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.
FROM THE HISTORY OF THE DAIRY PRACTICES COUNCIL 1970 - 2004
Written by Lynn Hinckley For The 35th Annual Conference
11/94
• Name change:
The word Northeast
was dropped
from the Council
name and the
organization
became The Dairy
Practices Council.
11/94
• A new Task Force
was commissioned;
Task Force VI
covers small
ruminant issues.
4/96
• DPC lapel pins
were made available
to members.
4/97
• The number of
Guidelines increased;
a forth binder
was added to
the Complete
Set and a third
binder was added
to the Farm
and Plant set.
4/97
• Distribution
of Guidelines
expanded outside
the United States.
4/98
• The DPC name
and logo became
registered trademarks.
4/98
• The new Executive
Vice President
(EVP), Terry
Musson, prepared
a Marketing
Display.
4/98
• The option of
using credit
cards for any
or all sales
transactions
was made available
by the EVP,
allowing the
sale of Guidelines
through the
Internet.
4/98
• A MOU with NRAES
was signed.
11/98
• An updated cover
for use on the
DPC brochure
was designed
by the EVP.
11/98
• A DPC HACCP
Committee was
formed to consider
writing Guidelines
on HACCP concepts.
11/99
• A Domain website
was put in place
by the EVP.
4/01
• Guidelines in
white copy will
be sent to key
sanitarians
electronically.
4/01
• At the spring
meeting, the
Executive Board
had a special
meeting on future
planning. A
decision was
made to change
the format of
the Annual Conference.
4/01
• The names of
two Task Forces,
II and IV, were
changed in order
to reflect the
updated mission
of these Task
Forces.
4/01
• The decision
was made to
give industry
groups the opportunity
to sponsor the
evening reception
and set up a
display during
the reception.
4/01
• A goal was set:
To review every
Guideline after
five years or
sooner, and
to discontinue
the sale of
outdated Guidelines
until revised,
in order to
maintain excellent
credibility.
11/01
• The time of
the annual business
meeting was
moved from the
Friday morning
of the Conference
to Thursday
during the Awards
Luncheon.
11/01
• Due to the increase
in new members,
a Welcome Session
was added at
the start of
the meeting.
11/01
• The Task Force
reports were
moved from the
annual business
meeting to the
Welcome Session.
11/01
• At the EVP's
suggestion,
a decision was
made to send
white copy Guidelines
to Education
members at the
same time copies
are sent to
key sanitarians
for review.
4/02
• Task Force Directors
were encouraged
to appoint Assistant
Task Force Directors
to help with
the workload.
4/02
• The concept
of niche market
sets was to
be studied.
11/02
• A DPC orientation
fact sheet,
together with
the DPC brochure
was made available
for members
attending their
first meeting.
11/02
• All DPC HACCP
Guidelines were
placed under
the umbrella
of Task Force
IV. Task Force
IV will consider
issues of definition;
Task Forces
II and III will
consider issues
of implementation.
The HACCP Committee
was discontinued.
4/03
• A goal was set:
To finish what
we have started,
before we start
something new.
4/03
• Certificates
of membership
had historically
been given to
Sustaining members.
The EVP began
the practice
of providing
certificates
to Regulatory
and Education
members also.
4/03
• The EVP began
the practice
of distributing
individual membership
cards.
4/03
• The Executive
Board advised
the Executive
Vice President
to begin packaging
and marketing
Niche Sets;
examples include
Laboratory Set,
Field Person
Set, Hauler/Sampler
Set, and Milk
Equipment Set.
4/03
• The Executive
Board agreed
that a DPC Guideline
may now be in
the form of
a CD or video.
4/03
• At the request
of the Executive
Board, Terry
authored a peer
review statement,
which was reviewed
by the Board
and will appear
in all future
Guidelines on
the preface
page.
11/03
• The Gene Wolff
Service Award
was initiated.
The first award
was presented
to Gene Wolff
for his many
years of outstanding
service by his
son, Phillip
Wolff, Director
of Task Force
IV.
11/03
• The number of
Guidelines increased
sufficiently
to necessitate
the addition
of the fifth
binder for the
Complete Set.
11/03
• The Board appointed
a committee
to study the
concept of electronic
distribution
of Guideline
contents in
addition to
Guideline sales.
