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endorsed] by the Codex Committee on

Food Hygiene.’’

Weights and Measures

This section should include all

provisions, other than labelling

provisions, relating to weights and

measures, e.g. where appropriate, fill of

container, weight, measure or count of

units determined by an appropriate

method of sampling and analysis.

Weights and measures should be

expressed in S.I. units. In the case of

standards which include provisions for

the sale of products in standardized

amounts, e.g. multiples of 100 grams,

S.I. units should be used, but this would

not preclude additional statements in

the standards of these standardized

amounts in approximately similar

amounts in other systems of weights

and measures.

Labelling

This section should include all the

labelling provisions contained in the

standard and should be prepared in

accordance with the guidance given on

page 92 of the Codex Procedural

Manual. Provisions should be included

by reference to the General Standard for

the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods. The

section may also contain provisions

which are exemptions from, additions

to, or which are necessary for the

interpretation of the General Standard

in respect of the product concerned

provided that these can be justified

fully. The following statement should

also appear:

‘‘The following provisions in respect

of the labelling of this product are

subject to endorsement [have been

endorsed] by the Codex Committee on

Food Labelling.’’

Methods of Anaylsis and Sampling

This section should include, either

specifically or by reference, all methods

of analysis and sampling considered

necessary and should be prepared in

accordance with the guidance given on

page 95 of the Codex Procedural

Manual. If two or more methods have

been proved to be equivalent by the

Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and Sampling, these could be

regarded as alternative and included in

this section either specifically or by

reference. The following statement

should also appear:

‘‘The methods of analysis and

sampling described hereunder are to be

endorsed [have been endorsed] by the

Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and Sampling.’’

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 00–013N]

In-Distribution Inspection Activities

and Initiatives; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing

a public meeting on June 9, 2000, to

discuss its strategy for addressing the

safety of meat and poultry products

during distribution and to provide an

overview and update on the indistribution (ID) Inspection Project. The

broader implications of ID activities in

the Agency’s projected inspection

system will also be discussed.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

9, 2000, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Washington Plaza Hotel in

Washington, DC, 10 Thomas Circle NW.

(at Massachusetts Avenue and 14th

Street), Washington, DC 20005, (202)

842–1300.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

register for the meeting, contact Ms. Ida

Gambrell of the FSIS Planning Staff by

telephone (202) 501–7260, FAX (202)

501–7615, or e-mail:

ida.gambrell@usda.gov. Attendees who

require a sign language interpreter or

other special accommodations should

contact Ms. Gambrell at the above

numbers by June 2, 2000. For technical

information contact Ms. Mary Cutshall

by telephone (202) 720–3219, FAX (202)

690–0824, or e-mail:

mary.cutshall@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of

the implementation of the Agency’s

Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis

and Critical Control Point (HACCP)

Systems final rule, published July 25,

1996 (61 FR 38806), the Agency is

committed to developing strategies that

address food safety hazards throughout

the farm-to-table continuum.

Under the Federal Meat Inspection

Act (FMIA) and the Poultry Products

Inspection Act (PPIA), FSIS has the

authority and responsibility to regulate

not only the slaughter and processing

but also the transportation, storage, and

other handling of meat and poultry

products.

FSIS compliance officers are charged

with performing the tasks associated

with ensuring the safety of meat and

poultry products along the farm-to-table

continuum (other than in-plant

production). FSIS is now looking at

alternative strategies for ensuring the

safety of these products after they leave

an inspected plant. One way of doing

this is through the ID Inspection Project.

The Agency has assigned 11

inspectors to the ID Inspection Project.

The Agency is also working with the

State of Minnesota to develop an

alternative strategy for addressing food

safety hazards and other problems

presented by federally inspected

product in distribution. Under this

developing approach, the State will

advise FSIS of adulterated or

misbranded federally inspected product

that State inspectors find at retail/

distribution/warehouse centers in the

course of their regular inspections.

The purpose of the public meeting is

to provide the public with information

on the progress of these activities and

on the Agency’s tentative plans

regarding future in-distribution

activities.

Additional Public Notification

Public awareness of all segments of

rulemaking and policy development is

important. Consequently, in an effort to

better ensure that minorities, women,

and persons with disabilities are aware

of this notice, FSIS will announce it and

provide copies of this Federal Register

publication in the FSIS Constituent

Update. FSIS provides a weekly FSIS

Constituent Update, which is

communicated via fax to over 300

organizations and individuals. In

addition, the update is available on-line

through the FSIS web page located at

http://www.fsis.usda.gov. The update is

used to provide information regarding

FSIS policies, procedures, regulations,

Federal Register notices, FSIS public

meetings, recalls, and any other types of

information that could affect or would

be of interest to our constituents/

stakeholders. The constituent fax list

consists of industry, trade, and farm

groups, consumer interest groups, allied

health professionals, scientific

professionals, and other individuals that

have requested to be included. Through

these various channels, FSIS is able to

provide information to a much broader,

more diverse audience. For more

information and to be added to the

constituent fax list, fax your request to

the Congressional and Public Affairs

Office, at (202) 720–5704.

Transcripts of this meeting will be

made available in the FSIS Docket

Room.

Done in Washington, DC, on May 24, 2000.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

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