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Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Adrian Gianforti
WASHINGTON, August 18, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Food Safety today announced a
public meeting to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 25th
Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits
and Vegetables (CCPFV), to be held in Denpasar, Indonesia, Oct. 25 - 29, 2010.
The public meeting is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Room 2068, USDA, South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. To participate through teleconference, dial (888) 996-4918, and enter the passcode 63757.
A complete agenda and documents relating to the 25th Session of CCPFV will be available on the Codex Alimentarius Web site at
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The CCPFV is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards for all types of processed fruits and vegetables including dried products,
canned dried peas and beans, jams and jellies, but not dried prunes, or fruit and vegetable juices. The Committee is hosted by the United
States of America. Among the agenda items for the 25th session of CCPFV is the revision of standards for quick frozen fruits and vegetables.
Codex was created in 1963 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, ensure fair food trade
practices and promote coordination of food standards undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
For further information concerning the 25th Session of the CCPFV, contact Dorian LaFond by phone at (202) 690-4944 or by e-mail at
Dorian.LaFond@ams.usda.gov.
Individuals are invited to submit written comments electronically, with the notification they apply to the 25th Session of the CCPFV, to the
following e-mail address: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov.
For further information about the public meeting, contact Doreen Chen-Moulec by phone at (202) 720-4063 or by e-mail at
Doreen.Chen-Moulec@fsis.usda.gov.
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