Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling, 6709-6710 [E7-2437]
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The U.S. Delegate to the 24th Session
of CCGP, F. Edward Scarbrough, Ph.D.,
U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following e-mail address
uscodex@fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
24TH SESSION OF THE CCGP CONTACT: F.
Edward Scarbrough, Ph.D., U.S.
Manager for Codex, Tel: (202) 720–2057,
Fax: (202) 720–3157; E-mail:
ed.scarbrough@fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Jasmine
Matthews, Program Analyst, U.S. Codex
Office, Tel: (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202)
720–3157, E-mail:
jasmine.matthews@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex) was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food
and Agriculture Organization and the
World Health Organization. Through
adoption of food standards, codes of
practice, and other guidelines
developed by its committees, and by
promoting their adoption and
implementation by governments, Codex
seeks to protect the health of consumers
and ensure that fair practices are used
in trade.
The Codex Committee on General
Principles (CCGP) deals with rules and
procedures referred to it by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission including the
establishment of principles which
define the purpose and scope of the
Codex Alimentarius and the nature of
Codex standards. The development of
mechanisms to address any economic
impact statements is also the
responsibility of the CCGP. The
Committee is hosted by the Government
of France.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 24th Session of the CCGP will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Proposed Draft Working Principles
for Risk Analysis for Food Safety.
• Proposed Draft Revised Code of
Ethics for International Trade in Foods.
• Respective roles of the Regional
Coordinators and the Members of the
Executive Committee elected on a
geographic basis.
Æ Designation of the Chairperson of
the Coordinating Committee by the
Regional Coordinator.
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Æ Respective roles of the Coordinator
and the Member elected on a
geographical basis in the Executive
Committee.
• Review of the Procedures for the
Elaboration of Codex Standards and
Related Texts.
Æ Proposed amendments to the
Procedures.
Æ Guide to the Procedure for the
Revision and Amendment of Codex
Standards; and Arrangements for the
Amendment of Codex Standards
Elaborated by Codex Committees which
have adjourned sine die.
• Review of the General Principles of
the Codex Alimentarius.
• Proposed new definitions of risk
analysis terms related to food safety.
• Consideration of the Structure and
Presentation of the Procedural Manual.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior
to the Meeting. Members of the public
may access or request copies of these
documents (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT THE 24TH SESSION OF
THE CCGP CONTACT).
Public Meeting
At the March 7, 2007 public meeting,
draft U.S. positions on the agenda items
will be described and discussed, and
attendees will have the opportunity to
pose questions and offer comments.
Written comments may be offered at the
meeting or sent to the U.S. Delegate for
the 24th Session of the CCGP, F. Edward
Scarbrough (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 24th Session of the
CCGP.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
ensure that minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities are aware of
this notice, FSIS will announce it online through the FSIS Web page located
at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/
2007_Notices_Index/. FSIS also will
make copies of this Federal Register
publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, recalls, and other types of
information that could affect or would
be of interest to constituents and
stakeholders. The update is
communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for
industry, trade and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health
professionals, and other individuals
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who have asked to be included. The
update is available on the FSIS Web
page. Through the Listserv and Web
page, FSIS is able to provide
information to a much broader and more
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS
offers an e-mail subscription service
which provides automatic and
customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This
service is available at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/
email_subscription/. Options range from
recalls to export information to
regulations, directives and notices.
Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the
option to password protect their
account.
Done at Washington, DC, on February 8,
2007.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E7–2436 Filed 2–12–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2007–0005]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Methods of Analysis and Sampling
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting
on February 22, 2007. The objective of
the public meeting is to provide
information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States positions that will be
discussed at the Twenty-Eighth Session
of the Codex Committee on Methods of
Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex), which will be held in
Budapest, Hungary March 5–9, 2007.
The Under Secretary for Food Safety
and The Food and Drug Administration
recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
28th Session of CCMAS and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, February 22, 2007 from
10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
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The public meeting will be
held in Room 1A002, Harvey Wiley
Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 28th Session
of CCMAS will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the 28th Session
of CCMAS, Dr. Gregory Diachenko of
FDA invites U.S. interested parties to
submit their comments electronically to
the following e-mail address
Gregory.Diachenko@fda.hhs.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
28TH SESSION OF THE CCMAS CONTACT:
Dr.
Gregory Diachenko, Room HFS–245,
Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740–3835, Phone: (301) 436–1898,
Fax: (301) 436–2364, e-mail:
Gregory.Diachenko@fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Mr. Syed Ali,
International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex
Office, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, Room 4861, South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)
205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157
syed.ali@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was
established in 1963 by two United
Nations organizations, the Food and
Agriculture Organization and the World
Health Organization. Through adoption
of food standards, codes of practice, and
other guidelines developed by its
committees, and by promoting their
adoption and implementation by
governments, Codex seeks to protect the
health of consumers and ensure that fair
practices are used in trade.
The Codex Committee on Methods of
Analysis and Sampling was established
to elaborate codes, standards and related
texts to define the criteria appropriate to
Codex Methods of Analysis and
Sampling. The Committee is hosted by
Hungary.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 28th Session of CCMAS will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred to the Committee
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission
and other Codex Committees.
• Draft Guidelines for Evaluating
Acceptable Methods of Analysis.
• Draft Guidelines for Settling
Disputes over Analytical (Test) Results.
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• Proposed Draft Guidelines on
Analytical Terminology for Codex Use.
