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[Federal Register: May 13, 1994]
VOL. 59, NO. 92
Friday, May 13, 1994
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for
Foods; Renewal
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. 94-]
This notice announces the renewal of the National Advisory
Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. The Committee is being
renewed in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), and was recommended by a 1985 report of the National Academy of
Sciences (NAS) Committee on Food Protection, Subcommittee on
Microbiological Criteria, ``An Evaluation of the Role of
Microbiological Criteria for Foods.''
USDA is charged with the enforcement of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (FMIA), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), and the Egg
Products Inspection Act (EPIA). Under these Acts, USDA is responsible
for the wholesomeness and safety of meat, poultry, egg products and
products thereof intended for human consumption. Similarly, the
Secretary of HHS is charged with the enforcement of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Under this Act, HHS is responsible for
ensuring the safety of human foods and animal feeds.
In order to continue to meet the responsibilities under the FMIA,
PPIA, EPIA, and the FFDCA, the National Advisory Committee of
Microbiological Criteria for Foods is being renewed. The Committee will
be tasked with advising and providing recommendations to the
Secretaries on the development of microbiological criteria by which the
safety and wholesomeness of food can be assessed, including criteria
for microorganisms that indicate whether foods have been processed
using good manufacturing processes.
Renewal of this Committee is necessary and in the public interest
because the development of a sound public policy in this area can best
be accomplished by a free and open exchange of information and ideas
among Federal, State, and local agencies; the industry; the scientific
community; and other interested parties. The complexity of the issues
to be addressed assures that more than one meeting will be required to
accomplish the Committee's tasks.
Members will be appointed by the Secretary of USDA after
consultation with the Secretary of HHS. Because of their interest in
the microbiological criteria for foods, advice on membership
appointments will be requested from the Department of Commerce's
National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Department of Defense's U.S.
Army Natick Research and Development Center. Nominations for membership
are based primarily on expertise in food science, microbiology, and
other relevant disciplines.
For additional information, please contact: Mr. Craig Fedchock,
Advisory Committee Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food
Safety and Inspection Service, Room 2151, South Agriculture Building,
14th and Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250.
Done at Washington, DC, on April 22, 1994.
Wardell Townsend, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-11640 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
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