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inclusion in Codex standards,
guidelines, and related texts. The
Committee is hosted by the Federal
Republic of Germany.
Issues to be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 29th Session of the Committee
will be discussed during the public
meeting:
• Matters Referred to the Committee
from Other Codex Bodies.
• Guidelines for Use of Nutrition
Claims: Draft Table of Conditions for
Nutrient Contents: (Part B, containing
provisions on Dietary Fibre).
• Draft Revised Standard for GlutenFree Foods.
• Proposed Draft Revision of the
Advisory List of Nutrient Compounds
for Use in Foods for Special Dietary
Uses Intended for Use by Infants and
Young Children.
• Proposed Draft Recommendations
on the Scientific Basis of Health Claims.
• Application of Risk Analysis
Principles by the Committee on
Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary
Uses.
• Discussion Paper on the Proposals
for Additional or Revised Nutrient
Reference Values for Labelling
Purposes.
• Discussion Paper on the Production
and Processing Standards Regarding the
Nutritional Quality and Safety of Foods.
• Discussion Paper on the Proposal
for New Work to Amend the Codex
General Principles for the Addition of
Essential Nutrients.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the German
Secretariat prior to the Meeting.
Members of the public may access
copies of these documents at https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
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 will also
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, 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 groups, consumer
interest groups, health professionals,
and other individuals who have asked
to be included. The Update is also
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
electronic mail subscription service
which provides automatic and
customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This
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email_subscription/. Options range from
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Done at Washington, DC on: September 18,
2007.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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Public Meeting
Food Safety and Inspection Service
At the September 25, 2007, public
meeting, draft U.S. positions on these
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 29th session of
CCNFSDU, Dr. Barbara Schneeman, at
CCNFSDU@fda.hhs.gov. Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 29th Session of the
CCNFSDU.
[Docket No. FSIS–2007–0034]
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
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Codex Alimentarius Commission: First
Session of the Codex Ad Hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on
Antimicrobial Resistance
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting
on September 24, 2007, to discuss the
agenda items coming before the First
Session of the Codex Ad Hoc
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Intergovernmental Task Force on
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and to
present draft U.S. positions on the
agenda items. The First Session on AMR
will be held in Seoul, Korea, October
23–26, 2007. The Under Secretary and
FDA recognize the importance of
providing interested parties the
opportunity to comment on the agenda
items that will be discussed at this
forthcoming session on AMR.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Monday, September 24, 2007, from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in Room 107A Whitten Building,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC (Please enter USDA at
the Whitten Building Entrance. If taking
Metro, exit on the Mall side of the
Smithsonian stop).
Documents related to the First Session
of the AMR Task Force will be
accessible via the World Wide Web at
the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
For Further Information About the
First Session on AMR Contact: U.S.
Delegate, Dr. David White, Director,
National Antimicrobial Resistance
Monitoring System (NARMS), FDA,
Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office
of Research, 8401 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel,
MD 20798, Tel: (301) 210–4181, E-mail:
david.white@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Edith Kennard,
Staff Officer, U.S. Codex Office, Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS),
Room 4861, South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)
720–5261, Fax: (202) 720–3157, E-mail:
edith.kennard@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was
established in 1963 by two United
Nations organizations, the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the
World Health Organization (WHO).
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 Ad Hoc Intergovernmental
Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
was established by the 29th Session of
the Codex Alimentarius Commission in
2006. The Task Force is to develop
science-based guidance to assess the
risks to human health associated with
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the presence in food and feed (including
aquaculture) of antimicrobial resistant
microorganisms and antimicrobial
resistance genes and the transmission
through food and feed of antimicrobial
resistant microorganisms and
antimicrobial resistance genes. The Task
Force is also to develop appropriate risk
management advice based on that
assessment to reduce such risk. The
Task Force, which is hosted by the
Republic of Korea, is to complete its
work within four sessions.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the First Session on AMR will be
discussed during the September 24,
2007, public meeting:
• Matters Referred to the Committee
from Other Codex Bodies.
• Review of the Work by FAO, WHO
and the World Organisation for Animal
health (OIE) on Antimicrobial
Resistance.
• Consideration of the Elaboration of
Standards, Guidelines or Other Texts on
Antimicrobial Resistance (comments
submitted in response to Circular Letter
2006/38–AMR).
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Korean
Secretariat to the Meeting. Members of
the public may access copies of these
documents at https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
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Public Meeting
At the September 24, 2007, public
meeting, draft U.S. positions on these
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 on AMR, Dr. David White, at
david.white@fda.hhs.gov. Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the First Session of the
Task Force on AMR.
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 will also
make copies of this Federal Register
publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
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Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, 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 groups, consumer
interest groups, health professionals,
and other individuals who have asked
to be included. The Update is also
available on the FSIS Web page.
