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Washington, DC 20250–9410, Fax: (202) 

690–7442, Email: program.intake@

usda.gov. 

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Done, at Washington, DC, August 31, 2017. 

Paul Kiecker, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18847 Filed 9–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0021] 

International Standard-Setting 

Activities 

AGENCY: Office of Food Safety, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

of the sanitary and phytosanitary 

standard-setting activities of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), in 

accordance with section 491 of the 

Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as 

amended, and the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act. This notice also 

provides a list of other standard-setting 

activities of Codex, including 

commodity standards, guidelines, codes 

of practice, and revised texts. This 

notice, which covers Codex activities 

during the time periods from June 1, 

2016, to May 31, 2017, and June 1, 2017, 

to May 31, 2018, seeks comments on 

standards under consideration and 

recommendations for new standards. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit their comments on 

this notice. Comments may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this Web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions at the Web site 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.: 

Mail to the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), FSIS, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 

3782, Room 8–163B, Washington, DC 

20250–3700. 

• Hand- or courier-delivered items: 

Deliver to OPPD, RIMS, Docket 

Clearance Unit, Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E 

Street SW., Room 8–164, Washington, 

DC 20250–3700. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or email are to include the Agency 

name and docket number FSIS–2017– 

0021. Comments received in response to 

this docket will be made available for 

public inspection and posted without 

change, including any personal 

information to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Please state that your comments refer 

to Codex and, if your comments relate 

to specific Codex committees, please 

identify the committee(s) in your 

comments and submit a copy of your 

comments to the delegate from that 

particular committee. 

Docket: For access to background 

documents or comments received, visit 

the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 

3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8–164, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700, between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. A complete list of U.S. 

delegates and alternate delegates can be 

found in Attachment 2 of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Frances Lowe, United States 

Manager for Codex Alimentarius, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Office of 

Food Safety, South Agriculture 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Room 4861, Washington, DC 

20250–3700; Telephone: (202) 205– 

7760; Fax: (202) 720–3157; Email: 

USCodex@fsis.usda.gov. 

For information pertaining to 

particular committees, contact the 

delegate of that committee. Documents 

pertaining to Codex and specific 

committee agendas are accessible via 

the Internet at http://

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/. The U.S. Codex Office also 

maintains a Web site at http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/ 

topics/international-affairs/us-codexalimentarius. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The World Trade Organization (WTO) 

was established on January 1, 1995, as 

the common international institutional 

framework for the conduct of trade 

relations among its members in matters 

related to the Uruguay Round Trade 

Agreements. The WTO is the successor 

organization to the General Agreement 

on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). United 

States membership in the WTO was 

approved and the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act (Uruguay Round 

Agreements) was signed into law by the 

President on December 8, 1994, Public 

Law 103–465, 108 Stat. 4809. The 

Uruguay Round Agreements became 

effective, with respect to the United 

States, on January 1, 1995. The Uruguay 

Round Agreements amended the Trade 

Agreements Act of 1979. Pursuant to 

section 491 of the Trade Agreements Act 

of 1979, as amended, the President is 

required to designate an agency to be 

‘‘responsible for informing the public of 

the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) 

standard-setting activities of each 

international standard-setting 

organization’’ (19 U.S.C. 2578). The 

main international standard-setting 

organizations are Codex, the World 

Organisation for Animal Health, and the 

International Plant Protection 

Convention. The President, pursuant to 

Proclamation No. 6780 of March 23, 

1995, (60 FR 15845), designated the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture as the agency 

responsible for informing the public of 

the SPS standard-setting activities of 

each international standard-setting 

organization. The Secretary of 

Agriculture has delegated to the Office 

of Food Safety the responsibility to 

inform the public of the SPS standardsetting activities of Codex. The Office of 

Food Safety has, in turn, assigned the 

responsibility for informing the public 

of the SPS standard-setting activities of 

Codex to the U.S. Codex Office (USCO). 

Codex was created in 1963 by two 

United Nations organizations, the Food 

and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and 

the World Health Organization (WHO). 

Codex is the principal international 

organization for establishing standards 

for food. 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, 

ensure fair practices in the food trade, 

and promote coordination of food 

standards work undertaken by 

international governmental and 

nongovernmental organizations. In the 

United States, U.S. Codex activities are 

managed and carried out by the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA); the Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS); the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC); and the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). 

As the agency responsible for 

informing the public of the SPS 

standard-setting activities of Codex, the 

Office of Food Safety publishes this 

notice in the Federal Register annually. 

Attachment 1 (Sanitary and 

Phytosanitary Activities of Codex) sets 

forth the following information: 

1. The SPS standards under 

consideration or planned for 

consideration; and 


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2. For each SPS standard specified: 

a. A description of the consideration 

or planned consideration of the 

standard; 

b. Whether the United States is 

participating or plans to participate in 

the consideration of the standard; 

c. The agenda for United States 

participation, if any; and 

d. The agency responsible for 

representing the United States with 

respect to the standard. 

TO OBTAIN COPIES OF THE 

STANDARDS LISTED IN 

ATTACHMENT 1, PLEASE CONTACT 

THE CODEX DELEGATE, U.S. CODEX 

OFFICE, OR VISIT THE CODEX 

ALIMENTARIUS WEBSITE: http://

www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/standards/en/. 

This notice also solicits public 

comment on standards that are currently 

under consideration or planned for 

consideration and recommendations for 

new standards. The delegate, in 

conjunction with the responsible 

agency, will take the comments received 

into account in participating in the 

consideration of the standards and in 

proposing matters to be considered by 

Codex. 

The U.S. delegate will facilitate public 

participation in the United States 

Government’s activities relating to 

Codex. The U.S. delegate will maintain 

a list of individuals, groups, and 

organizations that have expressed an 

interest in the activities of the Codex 

Committees and will disseminate 

information regarding U.S. delegation 

activities to interested parties. This 

information will include the status of 

each agenda item; the U.S. 

Government’s position or preliminary 

position on the agenda items; and the 

time and place of planning meetings 

and debriefing meetings following the 

Codex committee sessions. In addition, 

the U.S. Codex Office makes much of 

the same information available through 

its Web page at http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/ 

topics/international-affairs/us-codexalimentarius. If you would like to access 

or receive information about specific 

committees, please visit the Web page or 

notify the appropriate U.S. delegate or 

the U.S. Codex Office, Room 4861, 

South Agriculture Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3700 (uscodex@

fsis.usda.gov). 

The information provided in 

Attachment 1 describes the status of 

Codex standard-setting activities by the 

Codex Committees for the time periods 

from June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2017, and 

June 1, 2017, to May 31, 2018. 

Attachment 2 provides a list of U.S. 

Codex Officials (including U.S. 

delegates and alternate delegates). A list 

of forthcoming Codex sessions may be 

found at: http://

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. FSIS will announce this 

Federal Register publication on-line 

through the FSIS Web page located at: 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federalregister. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

publication available through the FSIS 

Constituent Update, which is used to 

provide information regarding FSIS 

policies, procedures, regulations, 

Federal Register notices, FSIS public 

meetings, and other types of information 

that could affect or would be of interest 

to our constituents and stakeholders. 

The Update is available on the FSIS 

Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS 

is able to provide information to a much 

broader, more diverse audience. In 

addition, FSIS 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. 

Done at Washington, DC, on August 31, 

2017. 

Mary Frances Lowe, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

Attachment 1: 

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Activities of 

Codex 

Codex Alimentarius Commission and 

Executive Committee 

The Codex Alimentarius Commission 

convened for its 40th Session July 17– 

July 22, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland. 

At that session, the Commission 

adopted standards recommended by 

Committees at Step 8 or Step 5/8, and 

it advanced the work of Committees by 

adopting draft standards at Step 5. The 

Commission also considered proposals 

for new work as well as proposed 

standards, codes of practice, 

amendments to the Procedural Manual, 

and related matters forwarded to the 

Commission by the general subject 

committees, commodity committees, 

and regional coordinating committees. 

In particular, the Commission 

considered proposals for new work by 

the Task Force on Antimicrobial 

Resistance; the Regular Review of Codex 

Work Management (electronic working 

groups); FAO/WHO Scientific Support 

for Codex; FAO/WHO Capacity 

Development and Trust Fund Activities; 

Relations between Codex and Other 

International Organizations; financial 

and budgetary issues; Election of the 

Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons, and 

Members of the Executive Committee; 

and designation of Countries 

responsible for appointing the 

Chairpersons of Codex Subsidiary 

Bodies. 

