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March 21, 2007

Milk Safety References
National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS)

NCIMS Voluntary HACCP Program Questions And Answers (M-I-07-4)

TO: All Regional Food and Drug Directors
Attn: Regional Milk Specialists
FROM: Dairy and Egg Branch (HFS-316)
SUBJECT: NCIMS Voluntary HACCP Program Questions And Answers

Following are questions and answers regarding the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) Voluntary HACCP Program for milk plants, receiving stations and transfer stations. These answers have been jointly developed by the NCIMS HACCP Implementation Committee and FDA. These questions and answers are available on the FDA web site: "Dairy Grade A Voluntary HACCP" at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/haccpdai.html. This web site also contains, References, Current Program Documents, and Forms related to the NCIMS HACCP Program.

An electronic version of this memorandum is available for distribution to Regional Milk Specialists, State Milk Regulatory Agencies, State Laboratory Evaluation Officers and State Milk Rating Officers in your region. The electronic version should be widely distributed to representatives of the dairy industry and other interested parties and will also be available on the CFSAN Web site at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov at a later date.

If you would like an electronic version of this document prior to it being available on the CFSAN Web Site, please e-mail your request to .

CAPT Robert F. Hennes, RS, MPH
Milk Safety Team
Steven T. Sims
MST Milk Sanitation Officer


NCIMS Voluntary HACCP Program Questions And Answers

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