Notice2025-05088
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
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Published
March 26, 2025
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Agriculture DepartmentU.S. Codex Office
Abstract
The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on May 29, 2025. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items to be discussed at the 18th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF18) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). CCCF18 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 23-27, 2025. 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 18th Session of the CCCF and to address items on the agenda.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13728-13729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05088]
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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, U.S. Department of Agriculture (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 May
29, 2025. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information
and receive public comments on agenda items to be discussed at the 18th
Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF18) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). CCCF18 will be held in Bangkok,
Thailand, from June 23-27, 2025. 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 18th Session of the
CCCF and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for May 29, 2025, from 1-4 p.m.
ET.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference
only. Documents related to the 18th 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=18">https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCCF&session=18</a>.
Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. Delegate to the 18th Session of the
CCCF, invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following email address: Quynh-Anh Nguyen, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#19686c6077713478777137777e6c607c77597f7d783771716a377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1263676b7c7a3f737c7a3c7c75676b777c527476733c7a7a613c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments should state that they relate to
activities of the 18th Session of the CCCF.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting
at the following link: <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/OWbV16_zQPWdyBTZAoFFcA">https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/OWbV16_zQPWdyBTZAoFFcA</a>. After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For further information about the 18th Session of the CCCF, contact
U.S. Delegate, Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, Acting Director, Division of
Chemical Contaminants, Office of Post Market Assessment, Office of Food
Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation, Human Foods
Program, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#adc1ccd8dfc8c383dfc2cfc4c3edcbc9cc83c5c5de83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c101d090e1912520e131e15123c1a181d5214140f521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>. For additional information regarding the
public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex Office by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe8b8d9d919a9b86be8b8d9a9fd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c393f2f232829340c393f282d622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission was established in 1963. Through
adoption of food standards, codes of
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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 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 Netherlands hosts the CCCF and is co-hosting the 18th Session
of the CCCF with Thailand. 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 agenda for the 18th 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 the Joint Expert Committee on
Food Additives
<bullet> Matters of interest arising from other international
organizations
<bullet> Maximum levels for lead in certain food categories
<bullet> Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of cadmium
contamination in foods
<bullet> Sampling plans for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in
certain spices
<bullet> Maximum level and associated sampling plan for total
aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts
<bullet> Revision of the Code of practice for the prevention and
reduction of aflatoxin contamination in peanuts (CXC 55-2004)
<bullet> Review of the Code of practice for weed control to prevent and
reduce pyrrolizidine alkaloid contamination in food and feed (CXC 74-
2014)
<bullet> Guidance on sampling and analysis performance characteristics
for the collection of data for submission to the GEMS/Food database
<bullet> Review of the Code of practice for the reduction of acrylamide
in foods (CXC 67-2009)
<bullet> Review of the Code of practice for the reduction of aflatoxin
B1 in raw materials and supplemental feeding stuffs for milk-producing
animals (CXC 45-1997)
<bullet> Development of a Code of practice for the prevention and
reduction of tropane alkaloids in food and feed
<bullet> Guidance on data analysis for the development of maximum
levels and for improved data collection
<bullet> Review of numeric performance criteria for methods of analysis
for total aflatoxins utilizing the sum of components concept in
relevant sampling plans
<bullet> Application of maximum levels to multi-ingredient products
<bullet> Analysis of occurrence data of lead in spice mixtures
<bullet> Analysis of occurrence data of aflatoxins in cereals
<bullet> Review of Codex standards for contaminants
<bullet> Follow-up work on the outcomes of JECFA evaluations and expert
consultations
<bullet> Priority list of contaminants for evaluation by JECFA
<bullet> Other business
Public Meeting
At the May 29, 2025, public meeting, agenda items will be described
and attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and offer
comments. Written comments may be offered at the meeting or sent to
Quynh-Anh Nguyen at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93e2e6eafdfbbef2fdfbbdfdf4e6eaf6fdd3f5f7f2bdfbfbe0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1362666a7d7b3e727d7b3d7d74666a767d537577723d7b7b603d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments
should state that they relate to activities of the 18th 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
Codex web page located at: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/codex">http://www.usda.gov/codex</a>.
Done at Washington, DC, on March 20, 2025.
Julie Chao,
Deputy U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2025-05088 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
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