Department of Agriculture
U.S. Codex Office
AGENCY:
U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on June 22, 2026. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. position to be discussed at the 49th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), which will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, from July 6 to July 10, 2026. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested U.S. parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 49th Session of the CAC and to address items on the agenda.
DATES:
The public meeting is scheduled for June 22, 2026, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES:
The public meeting will take place via video teleconference only. Documents related to the 49th Session of the CAC will be accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CAC&session=49. Mr. Kenneth Lowery, the U.S. Delegate to the 49th Session of the CAC, invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: Ken.Lowery@usda.gov and uscodex@uda.gov. Comments should state that they relate to the activities of the 49th Session of the CAC.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting at the following link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/Qpgxn2RER2iN-KYDN5BHeg. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For further information about the 49th Session of the CAC, contact the U.S. Delegate, Mr. Kenneth Lowery, Senior International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, by email at: Ken.Lowery@usda.gov. For additional information regarding the public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex Office by email at: uscodex@usda.gov.