Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods, 16704-16705 [2022-06262]

Download as PDF 16704 Notices Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 57 Thursday, March 24, 2022 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. Codex Office Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods U.S. Codex Office, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments. AGENCY: The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on April 19, 2022. 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 15th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), which will convene virtually, May 9–13, 2022, with report adoption on May 24, 2022. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 15th Session of the CCCF and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for April 19, 2022, from 1:00–3:00 p.m. EDT. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference only. Documents related to the 15th Session of the CCCF will be accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/ ?meeting=CCCF&session=15. Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. Delegate to the 15th Session of the CCCF, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: lauren.robin@fda.hhs.gov. Emailed comments should state in the title that khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Mar 23, 2022 Jkt 256001 they relate to activities of the 15th Session of the CCCF. Registration: Attendees must register to attend the public meeting here: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/ register/vJIsceGurDkvGLZO3ek 3TyOwCO2Mytr_oQE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Information about the 15th Session of the CCCF, contact U.S. Delegate, Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, lauren.robin@fda.hhs.gov, +1 (240) 402– 1639. For Information about the public meeting, contact: U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, Washington, DC 20250. Phone (202) 720–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email: uscodex@usda.gov, or Quynh-Anh Nguyen, quynh-anh.nguyen@ fda.hhs.gov, Phone (240) 402–2028. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background 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 fair practices in the food trade. The Terms of Reference of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) are: (a) To establish or endorse permitted maximum levels or guidelines levels for contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed; (b) to prepare priority lists of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives; (c) to consider methods of analysis and sampling for the determination of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed; (d) to consider and elaborate standards or codes of practice for related subjects; and (e) to consider other matters assigned to it by the Commission in relation to contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The CCCF is hosted by the Netherlands. The United States attends the CCCF as a member country of Codex. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items from the forthcoming Agenda for the 15th Session of the CCCF will be discussed during the public meeting: • Matters referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and/or its subsidiary bodies • Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO including the Joint FAO/ WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives • Matters of interest arising from other international organizations • Maximum level for cadmium in cocoa powder (100% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis) • Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of cadmium contamination in cocoa beans • Maximum levels for lead in certain food categories • Maximum levels for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and cereal-based products including foods for infants and young children • Sampling plans and performance criteria for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and cereal-based products including foods for infants and young children • Maximum level for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts and associated sampling plan • Maximum levels for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in nutmeg, dried chili and paprika, ginger, pepper and turmeric and associated sampling plans • Methylmercury in fish: Æ Maximum levels for methylmercury in orange roughy and pink cusk eel Æ Sampling plan Æ Other risk management measures • Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxins contamination in cassava and cassavabased products • Guidance on data analysis for development of maximum levels and for improved data collection • Forward work-plan for CCCF: Æ Review of staple food-contaminant combinations for future work of CCCF • JECFA evaluations: E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 57 / Thursday, March 24, 2022 / Notices Æ Priority list of contaminants for evaluation by JECFA Æ Follow-up work to the outcomes of JECFA evaluations and FAO/WHO expert consultations Public Meeting At the April 19, 2022, 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 Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. Delegate for the 15th Session of the CCCF (see ADDRESSES). Emailed comments should state in the title that they relate to activities of the 15th Session of the CCCF. Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the USDA web page located at: https:// www.usda.gov/codex, a link that also offers an email subscription service providing access to information related to Codex. Customers can add or delete their subscription themselves and have the option to password protect their accounts. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES USDA Non-Discrimination Statement No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/ parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs, exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any program or activity conducted by the USDA. How To File a Complaint of Discrimination To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at https:// www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ documents/ad-3027.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your authorized representative. Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–9410. Fax: (202) 690–7442, Email: program.intake@usda.gov. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Mar 23, 2022 Jkt 256001 (Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). Done at Washington, DC, on March 21, 2022. Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. 2022–06262 Filed 3–23–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Notice of Public Meeting of the South Carolina Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the South Carolina Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a business meeting via WebEx at 11:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 7, 2022, for the purpose of discussing the Committee’s project on Civil Asset Forfeiture in South Carolina. DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. ET. • To join the meeting, please click the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ yc2df7rc • To join by phone only, dial: 1 (800) 360–9505; Access code: 276 235 35920 SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Delaviez, DFO, at ero@usccr.gov or (202) 376–8473. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Committee meetings are available to the public through the meeting link above. Any interested member of the public may listen to the meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. If joining via phone, callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1 (800) 877–8339 and providing the Service with the conference details found through registering at the web link above. To request additional accommodations, PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16705 please email ero@usccr.gov at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting. Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Sarah Villanueva at svillanueva@usccr.gov. 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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 57 / Thursday, March 24, 2022 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. Codex Office


