83 FR 47601 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 183 (September 20, 2018)

Page Range		47601-47603
FR Document		2018-20443

The U.S Codex Program is sponsoring a public meeting on Tuesday, November 6, 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 40th session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Berlin, Germany November 26-30, 2018. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Under Secretary, Office of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU and to address items on the agenda.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. Codex Office


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)

AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Program is sponsoring a public meeting on 
Tuesday, November 6, 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 40th 
session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special 
Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Berlin, 
Germany November 26-30, 2018. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius 
and the Under Secretary, Office of Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
Affairs, recognize the importance of providing interested parties the 
opportunity to obtain background information on the 40th Session of the 
CCNFSDU and to address items on the agenda.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2018 
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 
Wiley Building, Room 1A002, 55 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740.
    Documents related to the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU will be 
accessible via the internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en.
    Dr. Douglas Balentine, U.S. Delegate to the 40th Session of the 
CCNFSDU, 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 40th Session of the CCNFSDU by conference call, please use the 
call-in-number listed below:
    Call-In-Number: 1-877-465-7975--U.S. Toll Free.

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    The participant code will be posted on the web page below: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    About the 40th Session Of the CCNFSDU: Doug Balentine, Director, 
Office of Nutrition and Food Labelling, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive 
(HFS-830), College Park, MD 20740. Phone: +1 240 402 2373. Fax: +1 
(301) 436-2636. Email: [email protected].
    About the Public Meeting: Doreen Chen-Moulec, U.S. Codex Office, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, 
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-4063, Fax: (202) 720-3157, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Registration

    Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing 
[email protected] by October 24, 2018.
    Early registration is encouraged because 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 the security screening systems. Attendees who are not 
able to attend the meeting in person, but who wish to participate, may 
do so by phone, as discussed above.

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 CCNFSDU is responsible for:
    (a) Studying nutrition issues referred to it by the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission;
    (b) Drafting general provisions, as appropriate, on nutritional 
aspects of all foods and developing standards, guidelines, and related 
texts for foods for special dietary uses, in cooperation with other 
committees where necessary; and
    (c) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on 
nutritional aspects proposed for inclusion in Codex standards, 
guidelines, and related texts.
    The CCNFSDU is hosted by Germany. The U.S. attends CCNFSDU as a 
member country of Codex.

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting

    The following items on the Agenda for the 40th Session of the 
CCNFSDU will be discussed during the public meeting:

 Matters referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its 
subsidiary bodies
 Matters of Interest Arising from FAO and WHO:
    [cir] Review of the Standard for Follow-up Formula (CXS 156-1987)1
    [ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2018/62-NFSDU
    [cir] Review of the Standard for Follow-up Formula (CXS 156-1987)2
    [ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2018/63-NFSDU
    [cir] Proposed Draft Guideline for Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods
    [ssquf] Comments at in reply to CL 2018/64-NFSDU
    [cir] Proposed Draft Definition for Biofortification
    [ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2018/65-NFSDU
    [cir] Proposed Draft NRV-NCD for EPA and DHA long chain omega-3 
fatty acids
    [ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2018/66-NFSDU
    [cir] Proposed draft Claim for ``free'' of Trans Fatty Acids
    [ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2017/89/OCS-NFSDU
    [cir] Discussion paper of NRV-R for older infants and young 
children
    [cir] Discussion paper on mechanism/framework for considering the 
technological justification of food additives
    [cir] Discussion paper on harmonized probiotic guidelines for use 
in foods and dietary supplements
    [cir] Discussion paper on general guidelines to establish 
nutritional profiles
 Other Business and Future Work.
    Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed, 
or to be distributed by the Secretariat before the Committee meeting. 
Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents 
(see ADDRESSES).

Public Meeting

    At the Tuesday, November 6, 2018 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 
Douglas Balentine, U.S. Delegate for the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU 
(see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate to 
activities of the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU.

Additional Public Notification

    Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy 
development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will 
announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the FSIS web 
page located at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. The U.S. 
Codex Office also 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).


