NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
ON INTERSTATE MILK SHIPMENTS
123 Buena Vista Drive Telephone/FAX: (502) 695-0253
Frankfort, KY 40601-8770 E-mail:
ltownsend@ncims.org
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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Interested Parties
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
22 Oak Lane
Potomac Falls, Virginia 20165-8624 - USA
Tel.: 571-235-2468 or 703-430-1593
e-mail:
JPSmucker@aol.com
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