Notice2021-26417
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
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December 6, 2021
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Agriculture DepartmentU.S. Codex Office
Abstract
The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on January 27, 2022. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 52nd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which will meet virtually, February 28-March 4, 2022 with the report adoption on March 9, 2022. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 52nd Session of the CCFH and to address items on the agenda.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 231 (Monday, December 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69002-69003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26417]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on January
27, 2022. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information
and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States
(U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 52nd Session of the Codex
Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission,
which will meet virtually, February 28-March 4, 2022 with the report
adoption on March 9, 2022. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and
the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural
Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 52nd Session of the
CCFH and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for January 27, 2022, from 1:00
p.m.-3:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference
only. Documents related to the 52nd Session of the CCFH will be
accessible via the internet at the following address: <a href="https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCFH&session=52">https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCFH&session=52</a>.
Ms. Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 52nd Session of the CCFH,
invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically
to the following email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3c9c6cdcdda8dd0c0ccd7d7e3c5c7c28dcbcbd08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7bdb2b9b9aef9a4b4b8a3a397b1b3b6f9bfbfa4f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Registration: Attendees must register to attend the public meeting
by January 25, 2022, here: <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItf-yvrTwqE9yjYbgZbeWEHCpqWxw7mQ0">https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItf-yvrTwqE9yjYbgZbeWEHCpqWxw7mQ0</a>. Early registration is encouraged.
For Further Information about the 52nd Session of the CCFH, contact
U.S. Delegate, Ms. Jenny Scott at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd6d9d2d2c592cfdfd3c8c8fcdad8dd92d4d4cf92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe949b909087d08d9d918a8abe989a9fd096968dd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>. For further
Information about the public meeting Contact: U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building,
Washington, DC 20250. Phone (202) 720-7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d686e7e727978655d686e797c337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aadfd9c9c5cecfd2eadfd9cecb84cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations,
the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health
Organization. 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 fair practices in the food
trade.
The Terms of Reference of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
(CCFH) are:
(a) To draft basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all
food;
(b) to consider, amend if necessary and endorse provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex
commodity standards, and
(c) to consider, amend if necessary, and endorse provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex
codes of practice unless, in specific cases, the Commission has decided
otherwise, or
(d) to draft provisions on hygiene applicable to specific food
items or food groups, whether coming within the terms of reference of a
Codex commodity committee or not;
(e) to consider specific hygiene problems assigned to it by the
Commission;
(f) to suggest and prioritize areas where there is a need for
microbiological risk assessment at the international level and to
develop questions to be addressed by the risk assessors; and,
(g) to consider microbiological risk management matters in relation
to food hygiene and in relation to the risk assessment of FAO and WHO.
The CCFH is hosted by the United States of America.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 52nd Session of the CCFH
will be discussed during the public meeting:
<bullet> Matters referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and/
or other Codex Subsidiary Bodies to the Committee
<bullet> Matters arising from the Work of FAO and WHO (including
the Joint Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment, JEMRA)
<bullet> Information from the World Organisation for Animal Health
(OIE)
<bullet> Draft guidance for the management of biological foodborne
outbreaks
<bullet> Proposed draft Decision Tree (revision of the General
Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969)
<bullet> Proposed draft Guidelines for the control of Shiga toxin-
producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in beef, raw milk and cheese produced
from raw milk, leafy greens, and sprouts
<bullet> Proposed draft Guidelines for the safe use and re-use of
water in food production.
Public Meeting
At the January 27, 2022, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on
the agenda items will be described and discussed, and attendees will
have the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written
comments may be offered at the meeting or sent to Ms. Jenny Scott, U.S.
Delegate for the 52nd Session of the CCFH (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 52nd
Session of the CCFH.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will
announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the USDA web
page located at: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/codex">http://www.usda.gov/codex</a>, a link that also offers an
email subscription service providing access to information related to
Codex. Customers can add or delete their subscription themselves and
have
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of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
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authorized representative. Send your completed complaint form or letter
to USDA by mail, fax, or email.
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax: (202) 690-7442, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbcbc9d4dcc9dad695d2d5cfdad0defbcec8dfda95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4030322f2732212d6e292e34212b2500353324216e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on December 1, 2021.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2021-26417 Filed 12-3-21; 8:45 am]
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