General principles, codes, and guidelines for hygiene adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission are located in Volume
1B of the Codex Alimentarius, General Requirements (Food Hygiene).
The 41st session of the CCFH will be held November 16-20, 2009. The location is tentative.
The Committee continues to work on:
- Proposed Draft Guideline for the Control of Campylobacter and Salmonella spp. in Chicken Meat
- Proposed Draft Annex on Leafy Green Vegetables Including Leafy Herbs to the Code of Hygiene Practice for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
- Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Vibrio spp. in Seafood
- Annex on Control Measures for Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in Molluscan Shellfish to the Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Vibrio spp. in Seafood
- Risk Analysis Policy of the CCFH
- Possible Revision of the Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Collecting, Processing and Marketing of Natural Mineral Waters
- Possible Elaboration of the Code of Hygienic Practice for Cocoa and Chocolate Production and Processing
New Work
- Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Control of Viruses in Food
DELEGATES & COMMITTEE CHAIR
CHAIR
Emilio Esteban, DVM, MBA, MPVM, PhD (Pending Confirmation)
Scientific Advisor for Laboratory Services and Research
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
950 College Station Rd.
Athens, GA 30605
Phone: (706) 546-3429
Fax: (706) 546-3428
Email: emilio.esteban@fsis.usda.gov
U.S. Delegate
Donald Zink, PhD
Senior Science Advisor
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration (HFS-302)
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
Phone: (301) 436-2369
Fax: (301) 436-2632
Email: Donald.Zink@fda.hhs.gov
Alternate Delegates
Kerry Dearfield, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor for Risk Assessment
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Room 380 Aerospace Center
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 690-6451
Fax: (202) 690-6337
Kerry.Dearfield@fsis.usda.gov
Jack Mowbray
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1490
Fax: (301) 436-2632
Email: John.Mowbray@fda.hhs.gov
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