Before the Commission session, the 

Executive Committee met at its 73rd 

Session, July 10–13, 2017. It was 

composed of the chairperson; vicechairpersons; seven members elected 

from the Commission from each of the 

following geographic regions: Africa, 

Asia, Europe, Latin America and the 

Caribbean, Near East, North America, 

and South-West Pacific; and regional 

coordinators from the six regional 

committees. Canada was the elected 

representative from North America; the 

United States participated as an advisor. 

The Executive Committee conducted a 

critical review of the elaboration of 

Codex standards and considered 

Revitalization of the FAO/WHO 

Regional Coordinating Committees; 

Implementation Status of the 2014–2019 

Strategic Plan and Preparation of the 

2020–2025 Strategic Plan; Committees 

Working by Correspondence; Codex and 

Sustainable Development Goals; FAO/ 

WHO Scientific Support for Codex 

work; Relations between FAO and WHO 

Policies, Strategies and Guidelines and 

Codex Work; and financial and 

budgetary issues. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS/ 

USCO. 

Codex Committee on Residues of 

Veterinary Drugs in Foods 

The Codex Committee on Residues of 

Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) 

determines priorities for the 

consideration of residues of veterinary 

drugs in foods and recommends 

Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for 

veterinary drugs. The Committee also 

develops codes of practice, as may be 

required, and considers methods of 

sampling and analysis for the 

determination of veterinary drug 

residues in food. A veterinary drug is 

defined as any substance applied or 

administered to any food producing 

animal, such as meat or milk producing 

animals, poultry, fish, or bees, whether 

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diagnostic purposes, or for modification 

of physiological functions or behavior. 

A Codex Maximum Residue Limit 

(MRL) for residues of veterinary drugs is 

the maximum concentration of residue 

resulting from the use of a veterinary 

drug (expressed in mg/kg or ug/kg on a 

fresh weight basis) that is recommended 

by the Codex Alimentarius Commission 

to be permitted or recognized as 

acceptable in or on a food. Residues of 

a veterinary drug include the parent 

compounds or their metabolites in any 

edible portion of the animal product, 

and include residues of associated 

impurities of the veterinary drug 

concerned. An MRL is based on the type 

and amount of residue considered to be 

without any toxicological hazard for 

human health as expressed by the 

Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) or on the 

basis of a temporary ADI that utilizes an 

additional safety factor. When 

establishing an MRL, consideration is 

also given to residues that occur in food 

of plant origin or the environment. 

Furthermore, the MRL may be reduced 

to be consistent with official 

recommended or authorized usage, 

approved by national authorities, of the 

veterinary drugs under practical 

conditions. 

An ADI is an estimate made by the 

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on 

Food Additives (JECFA) of the amount 

of a veterinary drug, expressed on a 

body weight basis, which can be 

ingested daily in food over a lifetime 

without appreciable health risk. 

The Committee convened for its 23rd 

Session in Houston, Texas, October 17– 

21, 2016. The relevant document is 

REP17/RVDF. The following items were 

considered for adoption by the 40th 

Session of the Commission in July 2017: 

Adopted at Step 5/8: 

• Proposed draft MRLs for Lasalocid 

sodium (chicken, turkey, quail and 

pheasant kidney, liver, muscle, 

skin+fat); ivermectin (cattle fat, kidney, 

liver, muscle); and teflubenzuron 

(salmon filet, muscle). 

Adopted at Step 5: 

• Proposed draft Risk Management 

Recommendation for gentian violet. 

The Committee will continue to work 

on the following items: 

• Proposed draft MRLs for zilpaterol 

hydrochloride (cattle fat, kidney, liver, 

muscle); 

• Draft Priority List of Veterinary 

drugs requiring evaluation or reevaluation by JECFA; 

• Discussion paper on MRLs for 

groups of fish species; 

• Request for scientific advice to the 

FAO and WHO to address the issue of 

unavoidable and unintended residues of 

approved veterinary drugs in foods 

resulting from carry-over of veterinary 

drugs in feed; 

• Database of countries’ needs for 

MRLs; 

• Analysis of the results of the global 

survey to provide information to the 

CCRVDF to move compounds from the 

database on countries’ needs for MRLs 

to the JECFA priority list; 

• Discussion paper on the evaluation 

of the rationale for the decline in new 

compounds to be included in the 

CCRVDF priority list for evaluation by 

JECFA; 

• Discussion paper on edible offal 

tissues (possible definition and edible 

offal tissues of interest in international 

trade); and 

• Discussion paper on the revision of 

the criteria for the use of multi-residue 

analytical methods for the 

determination and identification of 

veterinary drugs in foods. 

Work on the following items has been 

discontinued: 

• Proposed draft MRL for ivermectin 

(cattle muscle); 

• Discussion paper on unintended 

presence of residues of veterinary drugs 

in food commodities resulting from the 

carry-over of drug residues; and 

• Discussion paper on the 

establishment of a rating system to 

establish priority for CCRVDF work. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA/ 

Center for Veterinary Medicine; USDA/ 

FSIS. 

Codex Committee on Contaminants in 

Foods 

The Codex Committee on 

Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) 

establishes or endorses permitted 

maximum levels (MLs) or guideline 

levels for contaminants and naturally 

occurring toxicants in food and feed; 

prepares priority lists of contaminants 

and naturally occurring toxicants for 

risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO 

Expert Committee on Food Additives; 

considers and elaborates methods of 

analysis and sampling for the 

determination of contaminants and 

naturally occurring toxicants in food 

and feed; considers and elaborates on 

standards or codes of practice for related 

subjects; and considers other matters 

assigned to it by the Commission in 

relation to contaminants and naturally 

occurring toxicants in food and feed. 

The Committee convened for its 11th 

Session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 

3–7, 2017. The relevant document is 

REP17/CF. The following items were 

considered for adoption by the 40th 

Session of the Commission in July 2017: 

Adopted: 

• MLs for lead and arsenic in fish oils 

(amendment-inclusion of fish oils). 

Adopted at Step 5, 5/8 & 8: 

• Proposed draft and draft MLs for 

lead in selected processed fruits and 

vegetables (revision of MLs, 

accompanied by proposed revocations 

of corresponding existing MLs when the 

Commission adopts final new MLs). 

Adopted at Step 5/8: 

• Proposed draft code of practice 

(COP) for the prevention and reduction 

of arsenic contamination in rice; 

• Annex on ergot and ergot alkaloids 

in cereal grains (annex to the COP for 

the prevention and reduction of 

mycotoxin contamination in cereals); 

and 

• Proposed draft COP for the 

prevention and reduction of mycotoxin 

contamination in spices. 

The Committee will continue working 

on: 

• MLs for total aflatoxins in ready to 

eat peanuts (establishment of MLs); 

• MLs for lead in selected 

commodities in the General Standard 

for Contaminants and Toxins in Food 

and Feed; 

• MLs for cadmium in chocolate and 

cocoa-derived products (establishment 

of MLs); 

• MLs for mycotoxins in spices; 

• MLs for methylmercury in fish; 

• Revision of the COP for the 

prevention and reduction of dioxins and 

dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls 

in food and feed; 

• Code of Practice for the reduction of 

3-MCPD and glycidyl esters in refined 

oils and products made with refined 

oils; 

• Guidelines (best practice) for risk 

analysis of chemicals in advertently 

present in food at low levels; 

• Establishment of ML for 

hydrocyanic acid in fermented cooked 

cassava-based products and occurrence 

of mycotoxins in these products; 

• Structured approach to prioritize 

commodities not in the General 

Standard for Contaminants and Toxins 

in Food and Feed for which new MLs 

for lead could be established; 

• Aflatoxins and sterigmatocystin in 

cereals; 

• Development of a COP for the 

prevention and reduction of cadmium 

contamination in cocoa; 

• Forward work plan for CCCF; and 

• Priority list of contaminants and 

naturally occurring toxicants proposed 

for evaluation by JECFA. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; 

USDA/FSIS. 

