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Who
are We?
Welcome
to the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
(NCIMS). We are 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.
NCIMS
meets biennially in odd-numbered years. The Conference had
its first official meeting in 1950. Our
next meeting, which will be the 35th Conference, is scheduled
for April 24 - 29, 2015 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Portland, in Portland, Oregon. We would be pleased to have you attend
What
is our Purpose?
The
main thrust of the Conference is to deliberate proposals
submitted by various individuals from state or local
regulatory agencies, FDA, USDA, producers, processors,
consumers, etc., who have an interest in ensuring that the
dairy products we consume are safe. The
proposals are assigned to one of three councils,
who then discuss the merits of each proposal assigned to
that council, with a resulting recommendation to the
delegate body.
The
delegate body is composed of representatives from each state
and U. S. territory that chooses to send such a
representative. Each state/territory has one
vote. In some cases, a state has a split vote, i.e.,
they might have two representatives, one who is responsible
for milk sanitation rating, and one who is responsible for
enforcement of Grade A milk sanitation laws. In that
instance, each representative would have a one-half vote,
for a full one vote for that state. The delegates are
the voting body. If you want more information on the
voting process, see ARTICLE
IV. of the Constitution. There were 50 states and
1 territory represented by delegates at the 2013 Conference
held in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The
NCIMS is governed by an Executive
Board comprised of representatives from state and local
regulatory agencies from three different geographical
regions, FDA, USDA, industry, and laboratories and
academia. The Board also includes, in a non-voting
capacity, chairpersons from each of the three councils,
chairperson of the NCIMS/FDA Liaison Committee, the NCIMS
Past Chairperson, the Program Committee Chairperson, a
representative from the National Milk Producers Federation,
a representative from the International Dairy Foods
Association, a consumer representative, and the NCIMS
Executive Secretary. The Executive Board meets as
necessary between Conference meetings to carry on the
business of NCIMS.
In
addition to the Executive Board, committees
have been established to study various proposals and
report their findings to the following
Conference. These studies and reports aid the council
members and delegates in making informed decisions as they
deliberate and vote on the proposals.
Attendance
at the Conference is not limited to persons within the
United States or its territories. We have had persons
in attendance from Canada, Columbia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, The Netherlands, Israel, Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand. Those outside the
United States are always welcome.
For additional information,
please contact
Marlena Bordson, Executive
Secretary
National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
P.O. Box 108
Monticello, IL 61856
Tel: 217/762-2656
e-mail:
mailto:ncims.bordson@gmail.com
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