Notice2022-06262
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
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March 24, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentU.S. Codex Office
Abstract
The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on April 19, 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 15th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), which will convene virtually, May 9-13, 2022, with report adoption on May 24, 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 15th Session of the CCCF and to address items on the agenda.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16704-16705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06262]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 57 / Thursday, March 24, 2022 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Foods
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 April
19, 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 15th Session of the Codex
Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (CAC), which will convene virtually, May 9-13, 2022, with
report adoption on May 24, 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 15th Session of the CCCF and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for April 19, 2022, from 1:00-
3:00 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference
only. Documents related to the 15th Session of the CCCF will be
accessible via the internet at the following address: <a href="https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCCF&session=15">https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCCF&session=15</a>.
Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. Delegate to the 15th Session of the
CCCF, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95f9f4e0e7f0fbbbe7faf7fcfbd5f3f1f4bbfdfde6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7814190d0a1d16560a171a1116381e1c195610100b561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>. Emailed comments should state in the title
that they relate to activities of the 15th Session of the CCCF.
Registration: Attendees must register to attend the public meeting
here: <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsceGurDkvGLZO3ek3TyOwCO2Mytr_oQE">https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsceGurDkvGLZO3ek3TyOwCO2Mytr_oQE</a>. After registering, you will
receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For Information about the 15th Session of the CCCF, contact U.S.
Delegate, Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed2dfcbccdbd090ccd1dcd7d0fed8dadf90d6d6cd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd1dcc8cfd8d393cfd2dfd4d3fddbd9dc93d5d5ce93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>, +1 (240)
402-1639.
For 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#bbcec8d8d4dfdec3fbcec8dfda95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="037670606c67667b43767067622d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>, or Quynh-Anh Nguyen, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3746424e595f1a56595f195950424e525977515356195f5f4419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="48393d3126206529262066262f3d312d26082e2c296620203b662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>, Phone (240) 402-2028.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations,
the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health
Organization (WHO). 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 Contaminants in
Foods (CCCF) are:
(a) To establish or endorse permitted maximum levels or guidelines
levels for contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and
feed;
(b) to prepare priority lists of contaminants and naturally
occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert
Committee on Food Additives;
(c) to consider methods of analysis and sampling for the
determination of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food
and feed;
(d) to consider and elaborate standards or codes of practice for
related subjects; and
(e) to consider other matters assigned to it by the Commission in
relation to contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and
feed.
The CCCF is hosted by the Netherlands. The United States attends
the CCCF as a member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items from the forthcoming Agenda for the 15th
Session of the CCCF will be discussed during the public meeting:
<bullet> Matters referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission and/or its subsidiary bodies
<bullet> Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO including the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
<bullet> Matters of interest arising from other international
organizations
<bullet> Maximum level for cadmium in cocoa powder (100% total cocoa
solids on a dry matter basis)
<bullet> Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of cadmium
contamination in cocoa beans
<bullet> Maximum levels for lead in certain food categories
<bullet> Maximum levels for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and
cereal-based products including foods for infants and young children
<bullet> Sampling plans and performance criteria for total aflatoxins
in certain cereals and cereal-based products including foods for
infants and young children
<bullet> Maximum level for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts and
associated sampling plan
<bullet> Maximum levels for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in
nutmeg, dried chili and paprika, ginger, pepper and turmeric and
associated sampling plans
<bullet> Methylmercury in fish:
[cir] Maximum levels for methylmercury in orange roughy and pink
cusk eel
[cir] Sampling plan
[cir] Other risk management measures
<bullet> Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of
mycotoxins contamination in cassava and cassava-based products
<bullet> Guidance on data analysis for development of maximum levels
and for improved data collection
<bullet> Forward work-plan for CCCF:
[cir] Review of staple food-contaminant combinations for future
work of CCCF
<bullet> JECFA evaluations:
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[cir] Priority list of contaminants for evaluation by JECFA
[cir] Follow-up work to the outcomes of JECFA evaluations and FAO/
WHO expert consultations
Public Meeting
At the April 19, 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 Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S.
Delegate for the 15th Session of the CCCF (see ADDRESSES). Emailed
comments should state in the title that they relate to activities of
the 15th Session of the CCCF.
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="https://www.usda.gov/codex">https://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 the option to password protect their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or
activity conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at <a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf">https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf</a>, or write a
letter signed by you or your 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#6515170a021704084b0c0b11040e0025101601044b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6313110c0411020e4d0a0d1702080623161007024d040c15">[email protected]</span></a>.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language,
etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and
TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on March 21, 2022.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2022-06262 Filed 3-23-22; 8:45 am]
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