Codex Committee on Food Additives 

The Codex Committee on Food 

Additives (CCFA) establishes or 

endorses acceptable MLs for individual 


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food additives; prepares a priority list of 

food additives for risk assessment by the 

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on 

Food Additives (JECFA); assigns 

functional classes to individual food 

additives; recommends specifications of 

identity and purity for food additives for 

adoption by the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission; considers methods of 

analysis for the determination of 

additives in food; and considers and 

elaborates standards or codes of practice 

for related subjects, such as the labeling 

of food additives when sold as such. 

The 49th Session of the Committee 

convened in Macao SAR, China, March 

20–24, 2017. The relevant document is 

REP17/FA. Immediately before the 

Plenary Session there was a two-day 

physical Working Group on the General 

Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) 

chaired by the United States. 

The following were considered by the 

40th Session of the Commission in July 

2017: 

Adopted at Step 5/8: 

• Proposed draft specifications for the 

identity and purity of food additives; 

and 

• Proposed draft amendments to the 

Class Names and International 

Numbering System (INS) for Food 

Additives (CAC/GL 36–1989). 

Adopted at Step 8 & 5/8: 

• Draft and proposed draft food 

additive provisions of the GSFA. 

Adopted: 

• Amendment to the Introduction of 

the List of Codex Specifications for Food 

Additives (CAC/MISC 6); 

• Revised food additive provisions of 

the GSFA related to the alignment of the 

standards for frozen fish products and of 

the Standards for Certain Canned Citrus 

Fruits (CODEX STAN 254–2007), 

Preserved Tomatoes (CODEX STAN 13– 

1981), Processed Tomato Concentrates 

(CODEX STAN 57–1981), and Table 

Olives (CODEX STAN 66–1981), and the 

EDTA provisions of the Standard for 

Canned Shrimps or Prawns (CODEX 

STAN 37–1981); and 

• Revised food additive sections of 

the Standards for Preserved Tomatoes 

(CODEX STAN 13–1981), Processed 

Tomato Concentrates (CODEX STAN 

57–1981), Quick Frozen Fin-Fish, 

Uneviscerated and Eviscerated (CODEX 

STAN 36–1981), Quick Frozen Shrimps 

or Prawns (CODEX STAN 92–1981), 

Quick Frozen Lobsters (CODEX STAN 

95–1981), Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish 

Filets (CODEX STAN 190–1995), Quick 

Frozen Fish Fillet, Quick Frozen Fish 

Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and 

Fish Fillets—Breaded and in Batter 

(CODEX STAN 166–1989), and Fresh 

and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products 

(CODEX STAN 315–2014). 

The Committee will continue working 

on: 

• Draft and proposed draft food 

additive provisions of the GSFA with an 

electronic working group (eWG) led by 

the United States); 

• Proposals for additions and changes 

to the Priority List of Substances 

Proposed for Evaluation by JECFA: 

Æ The Committee noted that there are 

no specifications for sodium sorbate 

(INS 201). The Committee agreed that if 

a commitment is not made to provide 

sufficient data for the development of 

specifications at its next session (CCFA 

50, 2018) sodium sorbate will be taken 

off of the priority list and existing 

adopted provisions for this additive in 

the GSFA and Codex Commodity 

Standards will be revoked. 

• Alignment of the food additive 

provisions of commodity standards and 

relevant provisions of the GSFA; revised 

approach to listing commodity 

standards in Table 3 of the GSFA; and 

guidance for commodity committees in 

the alignment (eWG led by Australia 

and the United States); 

• Revision of the Class Names and the 

International Numbering System for 

Food Additives (eWG led by Iran & 

Belgium); 

• New or revised provisions of the 

GSFA with a physical working group 

(pWG) led by the United States; 

• Discussion on the use of nitrates 

(INS 251, 252) and nitrites (INS 249, 

250) (eWG led by the European Union 

and the Netherlands); 

• Discussion paper on the use of the 

terms ‘‘unprocessed’’ and ‘‘plain’’ in the 

GSFA (Russian Federation); and 

• Discussion paper on the ‘‘Future 

Strategies for CCFA’’ (Australia, Canada, 

China, Iran, and United States). 

The Committee also agreed to hold a 

two-day physical Working Group on the 

GSFA immediately preceding the 50th 

Session of the CCFA in 2018, to be 

chaired by the United States. That group 

will discuss: 

• The recommendations of the eWG 

on the GSFA on food additive 

provisions to be circulated for comment; 

• New proposals and proposed 

revisions of food additive provisions in 

the GSFA; and 

• Recommendations on the use of 

food additives in processed cheese. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA. 

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues 

The Codex Committee on Pesticide 

Residues (CCPR) is responsible for 

establishing maximum residue limits 

(MRLs)for pesticide residues in specific 

food items or in groups of food; 

establishing MRLs for pesticide residues 

in certain animal feeding stuffs moving 

in international trade where this is 

justified for reasons of protection of 

human health; preparing priority lists of 

pesticides for evaluation by the Joint 

FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide 

Residues (JMPR); considering methods 

of sampling and analysis for the 

determination of pesticide residues in 

food and feed; considering other matters 

in relation to the safety of food and feed 

containing pesticide residues; and 

establishing maximum limits for 

environmental and industrial 

contaminants showing chemical or 

other similarity to pesticides in specific 

food items or groups of food. 

The 49th Session of the Committee 

met in Beijing, China, April 24–29, 

2017. The relevant document is REP17/ 

PR. The following items were 

considered at the 40th Session of the 

Codex Alimentarius Commission in July 

2017: 

Adopted at Step 8 & 5/8: 

• Draft and proposed draft Maximum 

Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides in 

food and feed; 

• Draft and proposed draft Revision 

of the Classification of Food and Feed 

(Vegetable Commodity Groups); 

• Proposed draft Table 2 with 

examples of representative commodities 

for vegetable commodity groups, for 

inclusion in the Principles and 

Guidance for the Selection of 

Representative Commodities for the 

Extrapolation of MRLs for Pesticides to 

Commodity Groups; 

• Draft and proposed draft Revision 

of the Classification of Food and Feed 

(Grasses); and 

• Proposed draft Table 3 with 

examples of representative commodities 

for grasses, for inclusion in the 

Principles and Guidance for the 

Selection of Representative 

Commodities for the Extrapolation of 

MRLs for Pesticides to Commodity 

Groups. 

Adopted at Step 5: 

• Proposed draft Revision of the 

Classification of Food and Feed (Seeds 

for Beverages and Sweets). 

Adopted at Step 8: 

• Draft Guidelines on Performance 

Criteria for Methods of Analysis for the 

Determination of Pesticide Residues in 

Food and Feed. 

The Committee will continue working 

on: 

• Draft MRLs for pesticides; 

• Proposed draft MRLs for pesticides; 

• Proposed draft and draft revisions 

of the Classification of Food and Feed 

for selected commodity groups, 

including seeds for beverages and 

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• Discussion paper on the possible 

review of the International Estimate of 

Short-Tern Intake (IESTI) Equations; 

• Establishment Codex Schedules and 

Priority Lists of Pesticides; 

• Information on National 

Registrations of Pesticides; and 

• Discussion paper on the 

Establishment of a Codex Database of 

National Registrations of Pesticides. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: EPA; USDA/ 

FSIS. 

Codex Committee on Methods of 

Analysis and Sampling 

The Codex Committee on Methods of 

Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) 

defines the criteria appropriate to Codex 

Methods of Analysis and Sampling; 

serves as a coordinating body for Codex 

with other international groups working 

on methods of analysis and sampling 

and quality assurance systems for 

laboratories; specifies, on the basis of 

final recommendations submitted to it 

by the bodies referred to above, 

reference methods of analysis and 

sampling appropriate to Codex 

standards which are generally 

applicable to a number of foods; 

considers, amends if necessary, and 

endorses as appropriate, methods of 

analysis and sampling proposed by 

Codex commodity committees, except 

for methods of analysis and sampling 

for residues of pesticides or veterinary 

drugs in food, the assessment of 

microbiological quality and safety in 

food, and the assessment of 

specifications for food additives; 

elaborates sampling plans and 

procedures, as may be required; 

considers specific sampling and 

analysis problems submitted to it by the 

Commission or any of its Committees; 

and defines procedures, protocols, 

guidelines or related texts for the 

assessment of food laboratory 

proficiency, as well as, quality 

assurance systems for laboratories. 

