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 members representing the entire dairy industry -- dairy farmers, processing plant personnel, farm and plant inspectors, people who develop and enforce inspection regulations, academic researchers, advisers and consumers.
The 2011 NCIMS Conference was held April 28- May 4 in Baltimore, Md. The Conference attendees considered 91 proposals, with state delegates passing 57, including one from the Milk Industry Foundation (MIF) and six that were authored by MIF members.
With efforts by almost 100 IDFA members and cooperation from other parts of the dairy industry, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state regulators, IDFA advocated for reasonable regulations in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) that permit new technologies and future study on the implications of the Food Safety Modernization Act on the Grade "A" milk regulations. Read more here.
IDFA members may access the IDFA Hotline for additional details on the proposed changes by logging in and clicking on the Documents tab above.
IDFA expects FDA to issue the final report in October 2011 and to require implementation by October 2012, unless other dates are specifically noted.
The conference convenes every other year. The next meeting will be held in 2013.
2010 Memoranda of Information (M-I)
- 2009 Evaluation of Milk Laboratories, M-I-10-7, 8/5/10
- Evaluation of Milk Laboratories 2009 Revision (PDF)
For a complete list, visit the Index of Memoranda of Information (M-I).
2010 Memoranda of Milk Ordinance Equipment Compliance (M-b)
For a complete list, visit the Index of Memoranda of Milk Ordinance Equipment Compliance (M-b).
