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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Amanda Eamich
WASHINGTON, August 13, 2004 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) announced today that the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold public
meetings August 24-27, 2004.
The full committee will discuss performance standards for ground chicken/ground turkey, the scientific basis for establishing
safety-based "use by" date labels for refrigerated ready-to-eat foods and scientific criteria for redefining pasteurization.
All meetings are open to the public and will be held at the Hotel Monaco, Athens Room, 700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC.
A meeting agenda is available at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ophs/nacmcf/meetings.htm.
The full committee will meet Friday, Aug. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Three NACMCF subcommittees will meet prior to the full
committee meeting. The Performance Standards for Ground Chicken/Ground Turkey Subcommittee will meet Aug. 24 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and on Aug. 25 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The Scientific Criteria for Redefining Pasteurization Subcommittee will
meet Aug. 25 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Scientific Basis for Establishing Safety-Based "Use By" Date Labeling for Refrigerated
Ready-to-Eat Foods Subcommittee will meet August 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The NACMCF was established in 1988 to provide scientific advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on public health issues relative to the safety and wholesomeness of
the U.S. food supply. The committee formulates positions on the development of microbiological criteria, the review
and evaluation of epidemiological and risk assessment data and methodologies for assessing microbiological hazards in
foods. The Committee also provides advice to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Departments of
Commerce and Defense.
Written comments should be submitted to FSIS Docket Room, Docket #04-028N,
USDA, Room 102, Cotton Annex Building, 300 12th St., SW, Washington, DC 20250. Comments may also be sent by facsimile to
(202) 205-0381. The comments and official transcript of the Aug. 27, 2004, full committee meeting will be kept in the FSIS
Docket Room at the above address and will also be posted at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPHS/NACMCF/transcripts.
For further information contact Karen Thomas, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Office of Public Health Science,
Microbiology Division, Aerospace Center, Room 333, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20250-3700, phone (
202) 690-6620, fax (202) 690-6334, email karen.thomas@fsis.usda.gov.
Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Ms. Thomas by August 17,
2004.
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