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Food Safety and Inspection
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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
Congressional and Public Affairs
Andrea McNally (202) 720-9113
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2002—Potential agenda items for the 34th session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants will be discussed at a public meeting Feb. 4, 2002. The meeting is being co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The CCFAC establishes or endorses maximum or guideline levels for individual food additives, for contaminants and for naturally occurring toxicants in foodstuffs and animal feed. In addition, the Committee prepares priority lists of food additives and contaminants for toxicological evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives; recommends specifications of identity and purity for food additives for adoption by the Commission; considers methods of analysis for the determination of food additives and contaminants in food; and considers and elaborates standards or codes for related subjects such as labeling of food additives when sold as such, and food irradiation. The committee’s 34th session will meet March 11-15, 2002 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
The public meeting to discuss the agenda will be held from 1-4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, 2002. The meeting will be held in Conference Room 1409, Federal Office Building 8, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St., SW, Washington, D.C.
To submit comments or to receive copies of documents on the agenda, contact the FSIS Docket Room, Docket #01-047N, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 102, Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. The documents are also available electronically at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ccfac34/fa02_01e.htm.
Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and to ensure fair practices in food trade. This goal is pursued by promoting the adoption and implementation by governments of food standards, codes of practice, and other guidelines developed by Codex committees.
Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Patrick Clerkin, tel. (202) 205-7760, fax (202) 720-3157.
For Further Information, Contact:
FSIS Congressional and Public Affairs Staff
Phone: (202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 690-0460