• Endorsement of Methods of
Analysis Provisions in Codex Standards.
• Conversion of Methods for Trace
Elements into Criteria.
• Criteria for the Methods for the
Detection and Identification of Foods
Derived from Biotechnology.
• Revision of the Principles for the
Establishment of Codex Sampling
Procedures.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior
to the meeting. Members of the public
may access or request copies of these
documents (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT THE 28TH SESSION OF
THE CCMAS CONTACT).
Public Meeting
At the February 22, 2007 public
meeting, draft U.S. positions on the
agenda items will be described and
discussed, and attendees will have the
opportunity to pose questions and offer
comments. Written comments may be
offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S.
Delegate for the 28th Session of CCMAS,
Dr. Gregory Diachenko (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 28th Session of
CCMAS.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
ensure that minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities are aware of
this notice, FSIS will announce it online through the FSIS Web page located
at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/
2007_Notices_Index/. FSIS also will
make copies of this Federal Register
publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, recalls, and other types of
information that could affect or would
be of interest to constituents and
stakeholders. The update is
communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for
industry, trade and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health
professionals, and other individuals
who have asked to be included. The
update is available on the FSIS Web
page. Through the Listserv and Web
page, FSIS is able to provide
information to a much broader and more
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS
offers an e-mail subscription service
which provides automatic and
customized access to selected food
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safety news and information. This
service is available at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/
email_subscription/. Options range from
recalls to export information to
regulations, directives and notices.
Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the
option to password protect their
account.
Done at Washington, DC on February 8,
2007.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E7–2437 Filed 2–12–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2007–0002]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Foods
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, are sponsoring a
public meeting on March 8, 2007. The
objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States positions that will be
discussed at the First Session of the
Codex Committee on Contaminants in
Foods (CCCF) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
which will be held in Beijing, China, on
April 16–20, 2007. The Under Secretary
for Food Safety and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 1st
Session of CCCF and to address items
on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, March 8, 2007 from 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in the auditorium (Room 1A003),
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building,
FDA, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch
Highway, College Park MD 20740.
Documents related to the 1st Session of
CCCF will be accessible via the World
Wide Web at the following address:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2007-0005]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Methods of Analysis and Sampling
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting on February 22, 2007. The
objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive
public comments on agenda items and draft United States positions that
will be discussed at the Twenty-Eighth Session of the Codex Committee
on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will be held in Budapest, Hungary March 5-9,
2007. The Under Secretary for Food Safety and The Food and Drug
Administration recognize the importance of providing interested parties
the opportunity to obtain background information on the 28th Session of
CCMAS and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2007
from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
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ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 1A002, Harvey Wiley
Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 28th Session of CCMAS will be accessible via
the World Wide Web at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the 28th Session of CCMAS, Dr. Gregory
Diachenko of FDA invites U.S. interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the following e-mail address
Gregory.Diachenko@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the 28th Session of the CCMAS Contact:
Dr. Gregory Diachenko, Room HFS-245, Harvey Wiley Federal Building,
5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740-3835, Phone: (301)
436-1898, Fax: (301) 436-2364, e-mail: Gregory.Diachenko@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Mr. Syed Ali,
International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Room 4861, South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202)
720-3157 syed.ali@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization and
the World Health Organization. Through adoption of food standards,
codes of practice, and other guidelines developed by its committees,
and by promoting their adoption and implementation by governments,
Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure that fair
practices are used in trade.
The Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling was
established to elaborate codes, standards and related texts to define
the criteria appropriate to Codex Methods of Analysis and Sampling. The
Committee is hosted by Hungary.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 28th Session of CCMAS
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred to the Committee by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees.
Draft Guidelines for Evaluating Acceptable Methods of
Analysis.
Draft Guidelines for Settling Disputes over Analytical
(Test) Results.
Proposed Draft Guidelines on Analytical Terminology for
Codex Use.
Endorsement of Methods of Analysis Provisions in Codex
Standards.
Conversion of Methods for Trace Elements into Criteria.
Criteria for the Methods for the Detection and
Identification of Foods Derived from Biotechnology.
Revision of the Principles for the Establishment of Codex
Sampling Procedures.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior to the meeting. Members
of the public may access or request copies of these documents (see For
Further Information About the 28th Session of the CCMAS Contact).
Public Meeting
At the February 22, 2007 public meeting, draft U.S. positions on
the agenda items will be described and discussed, and attendees will
have the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written
comments may be offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S. Delegate for
the 28th Session of CCMAS, Dr. Gregory Diachenko (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they relate to activities of the
28th Session of CCMAS.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are aware of this
notice, FSIS will announce it on-line through the FSIS Web page located
at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/2007_Notices_Index/. FSIS
also will make copies of this Federal Register publication available
through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, recalls, and other types of
information that could affect or would be of interest to constituents
and stakeholders. The update is communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade and farm
groups, consumer interest groups, allied health professionals, and
other individuals who have asked to be included. The update is
available on the FSIS Web page. Through the Listserv and Web page, FSIS
is able to provide information to a much broader and more diverse
audience. In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail subscription service which
provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news
and information. This service is available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
news_and_events/email_subscription/. Options range from recalls to
export information to regulations, directives and notices. Customers
can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the option to
password protect their account.
Done at Washington, DC on February 8, 2007.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E7-2437 Filed 2-12-07; 8:45 am]
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