The 38th Session of the Committee 

met in Budapest, Hungary, May 8–12, 

2017. The relevant document is REP17/ 

MAS. The following items were 

considered by the Commission at its 

40th Session in July 2017: 

Adopted: 

• Methods of Analysis and Sampling 

in Codex Standards; and 

• Amendment to the Procedural 

Manual to refer to the sum of 

components. 

The Committee will continue working 

on: 

• Criteria for endorsement of 

biological methods to detect chemicals 

of concern; 

• Follow-up work on the review and 

update of Codex Stan 234–1999; 

• Future Work on database for Codex 

Methods of Analysis and Sampling 

Plans; 

• Information document on Practical 

Examples on the Selection of 

Appropriate Sampling Plans; 

• Proposals to amend the Guidelines 

on Measurement Uncertainty; and 

• Proposal to amend the General 

Guidelines on Sampling. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; 

USDA/Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. 

Codex Committee on Food Import and 

Export Inspection and Certification 

Systems 

The Codex Committee on Food Import 

and Export Inspection and Certification 

Systems (CCFICS) is responsible for 

developing principles and guidelines for 

food import and export inspection and 

certification systems, with a view to 

harmonizing methods and procedures 

that protect the health of consumers, 

ensure fair trading practices, and 

facilitate international trade in 

foodstuffs; developing principles and 

guidelines for the application of 

measures by the competent authorities 

of exporting and importing countries to 

provide assurance, where necessary, 

that foodstuffs comply with 

requirements, especially statutory 

health requirements; developing 

guidelines for the utilization, as and 

when appropriate, of quality assurance 

systems to ensure that foodstuffs 

conform with requirements and promote 

the recognition of these systems in 

facilitating trade in food products under 

bilateral/multilateral arrangements by 

countries; developing guidelines and 

criteria with respect to format, 

declarations, and language of such 

official certificates as countries may 

require with a view towards 

international harmonization; making 

recommendations for information 

exchange in relation to food import/ 

export control; consulting as necessary 

with other international groups working 

on matters related to food inspection 

and certification systems; and 

considering other matters assigned to it 

by the Commission in relation to food 

inspection and certification systems. 

The 23rd Session of the Committee 

convened in Mexico City, Mexico, May 

1–5, 2017. The relevant document is 

REP17/FICS. There following items 

were considered by the Commission at 

its 40th Session in July 2017: 

Adopted at Step 8: 

• Draft Principles and Guidelines for 

Monitoring the Performance of National 

Food Control Systems. 

The Committee will continue working 

on the following items: 

• New work on guidance on the use 

of systems equivalence; 

• New work on guidance on paperless 

use of electronic certificates (Revision of 

Guidelines for Design, Production, 

Issuance and Use of Generic Official 

Certificates); 

• New work on guidance on 

regulatory approaches to third party 

assurance schemes in food safety and 

fair practices in the food trade; 

• Discussion paper on food integrity 

and food authenticity; 

• Discussion paper on consideration 

of emerging issues and future directions 

for the work of the Codex Committee on 

Food Import and Export Inspection and 

Certification Systems; 

• Framework for the preliminary 

assessment and identification of priority 

areas for CCFICs; and 

• Inter-sessional physical working 

groups: trial broadcast via Webinar. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: USDA/FSIS; 

HHS/FDA. 

Codex Committee on Food Labelling 

The Codex Committee on Food 

Labelling (CCFL) drafts provisions on 

labeling applicable to all foods; 

considers, amends, and endorses draft 

specific provisions on labeling prepared 

by the Codex Committees drafting 

standards, codes of practice, guidelines; 

and studies specific labeling problems 

assigned by the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission. The Committee also 

studies problems associated with the 

advertisement of food with particular 

reference to claims and misleading 

descriptions. 

The Committee will convene its 44th 

Session in Asuncion, Paraguay, October 

16–20, 2017. The Committee will 

continue to discuss the following items: 

• Revision of the General Standard 

for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods 

(GSLPF): Date Marking (proposed draft); 

• Guidance for the labelling of nonretail containers; 

• Consumer preference claims 

(discussion paper); 

• Front-of-pack labelling (discussion 

paper); and 

• Future work (discussion paper). 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; 

USDA/FSIS. 

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene 

The Codex Committee on Food 

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• Develops basic provisions on food 

hygiene, applicable to all food or to 

specific food types; 

• Considers and amends or endorses 

provisions on food hygiene contained in 

Codex commodity standards and codes 

of practice developed by other Codex 

commodity committees; 

• Considers specific food hygiene 

problems assigned to it by the 

Commission; 

• Suggests and prioritizes areas where 

there is a need for microbiological risk 

assessment at the international level and 

develops questions to be addressed by 

the risk assessors; and 

• Considers microbiological risk 

management matters in relation to food 

hygiene and in relation to the FAO/ 

WHO risk assessments. 

The Committee convened for its 48th 

Session in Los Angeles, CA, November 

7–11, 2016. The relevant document is 

REP 17/FH. The following items were 

considered by the 40th Session of the 

Commission in July 2017: 

Adopted at Step 5/8: 

• Proposed draft Revision of the Code 

of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and 

Vegetables. 

Endorsed with modifications: 

• Proposed draft Regional Code of 

Hygienic Practice for Street-Vended 

Foods in Asia. 

The Committee will continue working 

on: 

• Proposed draft Revision of the 

General Principles of Food Hygiene and 

its HACCP Annex; 

• Proposed draft Guidance on 

Histamine Control; 

• New work proposals/forward work 

plan; and 

• Discussion paper on future work on 

Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli 

(STEC). 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; 

USDA/FSIS. 

Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and 

Vegetables 

The Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits 

and Vegetables (CCFFV) is responsible 

for elaborating worldwide standards and 

codes of practice, as may be appropriate 

for fresh fruits and vegetables; for 

consulting as necessary, with other 

international organizations in the 

standards development process to avoid 

duplication. 

The Committee will convene its 20th 

Session in Kampala, Uganda, October 2– 

6, 2017. 

The committee will continue to 

discuss the following items: 

• Matters arising from the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission and other 

Committees; 

• Matters arising from other 

international organizations on the 

standardization of fresh fruits and 

vegetables; 

• Draft Standard for Aubergines; 

• Draft Standard for Garlic; 

• Draft Standard for Kiwifruit; 

• Draft Standard for Ware Potatoes; 

• Draft Standard for Fresh Dates; 

• Proposals for new work on Codex 

standards for fresh fruits and vegetables; 

• Proposed layout for Codex standard 

for fresh fruits and vegetables 

(outstanding issues); 

• Discussion paper on glossary of 

terms used in the layout for Codex 

standards for fresh fruits and vegetables; 

and 

• Other Business. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: USDA/ 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS); 

HHS/FDA. 

Codex Committee on Nutrition and 

Foods for Special Dietary Uses 

The Codex Committee on Nutrition 

and Foods for Special Dietary Uses 

(CCNFSDU) is responsible for studying 

nutrition issues referred to it by the 

Codex Alimentarius Commission. The 

Committee also drafts general 

provisions, as appropriate, on 

nutritional aspects of all foods and 

develops standards, guidelines, or 

related texts for foods for special dietary 

uses in cooperation with other 

committees where necessary; considers, 

amends if necessary, and endorses 

provisions on nutritional aspects 

proposed for inclusion in Codex 

standards, guidelines, and related texts. 

The Committee convened for its 38th 

Session in Hamburg, Germany, 

December 5–9, 2016. The reference 

document is REP 17/NFSDU. The 

following items were considered by the 

Commission at its 40th Session in July 

2017: 

Adopted: 

• Proposed amendments to section 6, 

paragraph 33 of the nutritional risk 

analysis principles in the Codex 

Procedural Manual to refer to the Joint 

Expert Meeting on Nutrition (JEMNU) as 

a primary source of scientific advice to 

the Committee; 

• Editorial amendments to the 

Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling; 

• Editorial amendments to various 

CCNFSDU standards with respect to 

flavoring; and 

• Nutrient Reference ValuesRequirements (NRV–R) for Vitamins D 

and E and the conversion factors for 

Vitamin E equivalents. 