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Contaminants in Foods

AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on April 
19, 2022. 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 15th Session of the Codex 
Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission (CAC), which will convene virtually, May 9-13, 2022, with 
report adoption on May 24, 2022. The U.S. Manager for Codex 
Alimentarius and the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and 
Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing 
interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on 
the 15th Session of the CCCF and to address items on the agenda.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for April 19, 2022, from 1:00-
3:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference 
only. Documents related to the 15th Session of the CCCF will be 
accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCCF&session=15.
    Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. Delegate to the 15th Session of the 
CCCF, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments 
electronically to the following email address: 
[email protected]. Emailed comments should state in the title 
that they relate to activities of the 15th Session of the CCCF.
    Registration: Attendees must register to attend the public meeting 
here: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsceGurDkvGLZO3ek3TyOwCO2Mytr_oQE. After registering, you will 
receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For Information about the 15th Session of the CCCF, contact U.S. 
Delegate, Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, [email protected], +1 (240) 
402-1639.
    For Information about the public meeting, contact: U.S. Codex 
Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture 
Building, Washington, DC 20250. Phone (202) 720-7760, Fax: (202) 720-
3157, Email: [email protected], or Quynh-Anh Nguyen, [email protected], Phone (240) 402-2028.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    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 fair practices in the 
food trade.
    The Terms of Reference of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in 
Foods (CCCF) are:
    (a) To establish or endorse permitted maximum levels or guidelines 
levels for contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and 
feed;
    (b) to prepare priority lists of contaminants and naturally 
occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert 
Committee on Food Additives;
    (c) to consider methods of analysis and sampling for the 
determination of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food 
and feed;
    (d) to consider and elaborate standards or codes of practice for 
related subjects; and
    (e) to consider other matters assigned to it by the Commission in 
relation to contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and 
feed.
    The CCCF is hosted by the Netherlands. The United States attends 
the CCCF as a member country of Codex.

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting

    The following items from the forthcoming Agenda for the 15th 
Session of the CCCF will be discussed during the public meeting:

 Matters referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission and/or its subsidiary bodies
 Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO including the 
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
 Matters of interest arising from other international 
organizations
 Maximum level for cadmium in cocoa powder (100% total cocoa 
solids on a dry matter basis)
 Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of cadmium 
contamination in cocoa beans
 Maximum levels for lead in certain food categories
 Maximum levels for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and 
cereal-based products including foods for infants and young children
 Sampling plans and performance criteria for total aflatoxins 
in certain cereals and cereal-based products including foods for 
infants and young children
 Maximum level for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts and 
associated sampling plan
 Maximum levels for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in 
nutmeg, dried chili and paprika, ginger, pepper and turmeric and 
associated sampling plans
 Methylmercury in fish:
    [cir] Maximum levels for methylmercury in orange roughy and pink 
cusk eel
    [cir] Sampling plan
    [cir] Other risk management measures
 Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of 
mycotoxins contamination in cassava and cassava-based products
 Guidance on data analysis for development of maximum levels 
and for improved data collection
 Forward work-plan for CCCF:
    [cir] Review of staple food-contaminant combinations for future 
work of CCCF
 JECFA evaluations:

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    [cir] Priority list of contaminants for evaluation by JECFA
    [cir] Follow-up work to the outcomes of JECFA evaluations and FAO/
WHO expert consultations

Public Meeting

    At the April 19, 2022, 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 Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. 
Delegate for the 15th Session of the CCCF (see ADDRESSES). Emailed 
comments should state in the title that they relate to activities of 
the 15th Session of the CCCF.

Additional Public Notification

    Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy 
development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will 
announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the USDA web 
page located at: https://www.usda.gov/codex, a link that also offers an 
email subscription service providing access to information related to 
Codex. Customers can add or delete their subscription themselves and 
have the option to password protect their accounts.

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

    No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds 
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, 
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs, 
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to 
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or 
activity conducted by the USDA.

How To File a Complaint of Discrimination

    To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program 
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, or write a 
letter signed by you or your authorized representative. Send your 
completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email.
    Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of 
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410.
    Fax: (202) 690-7442, Email: [email protected].
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for 
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, 
etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and 
TDD).

    Done at Washington, DC, on March 21, 2022.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2022-06262 Filed 3-23-22; 8:45 am]
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