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Assuring the Safest Possible Milk Supply for All the People

The Conference is a non-profit organization 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.

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NCIMS Welcomes New Executive Board Chair, Members and Staff

At the 39th Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments, held April 11-16, 2025, State Voting Delegates elected five new Executive Board Members:

To represent the Eastern Region for terms until 2031, James Allyn, State of Connecticut Department of Agriculture, was elected to the State Regulatory seat vacated by Casey McCue, New York Department of Agriculture and Markets. Amanda Phinazee, Georgia Department of Agriculture, filled the State Rating seat previously held by James Williamson, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control. Elizabeth (E.B.)  Flory, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, was elected to serve in the State Rating or Regulatory seat, which she had temporarily been appointed to; and Amanda Rife, Land O’Lakes, was elected for the industry seat, succeeding the temporary appointment of Raju Bangalore, Saputo USA.

Representing the Central Region, Brad Suhling, Prairie Farms Dairy, was elected to the industry seat, which was previously held by Steve Lehman, Michigan Milk Producers, as a temporary appointment for the term ending in 2027.

The new NCIMS Executive Board elected Brian Wise, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Dairy Division, as the new Chair of the Conference, succeeding Casey McCue. Casey McCue will assume the non-voting position of Past Chair previously held by Stephen Beam, California Department of Food and Agriculture.  Stephen Beam will remain on the Board in a non-voting seat as the Liaison Committee Chair. A list of the Executive Board 2025-2031 can be found at this Link.

Chair Brian Wise is also pleased to announce the hiring of Anne Quilter as the NCIMS Executive Secretary to replace Cary Frye, who retires effective June 1, 2025. Anne Quilter has been active in the dairy industry for over 40 years. Before retiring from the position of Assistant Branch Chief at the California Department of Food & Agriculture, she was active in the NCIMS Conference from 2015 to 2023.  She looks forward to working with the Board, State Dairy Regulators, FDA, and Industry NCIMS members in her new role. Anne can be reached by email at Quilter@ncims.org or by phone: 530-702-8238.

2023-25 Executive Board taken at the 2025 Conference

 

Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance

The 2023 Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance was huge success thanks to your support and collaboration of the NCIMS, FDA and many dairy stakeholders. Many activities were held to recognize the strides that we have made in this program over the last century, to educate the public about pasteurization and dairy food safety, and to honor the efforts of our state dairy programs and our industry

To close out 2023 the NCIMS hosted a webinar – 100 Years of Milk Safety – Past, Present, and Future of Milk & Dairy Safety on December 4, 2024 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm Eastern Time.   

You can view or download the video recording of the webinar at the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/12ac_pQdU9AKp6cUfIO_8MN0jOkyNJcGflvd5Wn3ceY_nNKahuq-smiWc8wsdtEJ.waXEI6ZllvCReVkG

Agenda and speakers:

100 Years of Milk Safety – Past, Present, and Future of Milk & Dairy Safety 

1:00 pm – 1:05 pm Welcome & Introductions

Casey McCue, Director, Div. of Milk Control and Dairy Services, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets & Chair NCIMS

1:05 – 1:40 pm Moderated Panel: A Look at the Past Accomplishments

Moderator: Casey McCue, Director, Div. of Milk Control and Dairy Services, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets & Chair NCIMS

Panel Participants:

Marlena Bordson, NCIMS Past Chair,  Liaison Chair, and Hauling Committee Chair. Chief, Division of Food, Drugs and Dairies, Retired, Illinois Department of Public Health

Roger Hooi, Vice President, Quality Assurance, Dairy Farmers of America Dairy Brands &  Chair of Appendix N Committee

Dave Lattan, Parliamentarian, NCIMS

John W. Sanford, Director of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Dairy Farmers of America & Member of NCIMS Program, MMSR, SSCC Committees

1: 45 pm – 2:20 pm Moderated Panel: Today’s Successes and Future Challenges

Moderator: Beth Briczinski, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor for Milk Safety, FDA & FDA Representative to NCIMS Executive Board

Panel Participants:

Stephen Beam, Ph.D., Chief, Milk and Dairy Food Safety Branch, California Department of Food and Agriculture & NCIMS Past Chair and Liaison Committee Chair

Clay Detlefsen, Esq., Senior Vice President, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs & Staff Counsel & NMPF Representative to NCIMS Executive Board

Casey McCue, Director, Div. of Milk Control and Dairy Services, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets & Chair NCIMS

Sofia Stifflemire, MBA, R.S., Texas Milk Operations Branch Manager, & State Representative to NCIMS Executive Board

 2:20 – 2:30 pm Questions & Answers

Moderator: Casey McCue, Chair, NCIMS

All Panel Participants

Here is a sample of the 2023 activities:

PMO Centennial Celebration Icons have been developed for use with our various commemorative activities. You will see them in videos, infographics, presentations, etc.  The icons  below may be downloaded and used on social media and may also be used in email signatures.

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