The Committee will continue working 

on: 

• NRV–R’s for older infants and 

young children; 

• Revision of the Codex Standard for 

Follow-Up Formula (Section A: 

proposed draft essential composition 

and quality factors; Section B: certain 

essential composition and quality 

factors—young children); 

• Review of other sections of the 

Standard for Follow-up Formula; 

• Proposed draft Definition for Biofortification; 

• Proposed draft Nutrient Reference 

Values-Non-Communicable Diseases 

(NRV–NCD) for EPA and DHA long 

chain omega-3 fatty acids; 

• Proposed draft Guidelines for 

Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods; 

• Claim for ‘‘free’’ of trans fatty acids; 

• Mechanism/framework for 

considering technological justification/ 

consider or confirm technological 

justification for certain food additives; 

• Methods of analysis for provisions 

in the standard for infant formula and 

formulas for special medical purposes 

intended for infants; and 

• Consideration of possible Guidance 

on Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid 

Score for protein quality assessment. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; 

USDA/Agricultural Research Service 

(ARS). 

Ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task 

Force on Antimicrobial Resistance 

The Ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental 

Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance 

(TFAMR) is responsible for (1) 

reviewing and revising, as appropriate, 

the Code of Practice to Minimize and 

Contain Antimicrobial Resistance (CAC/ 

RCP 61–2005) to address the entire food 

chain, in line with the mandate of 

Codex; and (2) considering the 

development of Guidance on Integrated 

Surveillance of Antimicrobial 

Resistance, taking into account the 

guidance developed by the WHO 

Advisory Group on Integrated 

Surveillance of Antimicrobial 

Resistance (AGISAR) and relevant 

World Organisation for Animal Health 

(OIE) documents. The objective of the 

Task Force is to develop science-based 

guidance on the management of 

foodborne antimicrobial resistance, 

taking full account of the WHO Global 

Action Plan on Antimicrobial 

Resistance, in particular objectives 3 

and 4, the work and standards of 

relevant international organizations, 

such as FAO, WHO, and OIE, and the 

One-Health approach, to ensure 

members have the necessary guidance to 

enable coherent management of 

antimicrobial resistance along the food 

chain. The Task Force is expected to 

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The Task force will convene for its 1st 

Session in the Republic of Korea, 

November 27—December 1, 2017. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: FDA/USDA. 

Codex Committee on Fats and Oils 

The Codex Committee on Fats and 

Oils (CCFO) is responsible for 

elaborating worldwide standards for fats 

and oils of animal, vegetable, and 

marine origin, including margarine and 

olive oil. 

The Committee convened for its 25th 

Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 

February 27–March 3, 2017. The 

relevant document is REP17/FO-Rev. 

The following items were considered by 

the Commission at its 40th Session in 

July 2017: 

Adopted at Step 8: 

• Draft Standard for Fish Oils. 

Adopted at Step 5/8: 

• Proposed draft Revision to the 

Standard for Olive Oils and Olive 

Pomace Oils (Codex Stan 210–1999): 

Revision of the Limits for Campesterol; 

and 

• Proposed draft Revision to the 

Standard for Named Vegetable Oils: 

Revision of Quality Parameters for 

Peanut Oil. 

Adopted at Step 5: 

• Proposed draft Revision to the 

Standard for Named Vegetable Oils: 

Addition of Palm Oil with High Oleic 

Acid. 

Adopted: 

• Amendment to the Sections on 

Flavourings of Codex Standard 19–1981 

(Section 3.3), Codex Stan 210–1999 

(Section 4.1), and Codex Stan 256–2007; 

and 

• Amendment to Section 2 in the 

Appendix of the Standard for Named 

Vegetable Oils: fatty acid range of crude 

rice bran oil. 

Approved as new work: 

• Revision of the Standard for Named 

Vegetable Oils: Essential composition of 

sunflower seed oils; 

• Revision of the Standard for Named 

Vegetable Oils: Inclusion of walnut oil, 

almond oil, hazelnut oil, pistachio oil, 

flaxseed oil, and avocado oil; 

• Revision of the Standard for Named 

Vegetable Oils: Replacement of acid 

value with free fatty acids for virgin 

palm oil and inclusion of free fatty acids 

for crude palm kernel oil; and 

• Revision of the Standard for Olive 

Oils and Pomace Olive Oils (Codex Stan 

33–1981). 

The Committee will continue working 

on: 

• Gathering information on technical 

difficulties in the implementation of the 

fish oil standard, specifically on 

monitoring its application with respect 

to the conformity of named fish oils 

with the requirements (especially the 

fatty acid profile) and its effect on trade; 

• Alignment of food additives 

provisions in standards for fats and oils 

(except fish oils) and technological 

justification for use of emulsifiers; 

• Considering proposals for new 

substances to be added to the list of 

acceptable previous cargoes; 

• Providing relevant information (if 

available from Member countries) to 

JECFA on the 23 substances on the list 

of acceptable previous cargoes currently 

on the list; and 

• Discussion paper on the 

applicability of the fatty acid 

composition of all oils listed in Table 1 

in relation to the fatty acid composition 

of corresponding crude (unrefined) form 

in the Standard for Named Vegetable 

Oils. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; 

USDA/Agricultural Research Service 

(ARS). 

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits 

and Vegetables 

The Codex Committee on Processed 

Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) is 

responsible for elaborating worldwide 

standards and related texts for all types 

of processed fruits and vegetables 

including, but not limited to canned, 

dried, and frozen products, as well as 

fruit and vegetable juices and nectars. 

The Committee convened for its 28th 

Session in Washington, DC, September 

12–16, 2016. The relevant document is 

REP17/PFV. The following items were 

considered for adoption by the 40th 

Session of the Commission in July 2017: 

Adopted at Step 5/8: 

• Annex on Canned Pineapples, for 

inclusion on the Standard for Certain 

Canned Fruits; and 

• Annexes for Certain Quick Frozen 

Vegetables, for inclusion in the 

Standard for Quick Frozen Vegetables. 

Adopted: 

• Amendment to the Scope of the 

Standard for Certain Canned Fruits; 

• Amendments to the food additive 

provisions in Codex standards for 

processed fruits and vegetables (subject 

to endorsement by CCFA); 

• Standard for Canned Chestnuts and 

Canned Chestnut Puree; 

• Standard for Pickled Fruits and 

Vegetables; 

• Standard for Jams, Jellies, and 

Marmalades; 

• Standard for Canned Applesauce; 

• Standard for Canned Fruit Cocktail; 

• Standard for Canned Tropical Fruit 

Salad; 

• Standard Pickled Cucumbers; 

• Standard for Kimchi; and 

• Standard for Canned Stone Fruits. 

Proposals for new work were received 

by CCEXEC and approved by CAC for 

cashew kernels, chili sauce, mango 

chutney, dried sweet potato, gochujang, 

dried fruits, and canned mixed fruits. 

The Commission authorized CCPFV 

to work by correspondence until CAC 

41 (2018) to prioritize the proposals for 

new work, prepare a work plan, and 

prepare recommendations on the 

establishment of electronic working 

groups. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: USDA/ 

Agricultural Marketing Service; HHS/ 

FDA. 

Codex Committee on Sugars 

The Codex Committee on Sugars 

(CCS) elaborates worldwide standards 

for all types of sugars and sugar 

products. 

The Committee has been re-activated 

electronically to work by 

correspondence on a draft Standard for 

Non-Centrifuged Dehydrated Sugar 

Cane Juice. 

The following was considered by the 

Commission at its 40th Session in July 

2017. 

• Draft Standard for Non-Centrifuged 

Dehydrated Sugar Cane Juice (scope and 

definition of the product). 

The Commission agreed to extend the 

work on development of this standard 

for one year. 

Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Codex Committee on Cereals Pulses & 

Legumes 

The Codex Committee on Cereals, 

Pulses and Legumes (CCCPL) elaborates 

worldwide standards and/or codes of 

practice, as appropriate, for cereals 

pulses and legumes and their products. 

The Committee has been reactivated 

to work by correspondence to draft an 

international Codex Standard for 

Quinoa. The following item was 

considered by the Commission at its 

40th Session in July 2017: 

Adopted at Step 5: 

• Standard for Quinoa 

The Commission agreed to establish 

an eWG chaired by the Plurinational 

State of Bolivia and co-chaired by the 

United States and to continue the work 

to address the outstanding issues. 

The Commission also requested that 

the CCCF consider including quinoa in 

the MLs for lead and cadmium in 

cereals in the GSCTFF, in accordance 

with the recommendations of the 73rd 

session of CCEXEC. 

