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USDA and HHS Hold Public Meeting to Address Agenda Items for the 4th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Peggy Riek
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Food Safety and the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
are sponsoring a public meeting to provide information and receive public comments on
agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 4th Session of
the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF), to be held in Izmir, Turkey, April 26 - 30, 2010.
The public meeting will be held on Monday, March 29, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, in Room 1A-001, FDA, Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Md.
Early registration is encouraged to expedite entry into the building and its parking area. If you
require parking, please include vehicle make and tag number, if known, when you register.
Attendees must present a photo identification to gain admittance to the building. To
participate through teleconference for the meeting, dial (866) 859-5767, and enter
the passcode 2225276.
Documents and agenda items related to the 4th Session of the CCCF will be accessible at the Codex Web site at www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations, the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). 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 trade.
The CCCF establishes and endorses permitted maximum levels for contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed; prepares a priority list of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives; considers methods of analysis and sampling for the determination of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed; considers and elaborates standards or codes of practice for related subjects; and considers other matters assigned to it by the Commission in relation to contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed.
Comments or requests for additional information should be sent to: Henry.Kim@fda.hhs.gov, phone (301) 436-2023.
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