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    Done at Washington, DC, on September 14th, 2018.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station required to be imported in commercial Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, consignments and accompanied by a September 2018.
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. phytosanitary certificate issued by the Kevin Shea,
Supporting documents and any national plant protection organization Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
comments we receive on this docket (NPPO) of Peru with an additional Inspection Service.
may be viewed at http:// declaration stating that the consignment [FR Doc. 2018–20449 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am]
www.regulations.gov/ was produced in accordance with the BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0058 or systems approach outlined in the
in our reading room, which is located in regulations. These actions allow for the
Room 1141 of the USDA South importation of fresh peppers from Peru DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Building, 14th Street and Independence while continuing to provide protection
Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal against the introduction of plant pests U.S. Codex Office
reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 into the United States and the Codex Alimentarius Commission:
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Territories. Meeting of the Codex Committee on
holidays. To be sure someone is there to We are asking the Office of Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary
help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Management and Budget (OMB) to Uses (CCNFSDU)
before coming. approve our use of these information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For collection activities, as described, for an AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
information on the importation of fresh additional 3 years. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
peppers from Peru into the continental request for comments.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
United States and the Territories, comments from the public (as well as SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Program is
contact Ms. Claudia Ferguson, Senior affected agencies) concerning our sponsoring a public meeting on
Regulatory Policy Coordinator, PPQ, information collection. These comments Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, will help us: objective of the public meeting is to
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2532.
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of provide information and receive public
For more detailed information on the
information is necessary for the proper comments on agenda items and draft
information collection, contact Ms.
performance of the functions of the United States (U.S.) positions to be
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information discussed at the 40th session of the
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; Codex Committee on Nutrition and
2483. Foods for Special Dietary Uses
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (CCNFSDU) of the Codex Alimentarius
Title: Importation of Fresh Peppers estimate of the burden of the collection
Commission in Berlin, Germany
From Peru Into the Continental United of information, including the validity of
November 26–30, 2018. The U.S.
States and the Territories. the methodology and assumptions used;
Manager for Codex Alimentarius and
OMB Control Number: 0579–0434. (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and the Under Secretary, Office of Trade and
Type of Request: Revision to and clarity of the information to be Foreign Agricultural Affairs, recognize
extension of approval of an information collected; and the importance of providing interested
collection. (4) Minimize the burden of the parties the opportunity to obtain
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act collection of information on those who background information on the 40th
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes are to respond, through use, as Session of the CCNFSDU and to address
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict appropriate, of automated, electronic, items on the agenda.
the importation, entry, or interstate mechanical, and other collection DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
movement of plants, plant products, and technologies; e.g., permitting electronic for Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from
other articles to prevent the submission of responses. 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
introduction of plant pests into the ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
Estimate of burden: The public
United States or their dissemination take place at the Food and Drug
burden for this collection of information
within the United States. Regulations Administration (FDA) Center for Food
is estimated to average 1 hour per
authorized by the PPA concerning the Safety and Applied Nutrition, Wiley
response.
importation of fruits and vegetables into Building, Room 1A002, 55 Campus
the United States from certain parts of Respondents: Exporters, importers,
and the NPPO of Peru. Drive, College Park, MD 20740.
the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart— Documents related to the 40th Session
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– Estimated annual number of of the CCNFSDU will be accessible via
1 through 319.56–83). respondents: 15. the internet at the following address:
The regulations in § 319.56–73 allow Estimated annual number of http://www.codexalimentarius.org/
the importation of fresh peppers into the responses per respondent: 16. meetings-reports/en.
continental United States and the Dr. Douglas Balentine, U.S. Delegate
Estimated annual number of
Territories from Peru. As a condition of to the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU,
responses: 249.
entry, the peppers have to be produced invites U.S. interested parties to submit
in accordance with a systems approach Estimated total annual burden on their comments electronically to the
that includes requirements for respondents: 294 hours. (Due to following email address:
operational workplans, quality control averaging, the total annual burden hours douglas.balentine@fda.hhs.gov.
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programs, fruit fly trapping, pre-harvest may not equal the product of the annual Call-In-Number: If you wish to
production site inspections, production number of responses multiplied by the participate in the public meeting for the
site and packinghouse registration, reporting burden per response.) 40th Session of the CCNFSDU by
emergency action notifications, notices All responses to this notice will be conference call, please use the call-in-
of arrival for imports, and packinghouse summarized and included in the request number listed below:
procedures designed to exclude for OMB approval. All comments will Call-In-Number: 1–877–465–7975—
quarantine pests. The peppers are also also become a matter of public record. U.S. Toll Free.

