Product Standards, Nutrition, and Safety

Cheese Standards

  • Ultrafiltered Milk Comments: January 2006
  • Letter to FDA Objecting Change in Cheese Standards: February 2000
  • Ultrafiltered Milk Letter to FDA: December 1999
  • Current Federal Cheese Standards

Fluid Milk Standards

  • Current Federal Fluid Milk Standards
  • NMPF Asks FDA To Restrict Soy Beverage Labeling

Food Defense

  • Hurricane Preparedness Standards
  • On-Farm Security Guidelines
  • Milk Tanker Security Guidelines

Imitation Dairy Products

  • What we are NOT saying...
  • What we ARE saying...
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • NMPF Again Reminds Food and Drug Administration That Food Packages Need To Be Properly Labeled With Appropriate Product Names: July 28, 2010
  • Take Action!
  • Resources
  • Media Coverage

Industry Links

  • American Dairy Science Association
  • Institute of Food Technologists
  • International Dairy Federation
  • International Association for Food Protection

International Standards

  • Codex Alimentarius Commission
  • International Dairy Federation

National Conference of Interstate Milk Shippers

  • 2007 Update
  • What is NCIMS?

Nutrition

  • NMPF Comments on 2010 Dietary Guidelines: July 15, 2010
  • Dairy Organizations Comment on NYC National Sodium Reduction Initiative: February 1, 2010
  • USDA Accepts Comments on Changes to WIC Program: February 1, 2010
  • NMPF Responds to NYC National Sodium Reduction Initiative: October 28, 2009
  • New York City Announces National Sodium Reduction Initiative: September 29, 2009
  • CDC Urged to Recognize the Positive Role of Milk for Child Health and Nutrition: August 24, 2009
  • NMPF Cautions IOM Committee in Considering Ways to Reduce U.S. Sodium Intake: August 17, 2009
  • Milk Industry Unites to Pan Proposed Tax on Chocolate Milk: May 21, 2009
  • NMPF and IDFA File Joint Petition to FDA on Non-Nutritive Sweeteners: March 16, 2009
  • NMPF Urges IOM Committee to Maintain Focus on the Importance of Dairy Products in School Meal Programs: January 31, 2009

Organic Standards

  • NMPF Rejects Proposed NOP Regulations for Access to Pasture: December 23, 2008
  • Frequently Asked Questions: Organic vs. Conventional Milk

USDA Standards and Rules

  • USDA Implements Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Interim Final Rule: September 30, 2008
  • USDA Grading Standards

Yogurt Standards

  • NMPF Submits Comments to FDA Regarding Changes to Yogurt Standards of Identity: March 31, 2009