No additional work is ongoing in this 

Committee. It will again be adjourned 

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Quinoa is completed. 

Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Codex Committee on Milk and Milk 

Products 

The Codex Committee on Milk and 

Milk Products (CCMMP) elaborates 

worldwide standards, codes and related 

texts for milk and milk products. The 

Committee was reactivated to work by 

correspondence on a general standard 

for processed cheese and a Draft 

Standard for Dairy Permeate Powders. 

Consensus has not been reached on the 

general standard for processed cheese. 

In 2016, the Commission agreed to 

discuss this item at the Commission 

session in 2017, noting the offer of New 

Zealand as host country of CCMMP to 

collate any substantial new ideas 

provided by members in the interim. No 

new proposals were received, and the 

Commission discontinues work on this 

standard at its 2017 session. The draft 

Standard for Dairy Permeate Powders 

was adopted by the Commission at Step 

8 at its 2017 session. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agencies: USDA/AMS. 

Certain Codex Commodity Committees 

Several Codex Alimentarius 

Commodity Committees have adjourned 

sine die. The following Committees fall 

into this category: 

• Cocoa Products and Chocolate— 

adjourned 2001 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA. 

• Fish and Fishery Products— 

adjourned 2016 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA/ 

NOAA. 

• Meat Hygiene—adjourned 2003 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS. 

• Natural Mineral Waters—adjourned 

2008 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA. 

• Vegetable Proteins—adjourned 

1989 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agency: USDA/ARS. 

FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating 

Committees 

The FAO/WHO Regional 

Coordinating Committees define the 

problems and needs of the regions 

concerning food standards and food 

control; promote within the Committee 

contacts for the mutual exchange of 

information on proposed regulatory 

initiatives and problems arising from 

food control and stimulate the 

strengthening of food control 

infrastructures; recommend to the 

Commission the development of 

worldwide standards for products of 

interest to the region, including 

products considered by the Committees 

to have an international market 

potential in the future; develop regional 

standards for food products moving 

exclusively or almost exclusively in 

intra-regional trade; draw the attention 

of the Commission to any aspects of the 

Commission’s work of particular 

significance to the region; promote 

coordination of all regional food 

standards work undertaken by 

international governmental and nongovernmental organizations within each 

region; exercise a general coordinating 

role for the region and such other 

functions as may be entrusted to them 

by the Commission; and promote the 

use of Codex standards and related texts 

by members. 

There are six regional coordinating 

committees: 

Coordinating Committee for Africa 

Coordinating Committee for Asia 

Coordinating Committee for Europe 

Coordinating Committee for Latin 

America and the Caribbean 

Coordinating Committee for the Near 

East 

Coordinating Committee for North 

America and the South West Pacific 

Coordinating Committee for Africa 

The Committee (CCAFRICA) 

convened its 22nd Session January 16– 

20, 2017, in Nairobi, Kenya. The 

relevant document is REP 17/Africa. 

The following items were considered by 

the 40th Session of the Commission in 

July 2017. 

Adopted at Step 5/8: 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Unrefined Shea Butter. 

Adopted at Step 5: 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Fermented Cooked Cassava Based 

Products; and 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Gnetum Spp leaves. 

The Committee will continue to work 

on the following items: 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Unrefined Shea Butter; 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Fermented Cooked Cassava Based 

Products; 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Gnetum Spp leaves; 

• Priority Setting criteria for the 

establishment of work priorities as laid 

down in the Codex Procedural Manual; 

• Comments on the preparation of the 

new global Codex Strategic Plan; 

• Food quality and safety situation in 

countries of the Region (on-line 

platform, prioritization of needs in the 

region and comments for future 

consideration); 

• Use of Codex Standards in the 

Region; 

• Proposed draft Standard on Dried 

Meat; 

• Discussion paper and project 

document on a Harmonized Food Law; 

and 

• Discussion paper/project on a 

Regional Standard for a Fermented NonAlcoholic Cereal Based Drink 

(Mahewu). 

U.S. Participation: Yes (as observer). 

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS/ 

USCO. 

Coordinating Committee for Asia 

The Committee (CCASIA) convened 

its 20th Session in New Delhi, India, 

September 26–30, 2016. The relevant 

document is REP 17/Asia. The following 

items were considered by the 40th 

Session of the Commission in July 2017. 

Adopted at Step 5/8: 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Laver Products; and 

• Proposed draft Regional Code of 

Hygienic Practice for Street-Vended 

Foods in Asia. 

Adopted: 

• Amendments to the CCASIA 

Regional Standards. 

The committee will continue to work 

on the following items: 

• Report on the status of the 

Implementation of the Activities of the 

Strategic Plan Relevant to CCASIA; 

• Discussion paper and project 

document on the Development of a 

Regional Standard for Rice Based Low 

Alcohol Beverages (cloudy types); 

• Discussion paper and project 

document on the Development of a 

Regional Standard for Soybean Products 

Fermented with the Bacterium Bacillus 

Subtilis; 

• Discussion paper and project 

document on the Development of a 

Regional Standard for Quick Frozen 

Dumpling (Jiaozi); 

• Discussion paper and the project 

document on the Development of a 

Regional Standard/Code of Practice for 

Zongzi; 

• Emerging Issues as priorities for the 

CCASIA region; and 

• Information sharing on the Food 

Safety Control Systems. 

U.S. Participation: Yes (as observer). 

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS/ 

USCO. 

Coordinating Committee for Europe 

The Committee (CCEUROPE) 

convened its 30th Session in Astana, 

Kazakhstan, October 3–7, 2016. The 

relevant document is REP 17/EURO. 


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The Committee will continue to work 

on the following items: 

• Survey on critical and emerging 

issues; 

• On-line Platform and information 

sharing on the Food Safety Control 

Systems; 

• Survey on the use of Codex 

Standards; 

• Relevant languages of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission in the work 

of CCEUROPE; and 

• Consider funding translation and 

interpretation services into Russian for 

the effective operation of CCEUROPE. 

U.S. Participation: Yes (as observer). 

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS/ 

USCO. 

Coordinating Committee for Latin 

America and the Caribbean 

The Coordinating Committee for Latin 

America and the Caribbean (CCLAC) 

convened its 20th Session in Vina del 

Mar, Chile, November 21–25, 2016. The 

relevant document is REP 17/LAC. The 

following item was considered by the 

40th Session of the Commission in July 

2017. 

Adopted: 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Yacon. 

The Committee will continue to work 

on the following items: 

• Monitoring of the Strategic Plan for 

the CCLA; 

• Critical and Emerging Issues and 

prioritization of CCLAC issues within 

the framework of Codex Mandate; 

• Comments on the Food Safety 

Control Systems Platform; 

• Cross-cutting topics for the region 

and proposed draft standards and 

discussions seeking regional support; 

and 

• Proposal for the Development of a 

Standard for Yams. 

U.S. Participation: Yes (as observer). 

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS/ 

USCO. 

Coordinating Committee for the Near 

East 

The Coordinating Committee for the 

Near East (CCNEA) held its 9th Session 

at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, 

May 15–19, 2017. The relevant 

document is REP 17/NE. 

The Committee forwarded the 

following items to the 40th Session of 

the Codex Alimentarius Commission for 

consideration: 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Doogh for adoption at step 5/8 and 

endorsement by the Codex Committee 

on Food Additives (CCFA) and the 

Codex Committee on Food Labeling 

(CCFL) of the relevant provisions within 

the draft standard; 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Zaatar for adoption at step 5. 

U.S. Participation: No. 

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS/ 

USCO. 

Coordinating Committee for North 

America and the South West Pacific 

(CCNASWP) 

The Committee (CCNASWP) 

convened its 14th Session in Port Vila, 

Vanuatu, September 19–22, 2016. The 

relevant document is REP 17/NASWP. 

The following items were considered by 

the 40th Session of the Commission in 

July 2017. 

The Committee will continue to work 

on the following items: 

• New work on the development of a 

Regional Standard for Kava as a 

beverage when mixed with cold water; 

• Recommendation that Vanuatu be 

re-appointed as Coordinator for North 

America and the South West Pacific; 

• Proposed draft Regional Standard 

for Fermented Noni-Juice; 

• Development of on-line platform for 

information on sharing food quality and 

safety systems. 

U.S. Participation: Yes. 

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS/ 

USCO. 

