[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54669-54670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27468]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 98-055N]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA); the Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA; Food
and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
and the National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Department of Commerce,
are sponsoring a public meeting on October 15, 1998, to provide
information and receive public comments on agenda items that will be
discussed at the Thirty-First Session of the Codex Committee on Food
Hygiene, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, October 26-30, 1998.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 1998,
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 5066-S, South
Agriculture Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Clerkin, U.S. Manager for
Codex, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room
4861, South Agriculture Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue,
SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Telephone: (202) 205-7760; Fax: (202)
720-3157.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) was established in 1962
by two United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture
Organization and the World Health Organization. Codex is the principal
international organization for encouraging fair international trade in
food and protecting the health and economic interests of consumers.
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 ensure that the
world's food supply is sound, wholesome, free from adulteration and
correctly labeled.
The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene was established to draft basic
provisions on food hygiene for all foods. The Government of the United
States hosts this Committee and chairs the Committee meetings.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following specific issues will be discussed during the public
meeting:
1. Report by the Secretariat on Matters CX/FH 98/2
Referred by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission and/or Other Codex Committees
to the Food Hygiene Committee, including
the Proposed Draft Amendment to Section
6.12 of the General Principles of Food
Hygiene at Step 4.
2. Proposed Draft Principles and Guidelines CX/FH 98/3
for the Conduct of Microbiological Risk
Assessment at Step 7.
3. Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for CX/FH 98/4
Bottled (Packaged) Drinking Waters (Other
than Natural Mineral Water) at Step 7.
4. Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice CX/FH 98/5
for Milk and Milk Products.
--Government Comments at Step 3........ CX/FH 98/5-Add. 1
5. Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice CX/FH 98/6
for the Transport of Foodstuffs in Bulk
and Semi-Packed Foodstuffs.
--Government Comments at Step 3........ CX/FH 98/6-Add. 1
6. Discussion Paper on the Proposed Draft CX/FH 98/7
Code of Hygienic Practice for Primary
Production, Harvesting and Packaging of
Fresh Product.
7. Discussion Paper on the Proposed Draft CX/FH 98/8
Code of Hygienic Practice for Pre-Cut
Fruits and Vegetables.
8. Discussion Paper on Proposed Draft CX/FH 98/9
Guidelines for Hygienic Recycling of
Processing Water in Food Plants.
9. Discussion Paper on Recommendations for CX/FH 98/10
the Management of Microbiological Hazards
for Foods in International Trade.
10. Implications for Broader Application of CX/FH 98/11
the HACCP System.
11. Discussion Paper on the Development of CX/FH 98/12
Risk-Based Guidance for the Use of HACCP-
like Systems in Small Businesses, with
Special Reference to Developing Countries.
12. The Implications of Regional CX/FH 98/13
Differences in the Prevalence of Foodborne
Pathogens in the Management of
Microbiological Hazards for Foods in
International Trade.
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Ellen Y. Matten,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex, FSIS.
[FR Doc. 98-27468 Filed 10-8-98; 10:47 am]
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