Through Listserv and the Web page,
FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader and more diverse
audience. In addition, FSIS offers an
electronic 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: September 17,
2007.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E7–18719 Filed 9–20–07; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. FSIS–2007–0035]
National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
the National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods
(NACMCF) will hold public meetings of
the full Committee and subcommittees
on September 24–28, 2007. The
Committee will discuss: (1) Assessment
of the food safety importance of
Mycobacterium avium subspecies
paratuberculosis, (2) Determination of
the most appropriate technologies for
the Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) to adopt in performing routine
and baseline microbiological analyses,
and (3) Parameters for inoculated-pack
challenge study protocols.
DATES: The full Committee will hold an
open meeting on Friday, September 28,
from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The
Subcommittee on Assessment of the
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Food Safety Importance of
Mycobacterium avium subspecies
paratuberculosis will hold an open
meeting on Monday, September 24,
2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
Subcommittee on Determination of the
Most Appropriate Technologies for the
FSIS to Adopt in Performing Routine
and Baseline Microbiological Analyses
will hold open meetings on Monday,
September 24, 2007, from 1:30 p.m. to
5 p.m, and on Tuesday, September 25
and Wednesday, September 26 from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Subcommittee
on parameters for Inoculated-Pack
Challenge Study Protocols will hold
open meetings on Wednesday,
September 26 and Thursday, September
27, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The September 24–27, 2007,
subcommittee meetings will be held at
the Aerospace Center, 901 D. Street,
SW., Rooms 369–371, Washington, DC
20024. The September 28, 2007, full
Committee meeting will be held in the
conference room at the south end of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
cafeteria located in the South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. All documents
related to the full Committee meeting
will be available for public inspection in
the FSIS Docket Room, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 2534 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250,
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, as soon as they
become available. The NACMCF
documents will also be available on the
Internet at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
regulations/2007_Notices_Index/.
FSIS will finalize an agenda on or
before the meeting dates and post it on
the FSIS Web page at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/News/
Meetings_&_Events/. Please note that
the meeting agenda is subject to change
due to the time required for Committee
discussions; thus, sessions could start or
end earlier or later than anticipated.
Please plan accordingly if you would
like to attend a particular session or
participate in a public comment period.
Also, the official transcript of the
September 28, 2007, full Committee
meeting, when it becomes available,
will be kept in the FSIS Docket Room
at the above address and will also be
posted on https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
About/NACMCF_Meetings/.
The mailing address for the contact
person is: Karen Thomas-Sharp, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, FSIS, Office
of Public Health Science, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., 333
Aerospace Center, Washington, DC
20250–3766.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2007-0034]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: First Session of the Codex Ad Hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting on September 24,
2007, to discuss the agenda items coming before the First Session of
the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial
Resistance (AMR) and to present draft U.S. positions on the agenda
items. The First Session on AMR will be held in Seoul, Korea, October
23-26, 2007. The Under Secretary and FDA recognize the importance of
providing interested parties the opportunity to comment on the agenda
items that will be discussed at this forthcoming session on AMR.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 24, 2007,
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 107A Whitten
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC (Please enter
USDA at the Whitten Building Entrance. If taking Metro, exit on the
Mall side of the Smithsonian stop).
Documents related to the First Session of the AMR Task Force will
be accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
For Further Information About the First Session on AMR Contact:
U.S. Delegate, Dr. David White, Director, National Antimicrobial
Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), FDA, Center for Veterinary
Medicine, Office of Research, 8401 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel, MD 20798, Tel:
(301) 210-4181, E-mail: david.white@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Edith
Kennard, Staff Officer, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS), Room 4861, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-5261, Fax: (202) 720-3157,
E-mail: edith.kennard@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). 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 Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial
Resistance was established by the 29th Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in 2006. The Task Force is to develop science-
based guidance to assess the risks to human health associated with
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the presence in food and feed (including aquaculture) of antimicrobial
resistant microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance genes and the
transmission through food and feed of antimicrobial resistant
microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance genes. The Task Force is
also to develop appropriate risk management advice based on that
assessment to reduce such risk. The Task Force, which is hosted by the
Republic of Korea, is to complete its work within four sessions.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the First Session on AMR will
be discussed during the September 24, 2007, public meeting:
Matters Referred to the Committee from Other Codex Bodies.
Review of the Work by FAO, WHO and the World Organisation
for Animal health (OIE) on Antimicrobial Resistance.
Consideration of the Elaboration of Standards, Guidelines
or Other Texts on Antimicrobial Resistance (comments submitted in
response to Circular Letter 2006/38-AMR).
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Korean Secretariat to the Meeting. Members
of the public may access copies of these documents at https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
Public Meeting
At the September 24, 2007, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on
these 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 on
AMR, Dr. David White, at david.white@fda.hhs.gov. Written comments
should state that they relate to activities of the First Session of the
Task Force on AMR.
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
will also 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, 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 groups,
consumer interest groups, health professionals, and other individuals
who have asked to be included. The Update is also available on the FSIS
Web page. Through Listserv and the Web page, FSIS is able to provide
information to a much broader and more diverse audience. In addition,
FSIS offers an electronic 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: September 17, 2007.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E7-18719 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]
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