82 FR 40541 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)
| Page Range | 40541-40542 | |
| FR Document | 2017-18083 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 40541-40542] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18083] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2017-0036] Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are sponsoring a public meeting on September 13, 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 44th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will take place in Asuncion, Paraguay, October 16-20, 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 44th Session of the CCFL and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 13, 2017, from 12:00 noon-4:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the FDA, Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, Center for Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, Room 1A-003, College Park, MD 20740. Documents related to the 44th Session of the CCFL will be accessible via the Internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/. Felicia Billingslea, U.S. Delegate to the 44th Session of the CCFL, 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 44th Session of the CCFL by conference call, please use the call-in-number listed: Call-in-Number: 1-855-828-1770. Meeting ID: 741955932. Meeting Password: 01134. Registration Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing [email protected] by September 7, 2017. The meeting will take place in a Federal building. Early registration is encouraged as it will expedite entry into the building and parking area. Attendees should bring photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through security screening systems. If you require parking, please include the vehicle make and tag number when you register. 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 44TH SESSION OF THE CCFL CONTACT: Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, CFSAN/FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS-800), College Park, MD 20740, 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, Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade. The CCFL is responsible for: (a) Drafting provisions on labeling applicable to all foods; (b) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing draft specific provisions on labeling prepared by other Codex Committees that draft standards, codes of practice, and guidelines; (c) Studying specific labeling problems assigned to it by the Commission; and (d) Studying problems associated with the advertisement of food with particular reference to claims and misleading descriptions. The Committee is hosted by Canada. [[Page 40542]] Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the Agenda for the 44th Session of the CCFL will be discussed during the public meeting:Matters referred to the Committee by Codex and other Codex Subsidiary Bodies; Matters outstanding from CCFL43: use of terms flavour and flavourings in labelling; Matters of interest from FAO and WHO; Consideration of labelling provisions in draft Codex standards; Date marking (Draft Revision of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods); Proposed draft Guidance for the Labelling of non-retail containers; Front of pack labeling (discussion paper); Consumer preference claims (discussion paper) Other Business and Future Work. 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 September 13, 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 Felicia Billingslea for the 44th Session of the CCFL (see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate to the activities of the 44th Session of the CCFL. Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal Register 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. [FR Doc. 2017-18083 Filed 8-24-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P
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publication on-line through the FSIS Done at Washington, DC, on August 22, the CCFL by conference call, please use
Web page located at: http:// 2017. the call-in-number listed:
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. Mary Frances Lowe, Call-in-Number: 1–855–828–1770.
FSIS also will make copies of this U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. Meeting ID: 741955932.
publication available through the FSIS [FR Doc. 2017–18084 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] Meeting Password: 01134.
Constituent Update, which is used to BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P Registration
provide information regarding FSIS
Attendees may register to attend the
policies, procedures, regulations,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE public meeting by emailing
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
barbara.mcniff@fsis.usda.gov by
meetings, and other types of information
Food Safety and Inspection Service September 7, 2017. The meeting will
that could affect or would be of interest
take place in a Federal building. Early
to our constituents and stakeholders. [Docket No. FSIS–2017–0036] registration is encouraged as it will
The Update is available on the FSIS
expedite entry into the building and
Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS Codex Alimentarius Commission: parking area. Attendees should bring
is able to provide information to a much Meeting of the Codex Committee on photo identification and plan for
broader, more diverse audience. In Food Labeling adequate time to pass through security
addition, FSIS offers an email
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under screening systems. If you require
subscription service which provides
Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. parking, please include the vehicle
automatic and customized access to
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and make and tag number when you register.
selected food safety news and
request for comments. Persons who are not able to attend the
information. This service is available
meeting in person, but wish to
at:http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.
SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy participate may do so by phone.
Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
notices. Customers can add or delete Department of Agriculture (USDA), and 44TH SESSION OF THE CCFL CONTACT:
subscriptions themselves, and have the the Food and Drug Administration Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and
option to password protect their (FDA), are sponsoring a public meeting Dietary Supplements, CFSAN/FDA,
accounts. on September 13, 2017. The objective of 5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS–800),
the public meeting is to provide College Park, MD 20740, Email: ccfl@
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement information and receive public fda.hhs.gov.
comments on agenda items and draft FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
No agency, officer, or employee of the United States (U.S.) positions to be
USDA shall, on the grounds of race, PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Barbara
discussed at the 44th Session of the McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
color, national origin, religion, sex, Codex Committee on Food Labeling
gender identity, sexual orientation, Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
(CCFL) of the Codex Alimentarius Washington, DC 20250, Telephone:
disability, age, marital status, family/ Commission (Codex), which will take
parental status, income derived from a (202) 690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157,
place in Asuncion, Paraguay, October Email: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.
public assistance program, or political 16–20, 2017. The Deputy Under
beliefs, exclude from participation in, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA
deny the benefits of, or subject to recognize the importance of providing Background
discrimination any person in the United interested parties the opportunity to
States under any program or activity Codex was established in 1963 by two
obtain background information on the United Nations organizations, the Food
conducted by the USDA. 44th Session of the CCFL and to address and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
How To File a Complaint of items on the agenda. the World Health Organization (WHO).
Discrimination DATES: The public meeting is scheduled Through adoption of food standards,
for Wednesday, September 13, 2017, codes of practice, and other guidelines
To file a complaint of discrimination, from 12:00 noon–4:00 p.m.
complete the USDA Program developed by its committees, and by
Discrimination Complaint Form, which ADDRESSES: The public meeting will promoting their adoption and
may be accessed online at http:// take place at the FDA, Harvey W. Wiley implementation by governments, Codex
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ Federal Building, Center for Safety and seeks to protect the health of consumers
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), 5100 Paint and ensure fair practices in the food
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you Branch Parkway, Room 1A–003, College trade.
