82 FR 40540 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)

Page Range		40540-40541
FR Document		2017-18084

The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring a public meeting on October 11, 2017. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 49th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will take place in Chicago, Illinois, November 13-17, 2017. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 49th Session of the CCFH and to address items on the agenda.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. FSIS-2017-0035]


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Food Hygiene

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration 
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are 
sponsoring a public meeting on October 11, 2017. The objective of the 
public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on 
agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed 
at the 49th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of 
the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will take place in 
Chicago, Illinois, November 13-17, 2017. The Deputy Under Secretary for 
Food Safety and the FDA recognize the importance of providing 
interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on 
the 49th Session of the CCFH and to address items on the agenda.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 
from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the USDA, Jamie L. 
Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 107-A, Washington, 
DC 20250.
    Documents related to the 49th Session of the CCFH will be 
accessible via the Internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
    Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 49th Session of the CCFH, invites 
U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the 
following email address: [email protected].

Call-in-Number

    If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 49th 
Session of the CCFH by conference call, please use the call-in-number 
listed.
    Call-in-Number: 1-888-844-9904.
    Participant Code: 5126092.

Registration

    Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing 
[email protected] by October 9, 2017. Early registration is 
encouraged as it will expedite entry into the building. The meeting 
will take place in a Federal building. Attendees should bring photo 
identification and plan for adequate time to pass through security 
screening systems. Persons who are not able to attend the meeting in 
person, but wish to participate may do so by phone.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 49TH SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT:  
Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5100 
Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-300, Room 3B-014, College Park, MD 20740-
3835, Telephone: (240) 402-2166, Fax: (202) 436-2632, Email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT:  Barbara 
McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, 
Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 690-4719, Fax: (202) 720-3157, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Codex 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, the Codex 
seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices are 
used in the food trade.
    The CCFH is responsible for:
    (a) Drafting basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all 
food;
    (b) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on 
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex 
commodity standards;
    (c) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on 
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex 
codes of practice unless, in specific cases, the Commission has decided 
otherwise;
    (d) Drafting 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) Considering specific hygiene problems assigned to it by the 
Commission;
    (f) Suggesting and prioritizing topics on which there is a need for 
microbiological risk assessment at the international level and 
developing questions to be addressed by the risk assessors; and
    (g) Considering microbiological risk management matters in relation 
to food hygiene, including food irradiation, and in relation to the 
risk assessment of FAO and WHO.
    The CCFH is hosted by the United States.

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting

    The following items on the Agenda for the 49th Session of the CCFH 
will be discussed during the public meeting:
     Matters referred by Codex or other Codex Subsidiary Bodies 
to the Food Hygiene Committee.
     Matters arising from the work of the FAO, WHO, and other 
International Intergovernmental Organizations:
    (a) Progress report on the Joint FAO/WHO expert meetings on 
Microbiological Risk Assessment and related matters.
    (b) Information from the World Organisation for Animal Health.
     Proposed draft revision of the General Principles of Food 
Hygiene(CAC/RCP 1-1969) and its HACCP Annex at Step 4.
     Proposed draft Guidance for histamine control in the Code 
of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (CAC/RCP 52-2003) at Step 4.
     Discussion paper on future work on Shiga toxin-producing 
Escherichia coli (STEC).
     Other Business and Future Work:
    (a) New Work/Forward Workplan (Proposals in reply to CL 2017/68-
FH).
    Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed, 
or to be distributed, by the Secretariat before the meeting. Members of 
the public may access or request copies of these documents (see 
ADDRESSES).

Public Meeting

    At the October 11, 2017, 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 the U.S. Delegate for 
the 49th Session of the CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES). Written 
comments should state that they relate to the activities of the 49th 
Session of the CCFH.

Additional Public Notification

    Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy 
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal 
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 publication on-line through the FSIS Web page located at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
    FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through 
the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information 
regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register 
notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that 
could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and 
stakeholders. The Update is available on the FSIS Web page. Through the 
Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more 
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription 
service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food 
safety news and information. This service is available at:http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export 
information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or 
delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password 
protect their accounts.

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

    No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds 
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, 
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to 
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or 
activity conducted by the USDA.

