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Public Meeting to Review Positions of Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Adrian Gianforti
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Food Safety today
announced a public meeting. This meeting will provide information and solicit public comments on the draft U.S.
positions that the U.S. delegation proposes to use at the 42nd session of the
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH)
of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex). The meeting will be held in Kampala, Uganda from Nov. 29 through
Dec. 3, 2010. 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. This ultimately benefits
the safety of imported product for consumers.
The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the USDA, Whitten Building,
Room 107-A, 1400 Independence Ave, Washington, DC. To participate through teleconference, dial (866) 692-3158,
passcode: 5986642. A complete agenda and documents relating to the 42nd session of the CCFH will be available on
the Codex Alimentarius Web site at:
www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp.
The CCFH is mandated by Codex to draft basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all foods and to consider, amend
if necessary, or endorse provisions on hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees. CCFH is also mandated to
suggest and prioritize areas where there is need for microbiological risk assessment at the international level
as well as management matters in relation to food hygiene such as food irradiation. Among the agenda items for the
session are matters arising from the work of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO),
and other International Intergovernmental Organizations, proposed draft guidelines for the control of Campylobacter
and Salmonella in chicken meat. Additional topics include discussion of general principles of food hygiene
to the control of viruses in food, international code of hygenic practice for collecting, processing, and marketing of
natural mineral waters, and revision of the principles for the establishment and application of microbiological criteria
for foods.
Codex was created in 1963 by two United Nations entities: the FAO and the WHO. 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 42nd session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, contact Barbara McNiff
by phone at (202) 690-4719 or by e-mail at
Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.
Individuals are invited to submit written comments electronically to Jenny Scott at
Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
For further information about the public meeting contact Jasmine Matthews, Program Analyst, at (202) 690-1124 or by e-mail at
Jasmine.Matthews@fsis.usda.gov.
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