U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
FDA Prime Connection

M-A-90 - Delvo P Multi Test
 
 
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                              M-A-90
 
                              August 15, 1995 (issued)
                              August 1, 1995 (effective date)
 
 
TO:        All Regional Food and Drug Directors
           Attn:  Regional Milk Specialists
 
FROM:      Acting Chief, Milk Safety Branch, HFS-626
 
SUBJECT:   Delvo P Multi Test
 
 
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has evaluated the Delvo P Multi
Test (packaged as Delvotest P 5 Pack) as provided for in Section 6,
Administrative Procedure #7, of the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
(PMO) and found it to be as accurate, precise and practical as the Beta
lactam methods currently specified in the PMO.  Therefore, the Delvo P
Multi Test may be used interchangeably with those methods when testing
producer samples to fulfill the residue testing requirements of Section 6 of
the PMO.
 
This interpretation was issued in accordance with the guidelines for issuance
of interpretations and was distributed to all state milk regulatory and rating
officials for comment.  Comments received by the NCIMS Executive
Secretary were considered by the NCIMS Executive Board and the FDA and
were incorporated into this document when it was agreed to be appropriate.
 
The NCIMS Executive Board and the FDA agreed that the effective date for
this memorandum would be August 1, 1995.
 
Copies of this memorandum are enclosed for your distribution to District
Milk Specialists, State Milk Regulatory Agencies, State Laboratory
Evaluation Officers and State Milk Rating Officers in your region.  This
memorandum is also available on the FDA Prime Connection Computer
Bulletin Board System, and should be widely distributed to representatives
of the milk industry and other interested parties.
 
 
 
                              Joseph M Smucker, Acting Chief
                              Milk Safety Branch
                              Center for Food Safety and
                                Applied Nutrition