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Issued January 1, 2004; Updated January 3, 2008

INDEX OF
MEMORANDA OF CONFERENCE ACTIONS (IMS-a)
January 1, 2008

Memoranda of NCIMS Conference or NCIMS Executive Board Action

The memoranda available on the web are linked and begin at IMS-a-30.

Code # Subject Issue Date Status
IMS-a-1 Methods of Making Sanitations Ratings of Milk Sheds (PHS Publication No. 678) 11-21-1962 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
IMS-a-2 Methods of Making Sanitations Ratings of Milk Sheds 4-4-1963
Revised
8-10-1979
ACTIVE
IMS-a-3 Changes and Additions to the Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-PHS Program for Certification of Interstate Milk Shippers, adopted by the Ninth National Conference, April 18, 1963 5-27-1963 Inactive
See IMS-a-15 
IMS-a-4 National Uniform Coding System for Package Identification of Milk and Milk Product Processing Plants 6-4-1963 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
IMS-a-5 Publication of Interstate Milk Shipper List 9-6-1966 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
MS-a-6 Debiting of Bacterial Counts, Coliform Determinations, or Temperatures During Surveys-2 Out of the Last 4 Samples Exceed the Limit 1-15-1968 Inactive
See IMS-a-15 
IMS-a-7 Coding Systems Used by Manufacturers of Single Service Containers for Milk and Milk Products 4-25-1969 Inactive
See IMS-a-15 
   Sup. 1
Coding Systems Used by Manufacturers of Single Service Containers for Milk and Milk Products 7-19-1969 Inactive
See IMS-a-15 
   Sup. 2 Coding Systems Used by Manufacturers of Single Service Containers for Milk and Milk Products 4-17-1970 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
IMS-a-8 Clarification of Report of Enforcement Methods, FDA Form 2359j, and Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Sheds 3-8-1972 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
IMS-a-9 PHS Publication #678, Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Sheds, 1966 Edition 6-20-1972 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
   Addendum #1 Item #2.2 (Alternate Method) of the Above Identical Memorandum 6-22-1972 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
IMS-a-10 Changes in Acceptable Screening Tests and Confirmatory Tests for the Detection of Abnormal Milk 12-8-1972 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
IMS-a-11 Product Codes for Listing of Whey in the Sanitation Compliance and Enforcement Ratings of Interstate Milk Shippers 9-24-1975 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
   Sup. 1 Product Codes for Listing of Whey in the Sanitation Compliance and Enforcement Ratings of Interstate Milk Shippers 6-29-1976 Inactive
See IMS-a-15
IMS-a-12 1977 Edition of the Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program for Certification of Interstate Milk Shippers 9-16-1977 Inactive
See IMS-a-13
IMS-a-13 1979 Edition of the Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program for Certification of Interstate Milk Shippers (Replaces IMS-a-12) 8-9-1979 Inactive
IMS-a-14 Interim Policy on the Application of the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance 8-13-1979 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-15 Updating of the IMS-a Series of the Milk Sanitation Rating Officers Manual 8-10-1979 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-16 Effect Date of May 1979 NCIMS Recommended Changes in the 1978 PMO and Related Documents 3-10-1980 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-17 Forms for 1978 PMO and Related Documents 6-5-1980 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-18 Interpretation of Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Supplies, Computation of Enforcement Ratings 3-1-1982 Inactive
See M-I-03-1
IMS-a-19 Effect Date of May 1981 NCIMS Recommended Changes in the 1978 PMO and Related Documents 4-5-1982 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-20 Effective Date for Computing Sampling Frequency Enforcement (Antibiotics) 5-14-1982 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-21 1983 NCIMS Actions 10-3-1983 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-22 IMS Listing-New Product Code Information Due Beginning December 1, 1983 Through January 30, 1984 10-25-1983 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-23 Interpretation of Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Supplies Re: Compliance with Frequency of Inspections (Item 2 of Parts I and II of FD 2359j) 4-16-1984 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-24 Actions of the 1985 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments 11-8-1985 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-25 Actions of the 1987 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments 9-25-1987 Inactive
See M-I-00-6
   Sup. 1 Information Supplement to IMS-a-25 10-6-1987 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-26 Solutions to NCIMS Conference Problems #106 (1985) and #223 (1987) 6-16-1989 Inactive
See M-I-00-6
   Sup. 1 Amendment to Problem #106 of the 1985 NCIMS (Elimination of Coliform Standard for Heat-treated Milk Products) 3-6-1992 Inactive
See M-I-00-6
IMS-a-27 Actions of the 1989 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments 9-12-1989 Inactive
See M-I-00-6
IMS-a-28 Listing Criteria for Single Service Manufacturers 4-25-1991 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
IMS-a-29 Page Changes in Method of Making Milk Sanitation Ratings (MMSR) Re. Problem 317 From 1989 NCIMS 6-13-1991 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
IMS-a-30** Actions of the 1991 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments 8-22-1991 ACTIVE
   Sup. 1 Revision of the Procedures Governing the State-Public Health Service/FDA Program for the Certification of Interstate Milk Shippers 12-8-1992 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
   Sup. 2 Problem 239 (Screening of Bulk Milk Pick-up Tankers) from the 1991 NCIMS Conference 4-25-1994 Inactive
See M-I-03-1
IMS-a-31** Actions of the 1993 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments 9-19-1993 ACTIVE
IMS-a-32** Actions of the 1995 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments 9-1-1995 ACTIVE
IMS-a-33 Charm II Sulfa Drug Test (Competitive Assay) 9-12-1995 ACTIVE
IMS-a-34 1995 NCIMS Proposal #211 7-12-1996 Inactive
See M-I-03-1
IMS-a-35 Implementation Date Stayed for IMS Rating Portion of Proposal 280 from 1995 NCIMS Conference 7-19-1996 Inactive
See M-I-00-16
   Corrected Implementation Date Stayed for Proposal 280 from 1995 NCIMS Conference 2-21-1997 Inactive
See M-I-00-6
IMS-a-36 Charm II Tetracycline Drug Test (Competitive Assay) 1-17-1997 ACTIVE
IMS-a-37 Implementation Date for Vitamin A & D Analysis to be Conducted in Certified Laboratories 2-21-1997 Inactive
See M-I-03-1
IMS-a-38 1997 NCIMS Proposals # 95-305 and 95-319 5-27-1997 Inactive
See M-I-00-16
IMS-a-39** Actions of the 1997 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
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9-26-1997 ACTIVE
IMS-a-40** 1997 NCIMS Proposals 135 and 319 10-24-1997 ACTIVE
IMS-a-41** Actions of the 1997 Special Resolution 5 Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
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3-25-1998 ACTIVE
IMS-a-42** Actions of the 1999 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
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8-27-1999 ACTIVE
   Correction #1** Proposal 236 (Grade "A" Labeling) 11-12-1999 ACTIVE
IMS-a-43** Actions of the 2001 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
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10-2-2001 ACTIVE
IMS-a-44** Actions of the 2003 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
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10-1-2003 ACTIVE
IMS-a-45** Actions of the 2005 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments 10-1-2005 ACTIVE
IMS-a-46** Actions of the 2007 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments 10-15-2007 ACTIVE

** All changes in the PMO and related documents have been added to the current documents. This memo is being retained because it also contains other conference actions which did not require document changes but which may be of interest or use to a State Milk Sanitation Rating Officer.

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