Milk & Egg Bureau Goals & Objectives
MILK AND EGG INSPECTION PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS:
Title 81, Chapter 20, MCA Poultry and egg inspection
Title 81, Chapter 21, MCA Dairy products regulation and licensing
Title 81, Chapter 22, MCA Outlines the regulations, inspection, and licensing requirements for manufactured dairy products
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
The goal of the Milk & Egg Program within the Meat, Milk & Egg Inspection Division, is to ensure that eggs, milk and milk products sold or manufactured in Montana are fit for human consumption. (1-MT & U.S.)
- Meet National Conference of Interstate Milk Shippers standards through inspection and sampling requirements performed by four field sanitarians. (1-MT & U.S.)
- Quarterly shell egg surveillance, inspect each licensed retail wholesale outlet twice a year, and license egg graders. (3-MT & U.S.)
- Inspect each shipment of frozen USDA commodity chickens and turkeys arriving in Helena warehouses. (3-MT & U.S.)
- Participation in the National Conference of Interstate Milk Shippers (NCIMS). The NCIMS meets every two years and is a blend of federal (PHS/FDA) regulatory, state regulatory, and industry representatives. All fifty (50) states participate. (1-MT & U.S.)
