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Dairy Grade A Voluntary HACCP

In 1999, the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) initiated a voluntary dairy HACCP pilot program for dairy plants to test the concept that a HACCP program could function as an equal alternative to the numerical ratings that have been used for years to measure a plant’s compliance. HACCP is a science-based system used to ensure that food safety hazards are controlled to prevent unsafe food from reaching the consumer. The program utilizes current National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Food (NACMCF) consistent with current FDA recommendations.

References | Current Program Documents | Questions & Answers | Forms

References

List of NCIMS HACCP Implementation Committee Members and Advisors
National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) Evaluation of the NCIMS HACCP Pilot Program Phase II Expansion April 17, 2003
NCIMS HACCP Pilot Program, Phase II Expansion May 2001
Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles and Application Guidelines -- National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods August 14, 1997
NCIMS Voluntary HACCP Program Moo-ves Forward, by John Beers - Reprinted from Food Safety Magazine October/November 2005- with permission of the publishers. (also available in PDF - 137KB) November 2005

Current Program Documents

The voluntary HACCP alternative program requirements that were accepted at the 2007, 2009 and 2011 NCIMS are identified throughout the NCIMS Program documents below:

Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (Grade "A" PMO) - 2011 Revision (PDF - 5.36MB) February 10, 2012
Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (Grade "A" PMO) - 2009 Revision (PDF - 4.79MB) April 26, 2010
Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (Grade "A" PMO) - 2007 Revision May 29, 2009
Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments - 2011 Revision
Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments - 2009 Revision (PDF -711.42KB)
Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments - 2007 Revision December 17, 2007
Hazards and Controls Guide For Dairy Foods HACCP, Guidance for Processors, Version 1.1 (PDF - 412KB) June 16, 2006

CAPT. Robert Hennes or Steven Sims
Dairy and Egg Branch HFS-316
Division of Plant and Dairy Foods Safety
Office of Food Safety
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
(240) 402-2175
E-mail: Robert Hennes or Steven Sims

Questions & Answers

Memorandum of Information: NCIMS Voluntary HACCP Program Questions and Answers (M-I-07-4) Available Soon
Questions and Answers About NCIMS Dairy HACCP
- Categories (additional Q & A will be added in the future)
  - General
  - Prerequisite Programs
  - Preliminary Steps
  - Hazard Analysis
  - Verification/Validation
  - Audits
  - Testing
  - Records
  - Training and Standardization

Forms

Required Forms

These forms are available on the FDA Forms Page.

Milk Plant, Receiving Station, or Transfer Station NCIMS HACCP System Audit Report, Form FDA 2359m (PDF - 469.31KB)
NCIMS HACCP System Regulatory Agency Review Report, Form FDA 2359n (PDF - 336.59KB)
Permission for the Publication of an Interstate Milk Shipper's Listing, Form FDA 2359o (PDF - 405.14KB)