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Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Additives
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
41ST SESSION OF THE CCFA CONTACT:
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
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the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, are sponsoring a
public meeting on February 10, 2009.
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 41st Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Additives
(CCFA) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will be
held in Shanghai, China, on March 16–
20, 2009. The Under Secretary for Food
Safety and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 41st
Session of the CCFA and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, February 10, 2009, from 1
p.m. to 4 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 (CFSAN), 5100 Paint
Branch Highway, College Park MD
20740. Documents related to the 41st
Session of the CCFA are accessible via
the World Wide Web at the following
address: https://www.
codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the CCFA, Dr.
Dennis Keefe, invites interested U.S.
parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following e-mail
address: ccfa@fda.hhs.gov. Registration:
Attendees may register electronically
to the same e-mail address above by
February 6, 2009. Early registration is
encouraged because it will expedite
entry into the building and its parking
area. If you require parking, please
include the vehicle make and tag
number when you register. Because the
meeting will be held in a Federal
building, you should also bring photo
identification and plan for adequate
time to pass through security screening
systems.
Dennis Keefe, Office of Food Additive
Safety (HFS–205), CFSAN, FDA, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740. Phone: (301) 436–1284,
Fax: (301) 436–2972, e-mail:
dennis.keefe@fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Doreen Chen-
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Moulec, International Issues Analyst,
U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS), Room 4865,
South Building, 1400 Independence Ave
SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone:
(202) 250–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157,
e-mail: doreen.chen-moulec@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 CCFA was established to set or
endorse maximum levels for individual
food additives; prepare priority lists of
food additives for risk assessment by the
Joint FAO and WHO Expert Committee
on Food Additives (JECFA); assign
functional classes to individual food
additives; recommend specifications of
identity and purity for food additives for
adoption by the Commission; consider
methods of analysis for the
determination of additives in food; and
consider and elaborate standards or
codes for related subjects such as the
labeling of food additives when sold as
such. The Committee is hosted by the
People’s Republic of China.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 41st Session of the CCFA will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred to the Committee
from the Codex Alimentarius
Commission and other Codex Bodies;
• Matters of Interest Arising from the
FAO, WHO, and JECFA;
• Endorsement or Revision of
Maximum Levels for Food Additives
and Processing Aids in Codex
Standards;
• Consideration of the Codex General
Standard for Food Additives (GSFA);
• Discussion Paper on the Scope of
Certain Food Categories of the GSFA;
• Discussion Paper on the
Identification of Problems and
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Recommendations Related to
Inconsistent Presentation of Food
Additive Provisions in Codex
Commodity Standards;
• Discussion Paper on Inconsistencies
in the Names of Compounds in the
Codex Specifications for Identity and
Purity of Food Additives and in the
International Numbering System for
Food Additives;
• Proposed Draft Guidelines and
Principles for Substances Used as
Processing Aids;
• International Numbering System
(INS) for Food Additives;
• Specifications for the Identity and
Purity of Food Additives; and
• Priority List of Food Additives
Proposed for Evaluation by the JECFA
Each item listed above will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Codex
Secretariat prior to the March 16–20,
2009, meeting in Shanghai, China.
Members of the public may access
copies of these documents from https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
Public Meeting
At the February 10, 2009, 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 CCFA, Dr. Dennis Keefe
at dennis.keefe@fda.hhs.gov. Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 41st Session of the
CCFA.
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/
2009_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
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
accounts.
Done at Washington, DC, on: January 22,
2009.
Paulo Almeida,
U.S. Associate Manager for Codex
Alimentarius.
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Estimates of the Voting Age
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ESTIMATES OF THE POPULATION OF VOTING AGE FOR EACH STATE AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: JULY 1, 2008
Population 18
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[Notices]
[Pages 4731-4732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1726]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2008-0042]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Additives
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), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are sponsoring a
public meeting on February 10, 2009. 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
41st Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Shanghai,
China, on March 16-20, 2009. The Under Secretary for Food Safety and
FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 41st Session of the
CCFA and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, 2009,
from 1 p.m. to 4 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 (CFSAN), 5100 Paint Branch Highway, College Park
MD 20740. Documents related to the 41st Session of the CCFA are
accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://www.
codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the CCFA, Dr. Dennis Keefe, invites interested
U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following
e-mail address: ccfa@fda.hhs.gov. Registration:
Attendees may register electronically to the same e-mail address
above by February 6, 2009. Early registration is encouraged because it
will expedite entry into the building and its parking area. If you
require parking, please include the vehicle make and tag number when
you register. Because the meeting will be held in a Federal building,
you should also bring photo identification and plan for adequate time
to pass through security screening systems.
For Further Information About the 41st Session of the CCFA Contact:
Dennis Keefe, Office of Food Additive Safety (HFS-205), CFSAN, FDA,
5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740. Phone: (301) 436-
1284, Fax: (301) 436-2972, e-mail: dennis.keefe@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Doreen Chen-
Moulec, International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety
and Inspection Service (FSIS), Room 4865, South Building, 1400
Independence Ave SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202) 250-7760, Fax:
(202) 720-3157, e-mail: doreen.chen-moulec@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 CCFA was established to set or endorse maximum levels for
individual food additives; prepare priority lists of food additives for
risk assessment by the Joint FAO and WHO Expert Committee on Food
Additives (JECFA); assign functional classes to individual food
additives; recommend specifications of identity and purity for food
additives for adoption by the Commission; consider methods of analysis
for the determination of additives in food; and consider and elaborate
standards or codes for related subjects such as the labeling of food
additives when sold as such. The Committee is hosted by the People's
Republic of China.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 41st Session of the CCFA
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred to the Committee from the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Bodies;
Matters of Interest Arising from the FAO, WHO, and JECFA;
Endorsement or Revision of Maximum Levels for Food
Additives and Processing Aids in Codex Standards;
Consideration of the Codex General Standard for Food
Additives (GSFA);
Discussion Paper on the Scope of Certain Food Categories
of the GSFA;
Discussion Paper on the Identification of Problems and
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Recommendations Related to Inconsistent Presentation of Food Additive
Provisions in Codex Commodity Standards;
Discussion Paper on Inconsistencies in the Names of
Compounds in the Codex Specifications for Identity and Purity of Food
Additives and in the International Numbering System for Food Additives;
Proposed Draft Guidelines and Principles for Substances
Used as Processing Aids;
International Numbering System (INS) for Food Additives;
Specifications for the Identity and Purity of Food
Additives; and
Priority List of Food Additives Proposed for Evaluation by
the JECFA
Each item listed above will be fully described in documents
distributed, or to be distributed, by the Codex Secretariat prior to
the March 16-20, 2009, meeting in Shanghai, China. Members of the
public may access copies of these documents from https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
Public Meeting
At the February 10, 2009, 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 CCFA, Dr. Dennis Keefe at dennis.keefe@fda.hhs.gov. Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 41st
Session of the CCFA.
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/2009_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 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 accounts.
Done at Washington, DC, on: January 22, 2009.
Paulo Almeida,
U.S. Associate Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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