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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0035] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Food Hygiene 

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 (HHS), are sponsoring 

a public meeting on October 11, 2017. 

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 49th Session of the 

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene 

(CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission (Codex), which will take 

place in Chicago, Illinois, November 13– 

17, 2017. The Deputy Under Secretary 

for Food Safety and the FDA recognize 

the importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the 49th 

Session of the CCFH and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Wednesday, October 11, 2017, from 

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place at the USDA, Jamie L. 

Whitten Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington, 

DC 20250. 

Documents related to the 49th Session 

of the CCFH will be accessible via the 

Internet at the following address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/. 

Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 49th 

Session of the CCFH, invites U.S. 

interested parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: Jenny.Scott@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Call-in-Number 

If you wish to participate in the 

public meeting for the 49th Session of 

the CCFH by conference call, please use 

the call-in-number listed. 

Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904. 

Participant Code: 5126092. 

Registration 

Attendees may register to attend the 

public meeting by emailing 

barbara.mcniff@fsis.usda.gov by 

October 9, 2017. Early registration is 

encouraged as 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 

security screening systems. Persons who 

are not able to attend the meeting in 

person, but wish to participate may do 

so by phone. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

49TH SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT: 

Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of 

Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and 

Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 

Parkway, HFS–300, Room 3B–014, 

College Park, MD 20740–3835, 

Telephone: (240) 402–2166, Fax: (202) 

436–2632, Email: Jenny.Scott@

fda.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Barbara 

McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, 

Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: 

(202) 690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157, 

Email: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov. 

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, the 

Codex seeks to protect the health of 

consumers and ensure fair practices are 

used in the food trade. 

The CCFH is responsible for: 

(a) Drafting basic provisions on food 

hygiene applicable to all food; 

(b) Considering, amending if 

necessary, and endorsing provisions on 

hygiene prepared by Codex commodity 

committees and contained in Codex 

commodity standards; 

(c) Considering, amending if 

necessary, and endorsing provisions on 

hygiene prepared by Codex commodity 

committees and contained in Codex 

codes of practice unless, in specific 

cases, the Commission has decided 

otherwise; 

(d) Drafting provisions on hygiene 

applicable to specific food items or food 

groups, whether coming within the 

terms of reference of a Codex 

commodity committee or not; 

(e) Considering specific hygiene 

problems assigned to it by the 

Commission; 

(f) Suggesting and prioritizing topics 

on which there is a need for 

microbiological risk assessment at the 

international level and developing 

questions to be addressed by the risk 

assessors; and 

(g) Considering microbiological risk 

management matters in relation to food 

hygiene, including food irradiation, and 

in relation to the risk assessment of FAO 

and WHO. 

The CCFH is hosted by the United 

States. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the Agenda 

for the 49th Session of the CCFH will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters referred by Codex or other 

Codex Subsidiary Bodies to the Food 

Hygiene Committee. 

• Matters arising from the work of the 

FAO, WHO, and other International 

Intergovernmental Organizations: 

(a) Progress report on the Joint FAO/ 

WHO expert meetings on 

Microbiological Risk Assessment and 

related matters. 

(b) Information from the World 

Organisation for Animal Health. 

• Proposed draft revision of the 

General Principles of Food 

Hygiene(CAC/RCP 1–1969) and its 

HACCP Annex at Step 4. 

• Proposed draft Guidance for 

histamine control in the Code of 

Practice for Fish and Fishery Products 

(CAC/RCP 52–2003) at Step 4. 

• Discussion paper on future work on 

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli 

(STEC). 

• Other Business and Future Work: 

(a) New Work/Forward Workplan 

(Proposals in reply to CL 2017/68–FH). 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Secretariat 

before the meeting. Members of the 

public may access or request copies of 

these documents (see ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the October 11, 2017, 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 the U.S. 

Delegate for the 49th Session of the 

CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES). 

Written comments should state that they 

relate to the activities of the 49th 

Session of the CCFH. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce this Federal Register 


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Done at Washington, DC, on August 22, 

2017. 

Mary Frances Lowe, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18084 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0036] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Food Labeling 

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), are sponsoring a public meeting 

on September 13, 2017. 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 44th Session of the 

Codex Committee on Food Labeling 

(CCFL) of the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission (Codex), which will take 

place in Asuncion, Paraguay, October 

16–20, 2017. The Deputy Under 

Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA 

recognize the importance of providing 

interested parties the opportunity to 

obtain background information on the 

44th Session of the CCFL and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 

from 12:00 noon–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place at the FDA, Harvey W. Wiley 

Federal Building, Center for Safety and 

Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), 5100 Paint 

Branch Parkway, Room 1A–003, College 

Park, MD 20740. 

Documents related to the 44th Session 

of the CCFL will be accessible via the 

Internet at the following address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/. 

Felicia Billingslea, U.S. Delegate to 

the 44th Session of the CCFL, invites 

U.S. interested parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: ccfl@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Call-in-Number 

If you wish to participate in the 

public meeting for the 44th Session of 

the CCFL by conference call, please use 

the call-in-number listed: 

Call-in-Number: 1–855–828–1770. 

Meeting ID: 741955932. 

Meeting Password: 01134. 

Registration 

Attendees may register to attend the 

public meeting by emailing 

barbara.mcniff@fsis.usda.gov by 

September 7, 2017. The meeting will 

take place in a Federal building. Early 

registration is encouraged as it will 

expedite entry into the building and 

parking area. Attendees should bring 

photo identification and plan for 

adequate time to pass through security 

screening systems. If you require 

parking, please include the vehicle 

make and tag number when you register. 

Persons who are not able to attend the 

meeting in person, but wish to 

participate may do so by phone. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

44TH SESSION OF THE CCFL CONTACT: 

Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and 

Dietary Supplements, CFSAN/FDA, 

5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS–800), 

College Park, MD 20740, Email: ccfl@

fda.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Barbara 

McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, 

Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: 

(202) 690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157, 

Email: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov. 

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 fair practices in the food 

trade. 

The CCFL is responsible for: 

(a) Drafting provisions on labeling 

applicable to all foods; 

(b) Considering, amending if 

necessary, and endorsing draft specific 

provisions on labeling prepared by other 

Codex Committees that draft standards, 

codes of practice, and guidelines; 

(c) Studying specific labeling 

problems assigned to it by the 

Commission; and 

(d) Studying problems associated with 

the advertisement of food with 

particular reference to claims and 

misleading descriptions. The Committee 

is hosted by Canada. 


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