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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0018]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene (CCFH)
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 (HHS), are sponsoring
a public meeting on October 23, 2014.
The objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States (U.S.) positions that will
be discussed at the 46th Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
(CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), in Lima, Peru,
November 17–21, 2014. The Under
Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA
recognize the importance of providing
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interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
46th Session of CCFH and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for October 23, 2014, from 1:00–4:00
p.m.
The public meeting will
take place at the Jamie L. Whitten
Building, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington,
DC 20250.
Documents related to the 46th Session
of the CCFH will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.
Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 46th
Session of the CCFH, invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address Jenny.Scott@
fda.hhs.gov.
Call In Number:
If you wish to participate in the
public meeting for the 46th Session of
the CCFH by conference call, please use
the call in number listed below.
Call in Number: 1–888–844–9904.
The participant code will be listed on
the following link closer to the meeting
date. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/
portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/
us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings.
For Further Information About the
46th Session of CCFH Contact: Jenny
Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food
Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, HFS–300, Room 3B–014,
College Park, MD 20740–3835, Phone:
(240) 402–2166, Fax: (202) 436–2632,
Email: Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Barbara McNiff,
U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence
Ave SW., Room 4861, Washington, DC,
20250, Phone: (202) 690–4719, Fax:
(202) 720–3157, Email: Barbara.McNiff@
fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
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 the food trade.
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The CCFH is responsible for:
(a) Drafting basic provisions on food
hygiene applicable to all food;
(b) Considering, amending if
necessary, and endorsing provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity
committees and contained in Codex
commodity standards;
(c) Considering, amending if
necessary, and endorsing provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity
committees and contained in Codex
codes of practice unless, in specific
cases, the Commission has decided
otherwise;
(d) Drafting provisions on hygiene
applicable to specific food items or food
groups, whether coming within the
terms of reference of a Codex
commodity committee or not;
(e) Considering specific hygiene
problems assigned to it by the
Commission;
(f) Suggesting and prioritizing areas
where there is a need for
microbiological risk assessment at the
international level and developing
questions to be addressed by the risk
assessors; and
(g) Considering microbiological risk
management matters in relation to food
hygiene, including food irradiation, and
in relation to the risk assessment of
FAO/WHO.
The CCFH is hosted by the United
States.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 46th Session of the CCFH will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for
Low-Moisture Foods
• Draft Guidelines for Control of
Specific Zoonotic Parasites in Meat:
Trichinella spp.
• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the
Control of Non typhoidal Salmonella
spp. In Beef and Pork Meat
• Proposed Draft Guidelines on the
Application of General Principles of
Food Hygiene to the Control of
Foodborne Parasites.
• Proposed Draft Annex on statistical
and mathematical considerations to
the Principles and Guidelines for the
Establishment and Application of
Microbiological criteria Related to
Foods
• Discussion paper on the need to
revise the Code of Hygienic Practice
for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Proposals for new work
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior
to the Committee meeting. Members of
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the public may access or request copies
of these documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the October 23, 2014, 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 46th Session of the
CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 46th Session of
the CCFH.
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Additional Public Notification
FSIS will announce this notice online
through the FSIS Web page located at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/
fsis/topics/regulations/fsis-notices.
FSIS also will make copies of this
Federal Register publication available
through the FSIS Constituent Update,
which provides information on 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 the FSIS
Web page, FSIS is able to provide
information to a much broader and more
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS
offers an email subscription service
which provides automatic and
customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This
service is available at https://
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programs-and-services/emailsubscription-service. Options range from
recalls to export information to
regulations, directives and notices.
Customers can add or delete
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option to password protect their
account.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all
its programs and activities on the basis
of race, color, national origin, gender,
religion, age, disability, political beliefs,
sexual orientation, and marital or family
status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to
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employer.
Done at Washington, DC, on August 12,
2014.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0008]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Import and Export Inspection and
Certification Systems (CCFICS)
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) is sponsoring a public meeting on
September 25, 2014. The objective of the
public meeting is to provide information
and receive public comments on agenda
items and draft United States (U.S.)
positions to be discussed at the 21st
Session of the Codex Committee on
Food Import and Export Inspection and
Certification Systems (CCFICS) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex), taking place in Australia,
October 13–17, 2014. The Under
Secretary for Food Safety recognizes the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 21st
Session of the CCFICS and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, September 25, 2014 from
1:00–4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the Jamie L. Whitten
Building, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington,
DC 20250. Documents related to the 21st
Session of the CCFICS will be accessible
via the World Wide Web at the
SUMMARY:
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following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en.