Park, MD 20740. The CCFL is responsible for:
or your authorized representative.
Documents related to the 44th Session (a) Drafting provisions on labeling
Send your completed complaint form of the CCFL will be accessible via the applicable to all foods;
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: Internet at the following address: http:// (b) Considering, amending if
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings- necessary, and endorsing draft specific
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 reports/en/. provisions on labeling prepared by other
Independence Avenue SW., Felicia Billingslea, U.S. Delegate to Codex Committees that draft standards,
Washington, DC 20250–9410 the 44th Session of the CCFL, invites codes of practice, and guidelines;
(c) Studying specific labeling
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Fax: (202) 690–7442 U.S. interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the problems assigned to it by the
Email: program.intake@usda.gov. following email address: ccfl@ Commission; and
Persons with disabilities who require fda.hhs.gov. (d) Studying problems associated with
alternative means for communication the advertisement of food with
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), Call-in-Number particular reference to claims and
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center If you wish to participate in the misleading descriptions. The Committee
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). public meeting for the 44th Session of is hosted by Canada.
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Issues To Be Discussed at the Public automatic and customized access to ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
Meeting selected food safety news and request for comments.
The following items on the Agenda information. This service is available at:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy
for the 44th Session of the CCFL will be Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
discussed during the public meeting: Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
• Matters referred to the Committee the Agricultural Marketing Service
by Codex and other Codex Subsidiary notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves, and have the (AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting
Bodies; on September 1, 2017. The objective of
• Matters outstanding from CCFL43: option to password protect their
accounts. the public meeting is to provide
use of terms flavour and flavourings in information and receive public
labelling; USDA Non-Discrimination Statement comments on agenda items and draft
• Matters of interest from FAO and United States (U.S.) positions to be
WHO; No agency, officer, or employee of the
discussed at the 20th Session of the
• Consideration of labelling USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and
provisions in draft Codex standards; color, national origin, religion, sex,
Vegetables (CCFFV) of the Codex
• Date marking (Draft Revision of the gender identity, sexual orientation,
Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
General Standard for the Labelling of disability, age, marital status, family/
which will take place in Kampala,
Prepackaged Foods); parental status, income derived from a
Uganda, October 2–6, 2017. The Deputy
• Proposed draft Guidance for the public assistance program, or political
Under Secretary for Food Safety and the
Labelling of non-retail containers; beliefs, exclude from participation in, AMS recognize the importance of
• Front of pack labeling (discussion deny the benefits of, or subject to providing interested parties the
paper); Consumer preference claims discrimination any person in the United opportunity to obtain background
(discussion paper) States under any program or activity information on the 20th Session of the
• Other Business and Future Work. conducted by the USDA. CCFFV and to address items on the
Each issue listed will be fully How To File a Complaint of agenda.
described in documents distributed, or Discrimination DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
to be distributed, by the Secretariat for Friday, September 1, 2017, from 1:00
before the meeting. Members of the To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program p.m.–4:00 p.m.
public may access or request copies of ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
these documents (see ADDRESSES). Discrimination Complaint Form, which
may be accessed online at http:// take place at the USDA, South Building,
Public Meeting www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 0752,
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ Washington, DC 20250.
At the September 13, 2017, public Documents related to the 20th Session
meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative. of the CCFFV will be accessible via the
agenda items will be described and Internet at the following address: http://
discussed, and attendees will have the Send your completed complaint form
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-
opportunity to pose questions and offer reports/en/.
comments. Written comments may be Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Dorian Lafond, the U.S. Delegate to
offered at the meeting or sent to Felicia Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
the 20th Session of the CCFFV, invites
Billingslea for the 44th Session of the Independence Avenue SW.,
U.S. interested parties to submit their
CCFL (see ADDRESSES). Written Washington, DC 20250–9410, Fax: (202)
comments electronically to the
comments should state that they relate 690–7442, Email: program.intake@
following email address: dorian.lafond@
to the activities of the 44th Session of usda.gov.
usda.gov.
the CCFL. Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication Call-in-Number
Additional Public Notification (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), If you wish to participate in the
Public awareness of all segments of should contact USDA’s TARGET Center public meeting for the 20th Session of
rulemaking and policy development is at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). the CCFFV by conference call, please
important. Consequently, FSIS will Done at Washington, DC on August 22, use the following call-in-number listed:
announce this Federal Register 2017. Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904.
publication on-line through the FSIS Mary Frances Lowe, Access Code: 5126092.
Web page located at: http:// U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. Registration
[FR Doc. 2017–18083 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] Attendees may register to attend the
FSIS also will make copies of this
BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P public meeting by emailing
publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to kenneth.lowery@fsis.usda.gov by August
provide information regarding FSIS 29, 2017. Early registration is
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE encouraged as it will expedite entry into
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public Food Safety and Inspection Service the building. The meeting will take
meetings, and other types of information place in a Federal building. Attendees
that could affect or would be of interest should bring photo identification and
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0037] plan for adequate time to pass through
to our constituents and stakeholders.
The Update is available on the FSIS Codex Alimentarius Commission: security screening systems. Persons who
Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS Meeting of the Codex Committee on are not able to attend the meeting in
is able to provide information to a much Fresh Fruits and Vegetables person, but who wish to participate,
broader, more diverse audience. In may do so by phone.
addition, FSIS offers an email AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
subscription service which provides Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. 20TH SESSION OF CCFFV CONTACT: Dorian
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