82 FR 59576 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Additives
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 240 (December 15, 2017)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 240 (December 15, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-27096 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 59576-59577] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27096] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2017-0046] Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Additives 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), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are sponsoring a public meeting on February 13, 2018. 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 50th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Xiamen, Fujian, Province China, March 26-30, 2018. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties with the opportunity to obtain background information on the 50th Session of the CCFA and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 13, 2018, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5001 Campus Drive, Rooms 1A-001 and 1A-002, College Park, MD 20740. Documents related to the 50th Session of the CCFA will be accessible via the internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/. Paul Honigfort, U.S. Delegate to the 50th Session of the CCFA and the FDA invite U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: [email protected]. Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing [email protected] by February 9, 2018. Early registration is encouraged as it will expedite entry into the building and parking area. If you require parking, please include the vehicle make and tag number when you register. The meeting will be held in a Federal building. Attendees should bring photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through the security screening systems. Attendees who are not able to attend the meeting in person, but wish to participate, may do so by phone. Attendees who plan to participate by phone should request the call-in number and participant code when they register for the meeting. For Further Information About the 50th Session of the CCFA Contact: Paul Honigfort, Ph.D., Consumer Safety Officer, Division of Food Contact Notifications, Office of Food Additive Safety, FDA, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740, Telephone: (240) 402-1206, Fax: (301) 436-2965, Email: [email protected]. For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Daniel E. Folmer, Ph.D., Review Chemist, Division of Petition Review, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HFS-265, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740, Telephone: (240) 402-1269, Fax: (301) 436-2972, 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 that fair practices are used in trade. The CCFA establishes or endorses permitted maximum levels for individual food additives; prepares priority lists of food additives for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA); assigns functional classes and International Numbering System (INS) numbers to individual food additives; recommends specifications of identity and purity for food additives for adoption by Codex; considers methods of analysis for the determination of additives in food; and considers and elaborates standards or codes for related subjects, such as labeling of food additives when sold as such. The CCFA is hosted by China. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the agenda for the 50th Session of the CCFA will be discussed during the public meeting:Matters referred by the Codex and other subsidiary bodies; Matters of Interest arising from FAO/WHO and from the 84th Meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) Proposed draft specifications for identity and purity of food additives arising from the 84th JECFA meeting Endorsement and/or revision of maximum levels for food additives and processing aids in Codex Standards Alignment of the food additive provisions of commodity standards/Report of the EWG on Alignment; [[Page 59577]] General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA): Report of the EWG on the GSFA; General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA): Proposals for new and/or revision of food additive provisions Discussion paper on the use of nitrates and nitrites Discussion paper on the use of the terms ``unprocessed'' and ``plain'' in the GSFA Proposed draft revision to the International Numbering System (INS) for Food Additives Proposals for additions and changes to the Priority List of Substances Proposed for evaluation by JECFA Discussion paper on ``Future Strategies for CCFA'' Other Business and Future Work. Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed, or to be distributed, by the Codex Secretariat before the meeting. Members of the public may access these documents at http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings-reports. Public Meeting At the February 13, 2018 public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the agenda items will be described, 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 50th Session of the CCFA, Paul Honigfort, Ph.D. at the following address: [email protected]. Written comments should state that they relate to activities of the 50th Session of the CCFA. 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: December 12, 2017. Paulo Almeida, Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. 2017-27096 Filed 12-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTION: Notice of public meeting and Notifications, Office of Food Additive
request for comments. Safety, FDA, 5001 Campus Drive,
Agricultural Research Service College Park, MD 20740, Telephone:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy (240) 402–1206, Fax: (301) 436–2965,
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Email: Paul.Honigfort@fda.hhs.gov.
License Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
For Further Information About the
the Food and Drug Administration
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, Public Meeting Contact: Daniel E.
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
USDA. Folmer, Ph.D., Review Chemist,
Human Services are sponsoring a public
Division of Petition Review, Office of
ACTION: Notice of intent. meeting on February 13, 2018. The
Food Additive Safety, Center for Food
objective of the public meeting is to
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA,
provide information and receive public
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, HFS–265, 5001 Campus Drive, College
comments on agenda items and draft
Agricultural Research Service, intends Park, MD 20740, Telephone: (240) 402–
United States (U.S.) positions to be
to grant to Oregon State University of 1269, Fax: (301) 436–2972, Email:
discussed at the 50th Session of the
Corvallis, Oregon, an exclusive license daniel.folmer@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Food Additives
to the variety of blackberry described in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(CCFA) of the Codex Alimentarius
U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial No. Commission (Codex), taking place in Background
15/731,503, ‘‘BLACKBERRY PLANT Xiamen, Fujian, Province China, March
NAMED ‘ECLIPSE’,’’ filed on June 20, Codex was established in 1963 by two
26–30, 2018. The Deputy Under United Nations organizations, the Food
2017. Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
DATES: Comments must be received on recognize the importance of providing the World Health Organization (WHO).
or before January 16, 2018. interested parties with the opportunity
Through adoption of food standards,
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,
to obtain background information on the
codes of practice, and other guidelines
ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 50th Session of the CCFA and to address
developed by its committees, and by
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, items on the agenda.
promoting their adoption and
Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled implementation by governments, Codex
for Tuesday, February 13, 2018, from seeks to protect the health of consumers
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and ensure that fair practices are used
Brian T. Nakanishi of the Office of
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will in trade.
