1. USDA, AMS, Dairy Program Grading and Standardization Overview
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USDA, AMS, Dairy Program
Grading and Standardization Overview

3. Some of Our Customers

4. No fee increase

5. U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) USDA/AMS Dairy Programs
National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS)
State Laws & Regulatory Agencies
Processing Plants
Safe Products for Domestic and Export Consumers
USDA/AMS Dairy Programs

6. USDA Graded for Quality
PMO Grade ‘A’
USDA Graded for Quality
Not Grade ‘A’

7. Dairy Grading and Standardization Division
Dairy Standardization Branch
Dairy Grading Branch
Policy Oriented and Program Development
Operations and Program Implementation
Domestic Dairy Standards & Spec. Development
Dairy Grading
International Standards Development
Plant Surveys and Inspections
Model Requirements – Milk for Manufacturing
Dairy Equipment Review
Program reviews, liaison with other agencies
Dairy Export Certification
Collaborate with other Agencies: International Trade Items

8. Dairy Product Grading Services
Equipment
Plant Inspection
Product Quality
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9. Dairy Product Grading Services
Dairy Export Certificates
Operations
Liaison with other agencies
Audit and Review Programs

10. Dairy Product Standardization
Dairy Product Standards
Just about any manufactured milk product
Commercial Item Descriptions
Codex

11. International Trade Items
FAS
APHIS
FDA
Int. Partners
AMS

12. Derogations Notifications <500 <600 <700 <750 >=750
total
2012
8,746
1,533
539
130
261
11,209
2013
8,312
622
147 30 58
9,169
2014
6,495
527
144 28
206
7,400
2015
6,091
478
124 26 50
6,769
2016
5,562
435
110 20 35
6,162
2017*
1,307
100 2 7
1,446

13. Derogations <500 <600 <700 <750 >=750 Total Seasonal
2012
1,313
1,024
335 72 96
2,840 4
2013
1,744
1,322
437 91
154
3,748 18
2014
1,582
1,265
484
109
190
3,630 8
2015
1,401
1,002
353 79
125
2,960
2016
1,297
1,016
304 77 92
2,786 9
2017*
568
379
136 28 38
1,149

14. Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade and USDA Reorganization

15. Thank you! Questions?

16. Currently about 60 percent of US milk production is pooled under one of our 10 milk marketing orders. If California were to be added, another 20 percent would be regulated.