83 FR 47603 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office

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

Page Range		47603-47604
FR Document		2018-20442

The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on October 9, 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 Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Panama City, Panama on November 12--16, 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 50th Session of the CCFH and to address items on the agenda.

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

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. Codex Office


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Food Hygiene (CCFH)

AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on October 
9, 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 Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission 
in Panama City, Panama on November 12--16, 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 50th 
Session of the CCFH and to address items on the agenda.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 9, 2018 
from 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250. Documents 
related to the 50th 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 50th 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 50th Session of the CCFH by conference call, please use the 
call-in-number listed below:
    Call-In-Number: 1-888-844-9904.
    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 50th Session Of The CCFH: Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, 
Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive HFS-300, Room 3B-
014. College Park, MD 20740-3835 Phone: +1 (240) 402-2166. Fax: +1 
(301) 436-2632. Email: [email protected].
    About the Public Meeting: Barbara McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, 
Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202) 690-4719, Fax: (202) 720-3157, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Registration

    Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing 
[email protected] by October 3, 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 CCFH is responsible for:
     Developing basic provisions on food hygiene, applicable to 
all food or to specific food types;
     Considering and amending or endorsing provisions on food 
hygiene contained in Codex commodity standards and codes of practice 
developed by Codex commodity committees;
     Considering specific food hygiene problems assigned to it 
by the Commission;
     Suggesting and prioritizing areas where there is a need 
for microbiological risk assessment at the international level and 
developing questions to be addressed by the risk assessors; and
     Considering microbiological risk management matters in 
relation to food hygiene and in relation to the FAO/WHO risk 
assessments.
    The CCFH is hosted by the United States. The 50th Session will be 
co-hosted by Panama and will convene in Panama City.

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting

    The following items on the Agenda for the 50th Session of the CCFH 
will be discussed during the public meeting:

 Matters referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its 
subsidiary bodies to the Food Hygiene
 Matters arising from the Work of FAO and WHO, including the 
Joint Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA)
 Information from the World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE)
 Proposed draft revision of the General Principles of Food 
Hygiene (CXC 1-1969) and its HACCP Annex
    [cir] Comments in reply to CL 2018/69-FH
     Revision to the Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery 
Products (CXC 52-2003): Placement for the guidance on histamine 
control; amendments to other sections, and revisions to the section on 
sampling, examination and analyses related to histamine food safety
    [cir] Comments in reply to CL 2018/70-FH
     Proposed draft code of practice on food allergen 
management for food business operators
    [cir] Comments in reply to CL 2018/71-FH
     Proposed draft guidance for the management of (micro) 
biological foodborne crises/outbreaks
    [cir] Comments in reply to CL 2018/72-FH
 Discussion paper on future on work on Shiga toxin-producing 
Escherichia coli (STEC)
 Other business and Future Work
    [cir] Proposals in reply to CL 2018/35-FH)
    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 October 9 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

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meeting or sent to Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate for the 50th Session of 
the CCFH (see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they 
relate to activities of the 50th Session of the CCFH.

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).

    Done at Washington, DC, on September 15th, 2018.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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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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Action		Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
Dates		The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Contact		About the 50th Session Of The CCFH: Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive HFS-300, Room 3B- 014. College Park, MD 20740-3835 Phone: +1 (240) 402-2166. Fax: +1 (301) 436-2632. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 47603

83 FR 47603 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREU.S. Codex Office

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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office