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville
address given above; telephone: 301– take place at the Food and Drug The CCFA establishes or endorses
504–5989. Administration (FDA), Harvey Wiley permitted maximum levels for
Federal Building, 5001 Campus Drive, individual food additives; prepares
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rooms 1A–001 and 1A–002, College
Federal Government’s patent rights in priority lists of food additives for risk
Park, MD 20740. assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO
this plant variety are assigned to the Documents related to the 50th Session
United States of America, as represented Expert Committee on Food Additives
of the CCFA will be accessible via the (JECFA); assigns functional classes and
by the Secretary of Agriculture. The internet at the following address: http://
prospective exclusive license will be International Numbering System (INS)
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings- numbers to individual food additives;
royalty-bearing and will comply with reports/en/.
the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. recommends specifications of identity
Paul Honigfort, U.S. Delegate to the and purity for food additives for
209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective 50th Session of the CCFA and the FDA
exclusive license may be granted unless, adoption by Codex; considers methods
invite U.S. interested parties to submit of analysis for the determination of
within thirty (30) days from the date of their comments electronically to the
this published Notice, the Agricultural additives in food; and considers and
following email address: ccfa@
Research Service receives written elaborates standards or codes for related
fda.hhs.gov.
evidence and argument which Registration: Attendees may register subjects, such as labeling of food
establishes that the grant of the license to attend the public meeting by emailing additives when sold as such. The CCFA
would not be consistent with the ccfa@fda.hhs.gov by February 9, 2018. is hosted by China.
requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 Early registration is encouraged as it Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
CFR 404.7. will expedite entry into the building Meeting
and parking area. If you require parking, The following items on the agenda for
Mojdeh Bahar,
please include the vehicle make and tag the 50th Session of the CCFA will be
Assistant Administrator. number when you register. The meeting
[FR Doc. 2017–27054 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am] discussed during the public meeting:
will be held in a Federal building. • Matters referred by the Codex and
BILLING CODE 3410–03–P Attendees should bring photo other subsidiary bodies;
identification and plan for adequate • Matters of Interest arising from
time to pass through the security FAO/WHO and from the 84th Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE screening systems. Attendees who are of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert
not able to attend the meeting in person, Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
but wish to participate, may do so by • Proposed draft specifications for
phone. Attendees who plan to
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identity and purity of food additives
participate by phone should request the arising from the 84th JECFA meeting
Codex Alimentarius Commission: call-in number and participant code • Endorsement and/or revision of
Meeting of the Codex Committee on when they register for the meeting. maximum levels for food additives and
Food Additives For Further Information About the 50th processing aids in Codex Standards
Session of the CCFA Contact: • Alignment of the food additive
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Paul Honigfort, Ph.D., Consumer provisions of commodity standards/
Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. Safety Officer, Division of Food Contact Report of the EWG on Alignment;
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• General Standard for Food selected food safety news and SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Additives (GSFA): Report of the EWG information. This service is available at: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
on the GSFA; http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. the Office of Management and Budget
• General Standard for Food Options range from recalls to export (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Additives (GSFA): Proposals for new information, regulations, directives, and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
and/or revision of food additive notices. Customers can add or delete its intention to renew an approved
provisions subscriptions themselves, and have the information collection regarding the
• Discussion paper on the use of option to password protect their regulatory requirements for marking,
nitrates and nitrites accounts. labeling, and packaging of meat,
• Discussion paper on the use of the poultry, and egg products and for
terms ‘‘unprocessed’’ and ‘‘plain’’ in the USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
establishments that produce
GSFA No agency, officer, or employee of the mechanically separated poultry. This
• Proposed draft revision to the USDA shall, on the grounds of race, approval covers the labeling approval
International Numbering System (INS) color, national origin, religion, sex, process whereby establishments are to
for Food Additives gender identity, sexual orientation, submit their labels to FSIS for approval
• Proposals for additions and changes disability, age, marital status, family/ or maintain files related to generic
to the Priority List of Substances parental status, income derived from a labeling. This collection also covers the
Proposed for evaluation by JECFA public assistance program, or political recordkeeping burden for packaging
• Discussion paper on ‘‘Future beliefs, exclude from participation in, material letters of guarantee for safety.
Strategies for CCFA’’ deny the benefits of, or subject to Lastly, this collection contains the
• Other Business and Future Work. discrimination any person in the United recordkeeping burden imposed on
Each issue listed will be fully States under any program or activity establishments that produce
described in documents distributed, or conducted by the USDA. mechanically separated poultry. There
to be distributed, by the Codex
How To File a Complaint of are no changes to the existing
Secretariat before the meeting. Members
Discrimination information collection.
of the public may access these
documents at http://www.fao.org/fao- DATES: Submit comments on or before
To file a complaint of discrimination,
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reports. Discrimination Complaint Form, which ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
Public Meeting may be accessed online at http:// persons to submit comments on this
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At the February 13, 2018 public docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ be submitted by one of the following
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