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Public Meeting to Review Positions of Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Adrian Gianforti
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2011 - The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the
Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are sponsoring a public
meeting to provide information and solicit public comments on the draft U.S. positions that the U.S. delegation proposes to present at the 5th
session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF)
of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) slated for The Hague, The Netherlands from March 21-25, 2011.
The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the FDA, Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building,
Room 1A - 001, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD, 20740. To participate through teleconference, dial (866) 692-3158, passcode: 5986642.
The CCCF establishes or endorses permitted maximum levels (ML), and where necessary, revises existing guidelines for contaminants and naturally
occurring toxicants in food and feed. The upcoming session of the CCCF will consider MLs for a variety of contaminants in foods including
arsenic in rice, deoxynivalenol in cereals and cereal-based products, mycotoxins in sorghum, aflatoxins in dried figs and ochratoxin in cocoa.
Additionally the committee will discuss a possible Code of Practice for reducing furans in food and guidance on risk management options for
dealing with the results of new risk assessments.
Endorsement of a provision for health-related limits for certain substances in the standard for natural mineral waters and a priority list of
contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants proposed for JECFA
evaluation will also be considered. A complete agenda and documents relating to the 5th session of the CCCF will be available on the
Codex Alimentarius website at: www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp.
Codex was created in 1963 by two United Nations entities: the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization. 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 that fair practices are used in international food trade. Codex
Committee public meetings are intended to ensure a consistent approach to U.S. and international food safety systems on policies and procedures
through input from subject matter experts.
For further information concerning the 5th session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food, submitting written comments electronically,
or further information about the public meeting, contact Henry Kim, Ph. D., Office of Food Safety, FDA, at (301) 436-2023 or by e-mail at
Henry.Kim@fda.hhs.gov.
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