encourage the development of innovative non-standard milk products, such as milk beverages, smoothies and cultured dairy desserts.
Articles
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March 12, 2010
Sayler Takes IDFA Board Position at NCIMS; Frye Remains Program Chair -
March 5, 2010
2009 PMO Now Available Online -
December 11, 2009
Thomas Graham Named LPET Supervisor -
November 9, 2009
Key NCIMS Documents Now Available Online -
October 16, 2009
FDA Accepts All Changes Passed at NCIMS Spring Conference -
May 18, 2009
IDFA Hotline for Members Details Recent NCIMS Actions -
May 13, 2009
Industry-Friendly Changes at the 2009 NCIMS Conference -
March 16, 2009
NCIMS to Review Proposed Revisions to Grade A Plant and Farm Rules -
July 7, 2008
FDA Honors IDFA, Others with Industry Collaboration Award -
March 3, 2008
FDA Milk Monitoring Program Shows Significant Reductions in Residue -
October 22, 2007
FDA Accepts All PMO Changes Passed at NCIMS Spring Meeting -
May 14, 2007
Industry Teamwork Helps to Expand Grade A Processing Options at NCIMS -
May 7, 2007
Skotidakis Goat Farm First to be Listed Under NCIMS Pilot Program -
March 26, 2007
NCIMS to Consider Revisions to Grade A Plant and Farm Rules
