98-29640. Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committees on Methods of Analysis and Sampling, and Natural Mineral Waters  

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    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
    
    Food Safety and Inspection Service
    [Docket No. 98-058N]
    
    
    Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committees on 
    Methods of Analysis and Sampling, and Natural Mineral Waters
    
    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; and 
    the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and 
    Human Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on November 10, 1998, 
    to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items that 
    will be discussed at the following upcoming committee meetings:
         Twenty-Second Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of 
    Analysis and Sampling, Budapest, Hungary, November 21-27, 1998.
         Sixth Session of the Codex Committee on Natural Mineral 
    Waters, Bern, Switzerland, November 19-21, 1998.
    
    DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, 1998, 
    from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
    
    ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 1409, Department of 
    Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration Building, 200 C 
    Street, SW, Washington, DC.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Clerkin, Associate 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.
    
    Issues to be Discussed at the Public Meeting
    
        The U.S. Delegate for the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis 
    and Sampling will provide information and receive public comments on 
    the following subjects at the public meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 
    a.m.:
    
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            Agenda item/subject matter                  Doc. Ref. No.
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    1. Methods of Sampling
        (a) Proposed Draft General Guidelines   CX/MAS 98/3.
         on Sampling at Step 4.
        (b) Draft Revised Recommended Methods   CX/MAS 98/4.
         of Sampling for the Determination of
         Pesticide Residues for Compliance
         with MRLs.
    2. Criteria for Evaluating Acceptable       CX/MAS 98/5.
     Methods of Analysis for Codex Purposes.
    3. Harmonization of Reporting of Test
     Results Corrected for Recovery Factors.
        Progress Report on Development of       CX/MAS 98/6.
         Harmonized Guidelines for the Use of
         Recovery Factors in Analytical
         Measurement.
    4. Harmonization of Analytical Terminology
     in Accordance with International
     Standards.
        Report of Inter-Agency Meeting on       Conference Room Document
         ``Limits''.                             (CRD) 1.
    5. Measurement Uncertainty................  CX/MAS 98/7.
    6. In-House Method Validation.............  CX/MAS 98/8.
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        The U.S. Delegate for the Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters 
    will provide information and receive public comments on the following 
    subject at the public meeting as soon as the earlier discussion ends or 
    from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.:
    
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               Agenda item/subject matter                 Doc. Ref. No.
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    1. Consideration of Proposed Draft General       CX/NMW 98/2.
     Standard for Bottled/Packaged Waters Other
     Than Natural Mineral Waters at Step 4.
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    Patrick J. Clerkin,
    Associate U.S. Manager for Codex.
    [FR Doc. 98-29640 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
11/05/1998
Department:
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
98-29640
Dates:
The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Pages:
59760-59760 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. 98-058N
PDF File:
98-29640.pdf