Contact: 

U.S. Codex Office, United States 

Department of Agriculture, Room 

4861, South Agriculture Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone: 

(202) 205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, 

Email: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov. 

ATTACHMENT 2 

U.S. CODEX ALIMENTARIUS 

OFFICIALS 

CODEX CHAIRPERSONS FROM THE 

UNITED STATES 

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene 

Emilio Esteban, DVM, MBA, MPVM, 

Ph.D., Executive Associate for 

Laboratory Services, Office of Public 

Health Science, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, 950 College Station 

Road, Athens, GA 30605, Phone: (706) 

546–3429, Fax: (706) 546–3428, 

Email: emilio.esteban@fsis.usda.gov. 

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits 

and Vegetables 

Richard Boyd, Chief, Contract Services 

Branch, Specialty Crops Inspection 

Division, Specialty Crops Program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 

0247, Room 0726-South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 

690–1201, Fax: (202) 690–1527, 

Email: richard.boyd@ams.usda.gov. 

Codex Committee on Residues of 

Veterinary Drugs in Foods 

Kevin Greenlees, Ph.D., DABT, Senior 

Advisor for Science and Policy, Office 

of New Animal Drug Evaluation, 

HFV–100, Center for Veterinary 

Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration, 7500 Standish Place, 

Rockville, MD 20855, Phone: (240) 

402–0638, Fax: (240) 276–9538, 

kevin.greenlees@fda.hhs.gov. 

U.S. Delegates and Alternate Delegates 

WORLDWIDE GENERAL CODEX 

SUBJECT COMMITTEES 

Contaminants in Foods 

(Host Government—The Netherlands) 

U.S. Delegate 

Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, Branch Chief, 

Plant Products Branch, Division of 

Plant Products and Beverages, Office 

of Food Safety (HFS–317), Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 

5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 

20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–1369, 

Lauren.Robin@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Terry Dutko, Ph.D., Laboratory Director, 

Office of Public Health Science, Food 

Safety and Inspection Service, 4300 

Goodfellow Building, 105D Federal, 

St. Louis, MO 63120–0005, Phone: +1 

(314) 263–2680 Ext. 344, 

Terry.Dutko@fsis.usda.gov. 

Food Additives 

(Host Government—China) 

U.S. Delegate 

Paul S. Honigfort, Ph.D., Supervisory 

Consumer Safety Officer, Division of 

Food Contact Notifications (HFS– 

275), Office of Food Additive Safety, 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 

5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 

20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–1206, 

Fax: +1 (301) 436–2965, 

Paul.Honigfort@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Daniel Folmer, Ph.D., Chemist, Center 

for Food Safety and Applied 

Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, 

Room 3017 HFS–265, College Park, 

MD 20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–1274, 

Daniel.Folmer@fda.hhs.gov. 


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Food Hygiene 

(Host Government—United States) 

U.S. Delegate 

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, Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegates 

William Shaw, Director, Risk, 

Innovation & Management Staff, Food 

Safety and Inspection Service, 355 E 

Street SW., Room 8–142, Patriots 

Plaza III, Washington, DC 20024, 

Phone: +1 (301) 504–0852, Email: 

William.Shaw@fsis.usda.gov. 

Andrew Chi Yuen Yeung, Ph.D., Branch 

Chief, Egg and Meat Products Branch, 

Division of Dairy, Egg and Meat 

Products, Office of Food Safety, 

Center for Food Safety and Applied 

Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, 

College Park, MD 20740, United 

States of America, Phone: +1 (240) 

402–1541, Fax: +1 (301) 436–2632, 

Andrew.Yeung@fda.hhs.gov. 

Food Import and Export Certification 

and Inspection Systems 

(Host Government—Australia) 

U.S. Delegate 

Mary Stanley, Senior Advisor, Office of 

International Coordination, Food 

Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 

3151, South Agriculture Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250, Phone: +1 

(202) 720–0287, Fax: +1 (202) 690– 

3856, Mary.Stanley@fsis.usda.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Caroline Smith DeWaal, International 

Food Safety Policy Manager, Office of 

the Center Director, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration, 5001 

Campus Drive, Room 4A011, College 

Park, MD, USA 20740–3835, Phone: 

+1 (240) 402–1242, Caroline.DeWaal@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Food Labelling 

(Host Government—Canada) 

U.S. Delegate 

Felicia B. Billingslea, Director, Food 

Labeling and Standards Staff, Office 

of Nutrition, Labeling, and Dietary 

Supplements, Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and 

Drug Administration, 5001 Campus 

Drive, (HFS–820), College Park, MD 

20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–2371, 

Fax: +1 (301) 436–2636, 

Felicia.Billingslea@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Jeffrey Canavan, Deputy Director, 

Labeling and Program Delivery Staff, 

Food Safety and Inspection Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 

5273, Patriots Plaza 3, 8th Floor– 

161A, Washington, DC 20250, Phone: 

+1 (301) 504–0860, Fax: +1 (202) 245– 

4792, Jeff.Canavan@fsis.usda.gov. 

General Principles 

(Host Government—France) 

Delegate Note: A member of the 

Steering Committee heads the 

delegation to meetings of the General 

Principles Committee. 

Methods of Analysis and Sampling 

(Host Government—Hungary) 

U.S. Delegate 

Gregory Noonan, Director, Division of 

Bioanalytical Chemistry, Division of 

Analytical Chemistry, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food 

and Drug Administration, 5001 

Campus Drive, College Park, MD 

20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–2250, 

Fax: +1 (301) 436–2332, 

Gregory.Noonan@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Dr. Timothy Norden, Chief Scientist, 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), 

Technology & Science Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 10383 N. 

Ambassador Dr., Kansas City, MO 

64153, USA, Phone: +1 (816) 891– 

0470, Fax: +1 (816) 872–1253, 

Timothy.D.Norden@usda.gov. 

Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary 

Uses 

(Host Government—Germany) 

U.S. Delegate 

Douglas Balentine, Director, Office of 

Nutrition, Center for Food Safety and 

Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and 

Drug Administration, 5001 Campus 

Drive, Room 4C096, College Park, MD, 

USA 20740–3835, Phone: +1 (240) 

402–2373, Douglas.Balentine@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Pamela R. Pehrsson, Ph.D., Research 

Leader, USDA, Agricultural Research 

Service, Nutrient Data Laboratory, 

Room 105, Building 005, BARC-West, 

10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, 

MD 20705, 301–504–0630 (voice), 

301–504–0632 (fax), 

Pamela.Pehrsson@ars.usda.gov. 

Pesticide Residues 

(Host Government—China) 

U.S. Delegate 

Captain David Miller, Chief, Chemistry 

& Exposure Branch, and Acting Chief, 

Toxicology & Epidemiology Branch, 

Health Effects Division, William 

Jefferson Clinton Building, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, Phone: +1 

(703) 305–5352, Fax: +1 (703) 305– 

5147, Miller.Davidj@epa.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Dr. Pat Basu, Senior Leader, Chemistry, 

Toxicology & Related Sciences, Office 

of Public Health Science, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Room 3805, 

Washington, DC 20250–3766, Phone: 

+1 (202) 690–6558, Fax: +1 (202) 690– 

2364, Pat.Basu@fsis.usda.gov. 

Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods 

(Host Government—United States) 

U.S. Delegate 

Brandi Robinson, MPH, CPH ONADE 

International Coordinator, Center for 

Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and 

Drug Administration, 7500 Standish 

Place, HFV–100, Rockville, MD 

20855, Phone: +1 (240) 402–0645, 

Brandi.Robinson@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Charles Pixley, DVM, Ph.D., Director, 

Laboratory Quality Assurance Staff, 

Office of Public Health Science, Food 

Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 950 

College Station Road, Athens, GA 

30605, Phone: +1 (706) 546–3559, 

Fax: +1 (706) 546–3452, 

Charles.Pixley@fsis.usda.gov. 

WORLDWIDE COMMODITY CODEX 

COMMITTEES (ACTIVE) 

Cereals, Pulses and Legumes 

(Host Government—United States) 

U.S. Delegate 

Dr. Henry Kim, Office of Food Safety, 

Senior Policy Analyst, Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 

5001 Campus Drive (HFS–317), 

College Park, MD, USA 20740–3835, 

Phone: +1 (240) 402–2023, 

henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Patrick McCluskey, Supervisory 

Agricultural Marketing Specialist, 


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Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers 

and Stockyards Administration, 

10383 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas 

City, MO 64153, Phone: +1 (816) 659– 

8403, Patrick.J.Mccluskey@usda.gov. 

