The Dairy Practices Council publishes
educational
guidelines for
the dairy industry
and is a nonprofit
organization
of education,
industry and
regulatory personnel
concerned with
milk quality,
sanitation and
regulatory uniformity.
THE HISTORY OF THE DAIRY PRACTICES COUNCIL 1970 - 2004 was written by Lynn Hinckley for The 35th Annual Conference which took place in November of 2004.
The Dairy Practices
Council began
as the Northeast
Farm Practices
Committee of
the New York
Association
of Milk and
Food Sanitarians.
In 1970 a decision
was made to
transform the
Committee into
an independent
organization
of 11 states
named the Northeast
Dairy Practices
Council (NDPC),
led by Chairman
Dick March;
the first 3
Guidelines were
published in
1972. During
the next 25
years the Council
produced over
50 Guidelines
and developed
a sound reputation.
In 1994 another
major decision
was made and
NDPC was transformed
into a national
organization
named the Dairy
Practices Council
(DPC).
