Codex meeting on food hygiene set for Oct. 30
Public Meeting Oct. 30 to Discuss Codex Food Hygiene Topics
A public meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 30, to provide information and receive public input on agenda items and draft United States positions that will be discussed at the 40th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from Dec. 1 to 5, 2008.
The Oct. 30 meeting will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Room 1A001, Harvey W. Wiley Building, FDA, CFSAN, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Md.
The Office of Under Secretary for Food Safety of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are sponsoring the meeting.
Documents related to the 40th Session of the CCFH will be accessible at: www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp
The U.S. co-alternate delegates to the 40th Session of the CCFH, Dr. Rebecca Buckner of FDA and Dr. Kerry Dearfield of USDA, invite interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following e-mail address: Rebecca.Buckner@fda.hhs.gov.
Those interested in attending the public meeting should pre-register (including name and affiliation) with Tiffany Paulsin at Tiffany.Paulsin@fda.hhs.gov or (301) 436-2380. Visitor parking is available, but you must indicate you will be driving when you pre-register.
For further information about the 40th session of the CCFH contact:
Rebecca Buckner, co-alternate to the U.S. Delegate of the CCFH, FDA, CFSAN, Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Md. 20740-3835, phone: (301) 436-1486, fax: (301) 436-2632, e-mail: Rebecca.Buckner@fda.hhs.gov.
For further information about the public meeting, contact:
Syed Amjad Ali, international issues analyst, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250, phone: (202) 205-7760, fax: (202) 720-3157.
Public Meeting Oct. 30 to Discuss Codex Food Hygiene Topics
A public meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 30, to provide information and receive public input on agenda items and draft United States positions that will be discussed at the 40th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from Dec. 1 to 5, 2008.
The Oct. 30 meeting will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Room 1A001, Harvey W. Wiley Building, FDA, CFSAN, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Md.
The Office of Under Secretary for Food Safety of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are sponsoring the meeting.
Documents related to the 40th Session of the CCFH will be accessible at: www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp
The U.S. co-alternate delegates to the 40th Session of the CCFH, Dr. Rebecca Buckner of FDA and Dr. Kerry Dearfield of USDA, invite interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following e-mail address: Rebecca.Buckner@fda.hhs.gov.
Those interested in attending the public meeting should pre-register (including name and affiliation) with Tiffany Paulsin at Tiffany.Paulsin@fda.hhs.gov or (301) 436-2380. Visitor parking is available, but you must indicate you will be driving when you pre-register.
For further information about the 40th session of the CCFH contact:
Rebecca Buckner, co-alternate to the U.S. Delegate of the CCFH, FDA, CFSAN, Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Md. 20740-3835, phone: (301) 436-1486, fax: (301) 436-2632, e-mail: Rebecca.Buckner@fda.hhs.gov.
For further information about the public meeting, contact:
Syed Amjad Ali, international issues analyst, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250, phone: (202) 205-7760, fax: (202) 720-3157.