Fats and Oils 

(Host Government—Malaysia) 

U.S. Delegate 

Dr. Paul South, Director, Division of 

Plant Products and Beverages, Office 

of Food Safety (HFS–317), Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 

5001 Campus Drive, College Park, 

MD, USA 20740–3835, Phone: +1 

(240) 402–1640, Fax: +1 (301) 436– 

2632, Paul.South@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Robert A. Moreau, Ph.D., Research 

Leader, Eastern Regional Research 

Center, Agricultural Research Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 600 

East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 

19038, Phone: +1 (215) 233–6428, 

Fax: +1 (215) 233–6406, 

Robert.Moreau@ars.usda.gov. 

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 

(Host Government—Mexico) 

U.S. Delegate 

Dorian LaFond, International Standards 

Coordinator, Fruit and Vegetables 

Program, Specialty Crop Inspection 

Division, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Mail Stop 0247, South 

Agriculture Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0247, Phone: 

+1 (202) 690–4944, Fax: +1 (202) 690– 

1527, Dorian.Lafond@usda.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

David T. Ingram, Ph.D., Consumer 

Safety Officer, Office of Food Safety, 

Fresh Produce Branch, Division of 

Produce Safety, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration, 5001 

Campus Drive, Room 3E027, College 

Park, MD, USA 20740–3835, Phone: 

+1 (240) 402–0335, David.Ingram@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Milk and Milk Products 

(Host Government—New Zealand) 

U.S. Delegate 

Christopher Thompson, Dairy 

Standardization Branch, Mail Stop 

0230, Room 2742, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250, 

Phone: +1 (202) 720–9382, Fax: +1 

(844) 804–4701, 

Christopher.D.Thompson@

ams.usda.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

John F. Sheehan, Director, Division of 

Dairy, Egg and Meat Product Safety, 

Office of Food Safety, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration (HFS– 

3 15), Harvey W. Wiley Federal 

Building, 5001 Campus Drive, College 

Park, MD 20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402– 

1488, Fax: +1 (301) 436–2632, 

John.Sheehan@fda.hhs.gov. 

Processed Fruits and Vegetables 

(Host Government—United States) 

U.S. Delegate 

Dorian LaFond, International Standards 

Coordinator, Fruit and Vegetables 

Program, Specialty Crop Inspection 

Division, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Stop 0247, South 

Agriculture Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0247, Phone: 

+1 (202) 690–4944, Fax: +1 (202) 690– 

1527, Dorian.Lafond@usda.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Dr. Yinqing Ma, Branch Chief, 

Beverages Branch, Division of Plant 

Products and Beverages, Office of 

Food Safety (HFS–317), Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 

5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 

20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–2479, 

Fax: +1 (301) 436–2632, Yinqing.Ma@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Spices and Culinary Herbs 

(Host Government—India) 

U.S. Delegate 

Dorian LaFond, International Standards 

Coordinator, Fruit and Vegetables 

Program, Specialty Crop Inspection 

Division, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Mail Stop 0247, South 

Agriculture Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0247, Phone: 

+1 (202) 690–4944, Fax: +1 (202) 690– 

1527, Dorian.Lafond@usda.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

George C. Ziobro, Ph.D., Egg and Meat 

Products Branch, HFS–316, Division 

of Diary, Egg, and Meat Products, 

Office of Food Safety Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5001 

Campus Drive, College Park, MD 

20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–1965, 

George.Ziobro@fda.hhs.gov. 

Sugars 

(Host Government—Colombia) 

U.S. Delegate 

Dr. Chia-Pei Charlotte Liang, Chemist, 

Office of Food Safety, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration, 5001 

Campus Drive, College Park, MD 

20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–2785, 

Charlotte.Liang@fda.hhs.gov. 

WORLDWIDE COMMODITY CODEX 

COMMITTEES (ADJOURNED) 

Cocoa Products and Chocolate 

(adjourned sine die 2001) 

(Host Government—Switzerland) 

U.S. Delegate 

Michelle Smith, Ph.D., Senior Policy 

Analyst, Office of Food Safety, Center 

for Food Safety and Applied 

Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration (HFS–317), Harvey W. 

Wiley Federal Building, 5001 Campus 

Drive, College Park, MD 20740–3835, 

Phone: +1 (240) 402–2024, Fax: +1 

(301) 436–2632, Michelle.Smith@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Fish and Fishery Products (adjourned 

sine die 2016) 

(Host Government—Norway) 

U.S. Delegate 

Dr. William R. Jones, Deputy Director, 

Office of Food Safety (HFS–300), U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration, 5001 

Campus Drive, College Park, MD 

20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–2300, 

Fax: +1 (301) 436–2601, 

William.Jones@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Steven Wilson, Deputy Director, Office 

of International Affairs and Seafood 

Inspection, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1315 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, 

Phone: +1 (301) 427–8312, 

Steven.Wilson@noaa.gov. 

Meat Hygiene (adjourned sine die 2003) 

(Host Government—New Zealand) 

U.S. Delegate 

Vacant 

Natural Mineral Waters (adjourned sine 

die 2008) 

(Host Government—Switzerland) 

U.S. Delegate 

Dr. Yinqing Ma, Branch Chief, 

Beverages Branch, Division of Plant 

Products and Beverages, Office of 

Food Safety (HFS–317), Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 


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5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 

20740, Phone: +1 (240) 402–2479, 

Fax: +1 (301) 436–2632, Yinqing.Ma@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Vegetable Proteins (adjourned sine die 

1989) 

(Host Government—Canada) 

U.S. Delegate 

Vacant 

AD HOC INTERGOVERNMENTAL 

TASK FORCES (DISSOLVED) 

Animal Feeding (Dissolved 2013) 

(Host Government—Switzerland) 

U.S. Delegate 

Daniel G. McChesney, Ph.D., Director, 

Office of Surveillance & Compliance, 

Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration, 7529 

Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, 

Phone: +1 (240) 402–7140, Fax: +1 

(240) 453–6880, Daniel.McChesney@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Dr. Patty Bennett, Humane Handling 

Enforcement Coordinator, Office of 

Field Operations Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, Room 3155–S, Washington, 

DC 20250, Phone: +1 (202) 720–5397, 

Patty.Bennett@fsis.usda.gov. 

Antimicrobial Resistance (Reestablished 2016) 

(Host Government—Republic of Korea) 

U.S. Delegate 

Donald A. Prater, DVM, Assistant 

Commissioner for Food Safety 

Integration, Office of Foods and 

Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug 

Administration, 10903 New 

Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, 

MD 20993, Tel: +1–301–348–3007, 

Email: donald.prater@fda.hhs.gov. 

Alternate Delegate 

Neena Anandaraman, DVM, MPH, 

Veterinary Science Policy Advisor, 

Office of Chief Scientist, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, DCWA2– 

339 Whitten Building, 1200 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, Tel: +1–202– 

260–8789, Email: 

Neena.Anandaraman@osec.usda.gov. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Minnesota Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) that a meeting of the Minnesota 

Advisory Committee (Committee) to the 

Commission will be held at 11:00 a.m. 

(Central Time) September 11, 2017. The 

purpose of the meeting is for the 

Committee to discuss and likely vote on 

project topic of study. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at 11:00 

p.m. CDT. 

PUBLIC CALL INFORMATION: 

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Conference ID: 4885819 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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Agenda 

I. Welcome 

II. Approval of Minutes 

III. Discussion on Draft Report on 

‘‘Responses to 21st Century Policing 

in Minnesota’’ 

IV. Public Comment 

V. Next Steps 

VI. Adjournment 

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this 

meeting is given less than 15 calendar 

days prior to the meeting because of the 

exceptional circumstance of DFO 

capacity that required rescheduling 

meeting to this date. 

Dated: August 30, 2017. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

United States Travel and Tourism 

Advisory Board Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: United States Travel and 

Tourism Advisory Board, International 

Trade Administration, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Chief Financial Officer 

and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the General Services Administration, 

renewed the Charter for the United 

States Travel and Tourism Advisory 

Board on August 17, 2017. 

DATES: The Charter for the United States 

Travel and Tourism Advisory Board was 

renewed on August 17, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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