An FDA check rating update for manufacturers of Grade A and Non-Grade A products
A pilot program will establish a framework to define efficient inspection activities that can be implemented for facilities that manufacture both Grade A and non-Grade A products.
The 2019 National Committee Interstate Milk Shippers (NCIMS) conference was held April 26 through May 1, 2019, in St. Louis. The NCIMS delegates worked diligently to align the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) Appendix T with the FDA Preventive Controls for Human Food rule for those plants manufacturing both Grade A and non-Grade A products. The HACCP Implementation Committee was asked to standardize the PMO Appendix K and Appendix T eliminating the 21 CFR 117 … citation and replacing it with specific verbiage from the PMO Appendix T.
The NCIMS delegates voted to revise and continue the pilot program for FDA inspections for those facilities that manufacture both Grade A and non-Grade A products. This pilot program will be overseen by the NCIMS committee in conjunction with FDA. The committee is to work cooperatively with FDA to develop a pilot program to establish a framework to define efficient inspection activities that can be implemented by FDA and participating states for facilities that manufacture both Grade A and non-Grade A products.