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Done at Washington, DC, on September topics/international-affairs/us-codex- • Considering microbiological risk
14th, 2018. alimentarius/public-meetings. management matters in relation to food
Mary Lowe, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: hygiene and in relation to the FAO/
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. About the 50th Session Of The CCFH: WHO risk assessments.
[FR Doc. 2018–20443 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am] Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of The CCFH is hosted by the United
BILLING CODE P Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and States. The 50th Session will be co-
Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug hosted by Panama and will convene in
Administration, 5001 Campus Drive Panama City.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HFS–300, Room 3B–014. College Park,
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
MD 20740–3835 Phone: +1 (240) 402–
U.S. Codex Office Meeting
2166. Fax: +1 (301) 436–2632. Email:
Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov. The following items on the Agenda
Codex Alimentarius Commission: About the Public Meeting: Barbara for the 50th Session of the CCFH will be
Meeting of the Codex Committee on McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 discussed during the public meeting:
Food Hygiene (CCFH) Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, • Matters referred by the Codex
AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA. South Agriculture Building, Alimentarius Commission and its
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202) subsidiary bodies to the Food Hygiene
request for comments. 690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email: • Matters arising from the Work of FAO
Barbara.McNiff@osec.usda.gov. and WHO, including the Joint Expert
SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting on Microbiological Risk
sponsoring a public meeting on October Assessment (JEMRA)
Registration • Information from the World
9, 2018. The objective of the public
meeting is to provide information and Attendees may register to attend the Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
receive public comments on agenda public meeting by emailing • Proposed draft revision of the General
items and draft United States (U.S.) Barbara.McNiff@osec.useda.gov by Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1–
positions to be discussed at the 50th October 3, 2018. Early registration is 1969) and its HACCP Annex
session of the Codex Committee on encouraged because it will expedite Æ Comments in reply to CL 2018/69–
Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex entry into the building. The meeting FH
Alimentarius Commission in Panama will take place in a Federal building. • Revision to the Code of Practice for
City, Panama on November 12—16, Attendees should bring photo Fish and Fishery Products (CXC 52–
2018. The U.S. Manager for Codex identification and plan for adequate 2003): Placement for the guidance
Alimentarius and the Under Secretary, time to pass through the security on histamine control; amendments
Office of Trade and Foreign Agricultural screening systems. Attendees who are to other sections, and revisions to
Affairs, recognize the importance of not able to attend the meeting in person, the section on sampling,
providing interested parties the but who wish to participate, may do so examination and analyses related to
opportunity to obtain background by phone, as discussed above. histamine food safety
information on the 50th Session of the Æ Comments in reply to CL 2018/70–
Background FH
CCFH and to address items on the
agenda. Codex was established in 1963 by two • Proposed draft code of practice on
United Nations organizations, the Food food allergen management for food
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and business operators
for Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 1:00 the World Health Organization (WHO). Æ Comments in reply to CL 2018/71–
p.m. to 4 p.m. Through adoption of food standards, FH
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will codes of practice, and other guidelines • Proposed draft guidance for the
take place at the United States developed by its committees, and by management of (micro) biological
Department of Agriculture (USDA), promoting their adoption and foodborne crises/outbreaks
Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 implementation by governments, Codex Æ Comments in reply to CL 2018/72–
Independence Avenue SW, Room 107– seeks to protect the health of consumers FH
A, Washington, DC 20250. Documents and ensure fair practices in the food • Discussion paper on future on work
related to the 50th Session of the CCFH trade. on Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia
will be accessible via the internet at the The CCFH is responsible for: coli (STEC)
following address: http:// • Developing basic provisions on • Other business and Future Work
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings- food hygiene, applicable to all food or Æ Proposals in reply to CL 2018/35–
reports/en. to specific food types; FH)
Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 50th • Considering and amending or Each issue listed will be fully
Session of the CCFH, invites U.S. endorsing provisions on food hygiene described in documents distributed, or
interested parties to submit their contained in Codex commodity to be distributed by the Secretariat
comments electronically to the standards and codes of practice before the Committee meeting. Members
following email address: Jenny.Scott@ developed by Codex commodity of the public may access or request
fda.hhs.gov. committees; copies of these documents (see
Call-In-Number: If you wish to • Considering specific food hygiene ADDRESSES).
participate in the public meeting for the problems assigned to it by the
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Commission; Public Meeting
50th Session of the CCFH by conference
call, please use the call-in-number listed • Suggesting and prioritizing areas At the October 9 public meeting, draft
below: where there is a need for U.S. positions on the agenda items will
Call-In-Number: 1–888–844–9904. microbiological risk assessment at the be described and discussed, and
The participant code will be posted international level and developing attendees will have the opportunity to
on the web page below: http:// questions to be addressed by the risk pose questions and offer comments.
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/ assessors; and Written comments may be offered at the

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Dates		The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Contact		About the 40th Session Of the CCNFSDU: Doug Balentine, Director, Office of Nutrition and Food Labelling, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive (HFS-830), College Park, MD 20740. Phone: +1 240 402 2373. Fax: +1 (301) 436-2636. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 47601

83 FR 47601 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREU.S. Codex Office

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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