Notice2023-28533
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
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December 27, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentU.S. Codex Office
Abstract
The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on February 5, 2024. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 54th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). CCFH54 will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from March 11-March 15, 2024. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 54th Session of the CCFH and to address items on the agenda.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89362-89363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28533]
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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
February 5, 2024. The objective of the public meeting is to provide
information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S.
positions to be discussed at the 54th Session of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). CCFH54
will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from March 11-March 15, 2024. The U.S.
Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Under Secretary for Trade and
Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on
the 54th Session of the CCFH and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for February 5, 2024, from 2:00-
4:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference
only. Documents related to the 54th 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=54">https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCFH&session=54</a>.
Dr. Benjamin Warren, U.S. Delegate to the 54th Session of the CCFH,
invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically
to the following email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4022252e2a212d292e6e37213232252e002624216e2828336e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85e7e0ebefe4e8ecebabf2e4f7f7e0ebc5e3e1e4abededf6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting
here: <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-6qqzMuH510Gf6uXw7xtk9Jq-9tGis#/registration">https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-6qqzMuH510Gf6uXw7xtk9Jq-9tGis#/registration</a>. After registering, you
will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining
the meeting.
For further information about the 54th Session of the CCFH, contact
U.S. Delegate, Dr. Benjamin Warren, Senior Science Advisor for Food
Safety, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e68483888c878b8f88c8918794948388a6808287c88e8e95c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddbfb8b3b7bcb0b4b3f3aabcafafb8b39dbbb9bcf3b5b5aef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>, 1-240-645-7004. For an additional
information regarding the public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex Office
by email at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dca9afbfb3b8b9a49ca9afb8bdf2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9feaecfcf0fbfae7dfeaecfbfeb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission 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 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.
(h) (The term ``hygiene'' includes, where necessary,
microbiological specifications for food and associated methodology.)
The CCFH is hosted by the United States, and the 54th Session of
the CCFH will be co-hosted with Kenya.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items from the forthcoming Agenda for the 54th
Session of the CCFH 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 arising from the work of FAO and WHO (including the
FAO/WHO Joint Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessments
(JEMRA)
<bullet> Information from the World Organization for Animal Health
(WOAH)
<bullet> Guidelines for the Control of Shiga Toxin-Producing
Escherichia coli (STEC) in Raw Beef, Fresh Leafy Vegetables, Raw Milk
and Raw Milk Cheeses, and Sprouts
[cir] Proposed draft Annex II on Fresh Leafy Vegetables at Step 4
[cir] Proposed draft Annex IV on Sprouts at Step 4
<bullet> Guidelines for the Safe Use and Reuse of Water in Food
Production (Annex II on Fishery Products at Step 4 and Annex III on
Dairy Products at Step 4
<bullet> Proposed draft revision on the Guidelines on the
Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of
Pathogenic Vibrio Species in Seafood (CXG 73-2010) at Step 4
<bullet> Proposed draft Guidelines for Food Hygiene Control
Measures in Traditional Markets for Food at Step 4
<bullet> Alignment of Codex texts developed by CCFH with the revised
General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969)
<bullet> Revision of the Guidelines on the Application of General
Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Viruses in Food (CXG 79-
2012)
<bullet> Discussion paper on the Revision of Guidelines for the Control
of Campylobacter and Salmonella in Chicken Meat (CXG 78-2011)
<bullet> Discussion paper on the revision of Guidelines on the
Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of
Listeria monocytogenes in Foods (CXG 61-2007)
<bullet> Other business and future work
[cir] New work/Forward workplan (Proposals in reply to CL 2023/30-
FH)
Public Meeting
At the February 5, 2024, 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. Benjamin Warren,
U.S. Delegate to the 54th Session of the CCFH, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfdddad1d5ded2d6d191c8decdcddad1ffd9dbde91d7d7cc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0260676c68636f6b6c2c75637070676c426466632c6a6a712c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 54th 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
Codex 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 subscriptions
themselves and have the option to password protect their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
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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,
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discrimination any person in the United States under any program or
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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/oascr/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer">https://www.usda.gov/oascr/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer</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#f080829f9782919dde999e84919b95b085839491de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5222203d3520333f7c3b3c2633393712272136337c353d24">[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 21, 2023.
Julie Chao,
Deputy U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2023-28533 Filed 12-26-23; 8:45 am]
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