Dairy Grade A Voluntary HACCP

References   |   Current Program Documents   |   Questions and Answers   |   Forms

References

• List of NCIMS HACCP Implementation Committe Members and Advisors November 18, 2008
• (Extract from) IMS-A-44 Actions of the 2003 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (available as in compressed Word*) October 1, 2003
• National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) Evaluation of the NCIMS HACCP Pilot Program Phase II Expansion April 17, 2003
• NCIMS HACCP Pilot Program, Phase II Expansion May 2001
• NCIMS HACCP Proposals May 2001
• NCIMS HACCP Update - Proposal to Extend Pilot (also available in PDF*) February 2001
• Interim Report - NCIMS HACCP Pilot Evaluation Team November 2000
• NCIMS Dairy HACCP Pilot Program (Slide Presentation) November 1999
• Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles and Application Guidelines -- National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods August 14, 1997
• NCIMS Voluntary HACCP Program Moo-ves Forward, by John Beers - Reprinted from Food Safety Magazine October/November 2005- with permission of the publishers. (also available in PDF*) November 2007

Current Program Documents

The voluntary HACCP alternative program requirements that were accepted at the 2003, 2005 and 2007 NCIMS are identified throughout the NCIMS Program documents below:

• Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (Grade "A" PMO) - 2005 Revision
• Methods Of Making Sanitation Ratings Of Milk Shippers - 2005 Revision
• Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments - 2005 Revision November 14, 2005
• Hazards and Controls Guide For Dairy Foods HACCP, Guidance for Processors, Version 1.1, June 16, 2006

Unlinked documents will be added soon.Until that occurs, electronic copies (MS Word and fillable PDF formats) may be obtained from:

Capt. Robert Hennes or Steven Sims
Dairy and Egg Branch HFS-316
Division of Plant and Dairy Foods Safety
Office of Food Safety
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
(301) 436-2175

Questions and Answers

• Memorandum of Information: NCIMS Voluntary HACCP Program Questions and Answers (M-I-07-4)
• Questions and Answers About NCIMS Dairy HACCP
  • Categories (additional Q & A will be added in the future)
    • General
    • Prerequisite Programs
    • Preliminary Steps
    • Hazard Analysis
    • Verification/Validation
    • Audits
    • Testing
    • Records
    • Training and Standardization

Forms

Required Forms

These forms are available on the FDA Forms Distribution Page for Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN).

• Milk Plant, Receiving Station, or Transfer Station NCIMS HACCP System Audit Report, Form FDA 2359m (also available in PDF* and compressed Word*)
• NCIMS HACCP System Regulatory Agency Review Report, Form FDA 2359n, (available in PDF)
• Permission for the Publication of an Interstate Milk Shipper's Listing, Form FDA 2359o (also available in PDF*and compressed Word* )

Aids for completion of Required Form FDA 2359m, Milk Plant, Receiving Station, or Transfer Station NCIMS HACCP System Audit Report

• References for Milk Plant, Receiving Station, or Transfer Station NCIMS HACCP System Audit Report Per 2005 NCIMS Documents August 31, 2007
• 2005 PMO APPENDIX K., HACCP PROGRAM, with audit references March 25, 2005
• Audit Report Language templates, August 31, 2007

Worksheets for Milk Plant Use

• Product Description (2 forms)
  1. NACMCF Based  (also available in PDF* and compressed Word* )
  2. Acceptable Alternative  (also available in PDF* and compressed Word*)
• Hazard Analysis Worksheet (also available in PDF* and compressed Word* )
• CCP HACCP Plan Summary (also available in PDF* and compressed Word* )
• Centralized Deviation Log (also available in PDF* and compressed Word* )
• HACCP Validation Checklist (also available in PDF* and compressed Word* )
• Centralized List of HACCP Program Records (also available in PDF* and compressed Word* )
• HACCP Document Change Log (also available in PDF* and compressed Word* )

NCIMS HACCP Commitment Letter

• NCIMS HACCP Commitment Letter Template (also available in PDF*and compressed Word* )

^* Help with PDF and compressed files.