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Upcoming Public Meetings
Task Force on Animal Feeding (TFAF) will hold a public meeting to go over
the agenda for its next Session on January 17 from 1:00-4:00 p.m., in the Jamie L. Whitten Building
of USDA, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC, Room 107-A. Individuals may also participate
via teleconference by calling 1-888-858-2144; Participant Code: 6208658. The upcoming Session of
the TFAF will be held in Berne, Switzerland, from February 4-8, 2013.
Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems (CCFICS)
will hold a public meeting to go over the agenda for its next Session on January 24 from 2:00-4:00 p.m.,
in the Jamie L. Whitten Building of USDA, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC, Room 107-A.
Individuals may also participate via teleconference by calling 1-888-858-2144; Participant Code:
6208658. The upcoming Session of CCFICS will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from February 18-22,
2013.
Electronic Working Groups (eWG)
Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH)
Parasites: The CCFH invites Member countries and observer organizations to join
an eWG, led by the European Union and New Zealand, working in English only, to further develop the
proposed draft Guidelines for Control of Specific Zoonotic Parasites: Trichinella spp. and
Cysticercus bovis, taking into account the discussions at the recent 44th Session of CCFH
and the development of OIE work on the revision of Chapter 8.13 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
Individuals in the United States interested in contributing to the eWG should send their name,
official title, and email address to the U.S. Codex Office
(USCodex@fsis.usda.gov).
Codex Member countries and observer organizations interested in participating in this eWG
should provide the name(s), official title, and email address of their representative(s) directly to
Kris de Smet (kris.de-smet@ec.europ.eu) with a copy to
Steve Hathaway (Steve.Hathaway@mpi.govt.nz) by
February 1, 2013.
Committee on Fish and Fish Products (CCFFP)
Food Additives: The CCFFP invites Member countries and observer organizations to
join an eWG, led by the European Union and the United States, working in English only, to prepare
proposals for food additives in the standards for fish and fishery products, following the approach
taken for the Standard for Smoked Fish and to focus on technological justification for those food
additives, with the possibility of proposing changes to the GSFA. Individuals in the United States
interested in contributing to the eWG should send their name, official title, and email address to
the U.S. Codex Office (USCodex@fsis.usda.gov).
Codex Member countries and observer organizations interested in participating in this eWG should
provide the name(s), official title, and email address of their representative(s) directly to
jiri.sochor@ec.europa.eu (with a copy to
codex@ec.europa.eu) and clarke.beaudry@fda.hhs.gov
(with a copy to USCodex@fsis.usda.gov) by January 31, 2013.
Fish Sauce: The CCFFP invites Member countries and observer organizations to join
an eWG, led by Thailand and Vietnam, to help draft a Code of Practice for Processing Fish Sauce.
Individuals in the United States interested in contributing to the eWG should send their name, official
title, and email address to the U.S. Codex Office (USCodex@fsis.usda.gov).
Codex Member countries and observer organizations interested in participating in this eWG should provide
the name(s), official title, and email address of their representative(s) directly to the following
email addresses: codex@acfs.go.th,
manat@acfs.go.th and
vungocquynh@vfa.gov.vn by February 2, 2013.
Scallop Meat: The CCFFP invites Member countries and observer organizations to join
an eWG, led by Canada, working in English only, to redraft the proposed Code of Practice on the
Processing of Scallop Meat. Individuals in the United States interested in contributing to the
eWG should send their name, official title, and email address to the U.S. Codex Office (USCodex@fsis.usda.gov).
Codex Member countries and observer organizations interested in participating in this eWG should
provide the name(s), official title, and email address of their representative(s) directly to Manon
Picard (Manon.Picard@inspection.gc.ca) by
February 4, 2013.
Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
Nutrient Reference Values: The CCNFSDU invites Member countries and observer
organizations to join an eWG, led by Australia, working in English only, to recommend draft additional
or revised NRVs-R for vitamins A, D, E, C; magnesium, selenium, iron and zinc, as a requirement for
labelling purposes in the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling. Individuals in the United States
interested in contributing to the eWG should send their name, official title, and email address to
the U.S. Codex Office (USCodex@fsis.usda.gov).
Codex Member countries and observer organizations interested in participating in this eWG should
provide the name(s), official title, and email address of their representative(s) directly to
codex.contact@daff.gov.au with a copy to
janine.lewis@foodstandards.gov.au by February
8, 2013.
Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods: The CCNFSDU invites Member countries
and observer organizations to join an eWG, led by Canada and co-chaired by New Zealand, working in
English only, to revise the General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods
(CAC/GL 9-1987). Individuals in the United States interested in contributing to the eWG should send
their name, official title, and email address to the U.S. Codex Office (USCodex@fsis.usda.gov).
Codex Member countries and observer organizations interested in participating in this eWG should
provide the name(s), official title, and email address of their representative(s) directly to
Codex-addition_of_nutrients_adjonction_des_elements_nutritifs@hc-sc.gc.ca
by February 1, 2013.
Call for Data
FAO and WHO are issuing a call for data and experts on microbiological hazard associated with
spices and dried aromatic herbs. The detailed information can be found at
http://www.fao.org/food/food-safety-quality/scientific-advice/calls-data-experts/
and the call is available at http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/agns/pdf/jemra/
Call_for_data_and_experts_on_spices_Final_20121220.pdf. Data submissions in response to the call
for data should be sent to Masami Takeuchi (Masami.Takeuchi@fao.org)
and Mina Kojima (foodsafety@who.int) by March 31, 2013.
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