Mary Stanley, U.S. Delegate to the
21st Session of the CCFICS invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address Mary.Stanley@
fsis.usda.gov.
Call-In Number: If you wish to
participate in the public meeting for the
21st Session of CCFICS by conference
call, please use the call-in number and
participant code listed below.
Call-in Number: 1–888–844–9904.
The participant code will be posted
on the Web page below: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/
topics/international-affairs/us-codexalimentarius/public-meetings.
For Further Information About the
21st Session of the CCFICS Contact:
Mary Stanley, Director, International
Relations and Strategic Planning Staff,
Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 2925, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250; Phone:
(202) 720–0287, Fax: (202) 720–4929,
Email: Mary.Stanley@fsis.usda.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Kenneth
Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
Washington, DC 20250; Phone: (202)
690–4042, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email:
Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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 fair practices in the food
trade.
The CCFICS Committee is responsible
for:
(a) Developing principles and
guidelines for food import and export
inspection and certification systems
with a view to harmonizing methods
and procedures which protect the health
of consumers, ensure fair trading
practices, and facilitate international
trade in foodstuffs;
(b) Developing principles and
guidelines for the application of
measures by the competent authorities
of exporting and importing countries to
provide assurance where necessary that
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2014-0018]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene (CCFH)
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 (HHS), are
sponsoring a public meeting on October 23, 2014. The objective of the
public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on
agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be
discussed at the 46th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
(CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), in Lima, Peru,
November 17-21, 2014. The Under Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA
recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 46th Session of
CCFH and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for October 23, 2014, from 1:00-
4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Jamie L. Whitten
Building, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250.
Documents related to the 46th Session of the CCFH will be
accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 46th Session of the CCFH, invites
U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the
following email address Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
Call In Number:
If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 46th
Session of the CCFH by conference call, please use the call in number
listed below.
Call in Number: 1-888-844-9904.
The participant code will be listed on the following link closer to
the meeting date. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings.
For Further Information About the 46th Session of CCFH Contact:
Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-300, Room 3B-014, College Park, MD 20740-
3835, Phone: (240) 402-2166, Fax: (202) 436-2632, Email:
Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Barbara
McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Ave SW., Room 4861,
Washington, DC, 20250, Phone: (202) 690-4719, Fax: (202) 720-3157,
Email: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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 the food trade.
The CCFH is responsible for:
(a) Drafting basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all
food;
(b) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex
commodity standards;
(c) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex
codes of practice unless, in specific cases, the Commission has decided
otherwise;
(d) Drafting provisions on hygiene applicable to specific food
items or food groups, whether coming within the terms of reference of a
Codex commodity committee or not;
(e) Considering specific hygiene problems assigned to it by the
Commission;
(f) Suggesting and prioritizing areas where there is a need for
microbiological risk assessment at the international level and
developing questions to be addressed by the risk assessors; and
(g) Considering microbiological risk management matters in relation
to food hygiene, including food irradiation, and in relation to the
risk assessment of FAO/WHO.
The CCFH is hosted by the United States.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 46th Session of the CCFH
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Low-Moisture Foods
Draft Guidelines for Control of Specific Zoonotic Parasites in
Meat: Trichinella spp.
Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Control of Non typhoidal
Salmonella spp. In Beef and Pork Meat
Proposed Draft Guidelines on the Application of General
Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Foodborne Parasites.
Proposed Draft Annex on statistical and mathematical
considerations to the Principles and Guidelines for the Establishment
and Application of Microbiological criteria Related to Foods
Discussion paper on the need to revise the Code of Hygienic
Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Proposals for new work
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior to the Committee
meeting. Members of
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the public may access or request copies of these documents (see
ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the October 23, 2014, 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 46th Session of the CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 46th
Session of the CCFH.
Additional Public Notification
FSIS will announce this notice online through the FSIS Web page
located at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/fsis-notices.
FSIS also will make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which provides
information on 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 the FSIS Web
page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader and more
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email 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/wps/portal/fsis/programs-and-services/email-subscription-service. 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.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination
in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs,
sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited
bases apply to all programs.)
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape,
etc.) should contact USDA's Target Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and
TTY).
To file a written complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TTY).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Done at Washington, DC, on August 12, 2014.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2014-19448 Filed 8-14-14; 8:45 am]
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