Milk Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information

Coded Memoranda Issued by Milk and Milk Product Branch (MMPB)

The Grade “A” Milk Search System

The Grade “A” Milk Search System (GAMS) is a searchable database that contains FDA’s Grade “A” Milk Memoranda documents (Memoranda of Conference Actions (IMS-a), Memoranda of Information (M-I), Memoranda of Interpretation (M-a), and Memoranda of Milk Ordinance Equipment Compliance (M-b)).

It is intended to provide an efficient application to users with advanced search capabilities allowing stakeholders to access a library of information within the Grade “A” Milk Program.  GAMS supports FDA’s Milk Safety Cooperative Program by providing assistance to state and local milk regulatory/rating agencies, the dairy industry and other interested parties in the safe production of milk and milk products through the application of science-based food safety principles on the farm and at all stages through the processing chain.

Questions regarding the use of GAMS should be directed to FDA’s Division of Dairy, Egg and Meat Products, Milk and Milk Products Branch in FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) at CFSANDairy@fda.hhs.gov.

Interstate Milk Shipments

• National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) Model Documents
  • Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
  • Evaluation of Milk Laboratories 
  • Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/FDA Program of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
  • Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Shippers and the Certifications/Listings of Single-Service Containers and/or Closures for Milk and/or Milk Products Manufacturers 
  • Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Shippers 
• Interstate Milk Shippers List - Sanitation compliance and enforcement ratings of interstate milk shippers

HACCP

• Dairy Grade A Voluntary HACCP

National Milk Drug Residue Database Annual Reports

• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report (PDF)

Previous NMDRD Annual Reports

• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2004 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2002 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal Year 2001 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal year 2000 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal year 1999 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal year 1998 Annual Report (PDF)
• National Milk Drug Residue Database Fiscal year 1996 Annual Report (PDF)

Guidance for Industry

Year	Title	Final/Draft
2007/10	Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance for Dairy Farms, Bulk Milk Transporters, Bulk Milk Transfer Stations and Fluid Milk Processors	Final
2018/11	Establishing and Maintaining a List of U.S. Milk and Milk Product, Seafood, Infant Formula, and Formula for Young Children Manufacturers/Processors with Interest in Exporting to China	Final
2019/05	Preparation of Food Contact Notifications for Food Contact Substances in Contact with Infant Formula and/or Human Milk	Final
2023/11	Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final Rule to Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt - Small Entity Compliance Guide	Draft
2023/02	Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statements	Draft
2017/08	Ultrafiltered Milk in the Production of Standardized Cheeses and Related Cheese Products	Final

Additional Resources

• CFSAN’s Grade “A” Milk Safety Program Personnel’s New Telephone Numbers
• Regulatory Actions by FDA Relating to Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products
• Questions and Answers Regarding Milk Safety During Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Outbreaks