NATIONAL CONFERENCE
                         ON INTERSTATE MILK SHIPMENTS

                                       
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      Frankfort, KY  40601-8770                                                                          E-mail: 
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January 10, 2007

 

To:            All Interested Parties

From:        National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments -
                 International Certification Pilot Program Committee

Subject:     Announcement of Third Party Certifiers selected to participate
                  in the Voluntary International Certification Pilot Program


The National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) - International Certification Pilot
Program Committee (ICPPC) is pleased to announce the firms that have been selected to participate
as Third Party Certifiers in the International Certification Pilot Program.  This voluntary pilot program
will evaluate a new mechanism, utilizing non-governmental entities, to verify compliance with
regulations for Grade "A" milk and milk products in areas outside of the boundaries of the United
States.  Please refer to U. S. Food and Drug Administration's Memorandum of Information (M-I-06-17)
and the ICPPC Policy and Procedures Document at www.cfsan.fda.gov/~ear/mi-index.html for infor-
mation on the operation of this voluntary pilot program.

The Third Party Certifiers are:

Milk Regulatory Consultants LLC.
R. Lynn Young, Owner
56820 Highway A
Russellville, Missouri  65074 - USA
Tel.: 573-338-1785
e-mail:  RLYNNYOUNG@ CS.COM

 

 

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Harold Wainess & Associates, Inc.
Kenneth Anderson, President
3335 N. Arlington Heights Road, Suite E
Arlington Heights, Illinois  60004 - USA
Tel.:  847-259-6400
Fax:  847-259-6460
e-mail:  ken.anderson@haroldwainess.com

Smucker & Associates (*)
Joseph M. Smucker, Owner
6671 41st, Street, Circle E
Sarasota, FL 34243-7930 - USA
Tel.:  941-309-3280
e-mail:  JPSmucker@aol.com

(*CHANGE TO ORIGINAL DOCUMENT - The address and phone number was updated on August 24, 2008.)

Dairy companies located outside the United States may contact these firms directly to inquire about
certification opportunities offered under the Voluntary International Certification Pilot Program.

Additional information concerning this voluntary pilot program is also available from:

Claudia Coles, ICPPC Co-Chair
Washington State Department of Agriculture
360-902-1905
ccoles@agr.wa.gov

or

Gene Wright, ICPPC Co-Chair
Texas Department of State Health Services
512-834-6758
Gene.Wright@dshs.state.tx.us

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See ICPPC Q&A for updated questions and answers pertaining to the International Certification Pilot Program