How To File a Complaint of Discrimination

    To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program 
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, 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: [email protected].
    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 August 22, 2017.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE October 9, 2017. Early registration is microbiological risk assessment at the
encouraged as it will expedite entry into international level and developing
Food Safety and Inspection Service the building. The meeting will take questions to be addressed by the risk
[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0035] place in a Federal building. Attendees assessors; and
should bring photo identification and (g) Considering microbiological risk
Codex Alimentarius Commission: plan for adequate time to pass through management matters in relation to food
Meeting of the Codex Committee on security screening systems. Persons who hygiene, including food irradiation, and
Food Hygiene are not able to attend the meeting in in relation to the risk assessment of FAO
person, but wish to participate may do and WHO.
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under so by phone. The CCFH is hosted by the United
Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. States.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 49TH SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT:
request for comments. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Meeting
SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug The following items on the Agenda
Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. for the 49th Session of the CCFH will be
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, HFS–300, Room 3B–014, discussed during the public meeting:
the Food and Drug Administration • Matters referred by Codex or other
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and College Park, MD 20740–3835,
Telephone: (240) 402–2166, Fax: (202) Codex Subsidiary Bodies to the Food
Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring Hygiene Committee.
436–2632, Email: Jenny.Scott@
a public meeting on October 11, 2017. • Matters arising from the work of the
The objective of the public meeting is to fda.hhs.gov.
FAO, WHO, and other International
provide information and receive public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE Intergovernmental Organizations:
comments on agenda items and draft PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Barbara (a) Progress report on the Joint FAO/
United States (U.S.) positions to be McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 WHO expert meetings on
discussed at the 49th Session of the Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, Microbiological Risk Assessment and
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: related matters.
(CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius (202) 690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157, (b) Information from the World
Commission (Codex), which will take Email: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov. Organisation for Animal Health.
place in Chicago, Illinois, November 13– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Proposed draft revision of the
17, 2017. The Deputy Under Secretary General Principles of Food
Background
for Food Safety and the FDA recognize Hygiene(CAC/RCP 1–1969) and its
the importance of providing interested Codex was established in 1963 by two HACCP Annex at Step 4.
parties the opportunity to obtain United Nations organizations, the Food • Proposed draft Guidance for
background information on the 49th and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and histamine control in the Code of
Session of the CCFH and to address the World Health Organization (WHO). Practice for Fish and Fishery Products
items on the agenda. Through adoption of food standards, (CAC/RCP 52–2003) at Step 4.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled codes of practice, and other guidelines • Discussion paper on future work on
for Wednesday, October 11, 2017, from developed by its committees, and by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. promoting their adoption and (STEC).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
implementation by governments, the • Other Business and Future Work:
take place at the USDA, Jamie L. Codex seeks to protect the health of (a) New Work/Forward Workplan
Whitten Building, 1400 Independence consumers and ensure fair practices are (Proposals in reply to CL 2017/68–FH).
Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington, used in the food trade. Each issue listed will be fully
DC 20250. The CCFH is responsible for: described in documents distributed, or
Documents related to the 49th Session (a) Drafting basic provisions on food to be distributed, by the Secretariat
of the CCFH will be accessible via the hygiene applicable to all food; before the meeting. Members of the
Internet at the following address: http:// (b) Considering, amending if public may access or request copies of
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings- necessary, and endorsing provisions on these documents (see ADDRESSES).
reports/en/. hygiene prepared by Codex commodity
committees and contained in Codex Public Meeting
Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 49th
Session of the CCFH, invites U.S. commodity standards; At the October 11, 2017, public
interested parties to submit their (c) Considering, amending if meeting, draft U.S. positions on the
comments electronically to the necessary, and endorsing provisions on agenda items will be described and
following email address: Jenny.Scott@ hygiene prepared by Codex commodity discussed, and attendees will have the
fda.hhs.gov. committees and contained in Codex opportunity to pose questions and offer
codes of practice unless, in specific comments. Written comments may be
Call-in-Number cases, the Commission has decided offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S.
If you wish to participate in the otherwise; Delegate for the 49th Session of the
public meeting for the 49th Session of (d) Drafting provisions on hygiene CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES).
the CCFH by conference call, please use applicable to specific food items or food Written comments should state that they
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the call-in-number listed. groups, whether coming within the relate to the activities of the 49th
Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904. terms of reference of a Codex Session of the CCFH.
Participant Code: 5126092. commodity committee or not;
(e) Considering specific hygiene Additional Public Notification
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Attendees may register to attend the Commission; rulemaking and policy development is
public meeting by emailing (f) Suggesting and prioritizing topics important. Consequently, FSIS will
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Action		Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
Dates		The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, 2017, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
FR Citation		82 FR 40540

82 FR 40540 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service