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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Amanda Eamich
WASHINGTON, August 13, 2004 - The Office of the Undersecretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced
a public meeting to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft United States positions for
the 26th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission's Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
(CCNFSDU) to be held November 1-5 in Bonn, Germany.
The public meeting will be held on Thursday, September 9, from 1 to 4 p.m., in the FDA Auditorium (1A003), Harvey Wiley
Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD. The meeting will allow attendees the opportunity to pose
questions and offer comments on the issues and draft U.S. positions that are to be described and discussed at the November
session.
Among the agenda items to be discussed are: Guidelines for Use of Nutrition Claims (Dietary Fibre); Guidelines for Vitamin and
Mineral Food Supplements; Standards for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children; Standards for Infant
Formula; and Advisory Lists of Nutrient Compounds for the Use in Foods for Special Dietary Uses Intended for Use by Infants and
Young Children.
Codex was created in 1962 by two United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization.
Codex develops food standards, guidelines and codes of practice in order to protect the health of consumers, ensures fair
practices in the food trade and promotes coordination of food standards undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental
organizations. The CCNFSDU was established to study specific nutritional problems; draft general provisions concerning the
nutritional aspects of all foods; develop standards, guidelines or related texts for foods for special dietary uses; and
endorse provisions on nutritional aspects proposed for inclusion in Codex standards.
Interested parties must pre-register and present a photo ID at the door. To pre-register, please send your name,
organization, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address to nancy.crane@cfsan.fda.gov by September 1.
To submit comments or to receive copies of documents on the agenda, contact the FSIS Docket Room, Docket #04-022N, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 102, Cotton Annex, 300 12th St., SW, Washington, DC
20250-3700. The U.S. Delegate to CCNFSDU also invites interested parties to submit their comments electronically to
nancy.crane@cfsan.fda.gov.
The documents are also available electronically at http://www.codexalimentarius.net.
Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Ellen Matten, phone
(202) 205-7760, fax (202) 720-3157.
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