[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60505-60506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25114]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0002]
Food Defense Workshop; Public Workshop
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory
Affairs, Southwest Regional Office (SWRO), in cosponsorship with
Oklahoma State University, Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products
Center (FAPC), is announcing a public workshop entitled ``Food Defense
Workshop.'' This public workshop is intended to provide information
about food defense as it relates to food facilities such as farms,
manufacturers, processors, distributors, retailers, and restaurants.
Date and Time: This public workshop will be held on November 2,
2011, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: The public workshop will be held at the Robert M. Kerr
Food & Agricultural Products Center, Oklahoma State University, 148
FAPC, Stillwater, OK 74078-6055.
Contact: David Arvelo, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug
Administration, Southwest Regional Office, 4040 North Central
Expressway, suite 900, Dallas, TX 75204, 214-253-
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4952, FAX: 214-253-4970, e-mail: [email protected].
For information on accommodation options, contact conference
coordinator Karen Smith or Andrea Graves at the Robert M. Kerr Food &
Agricultural Products Center, Oklahoma State University, 148 FAPC,
Stillwater, OK 74078-6055, 405-744-6071, FAX: 405-744-6313, or e-mail:
[email protected] or [email protected]. More information
is also available online at http://www.fapc.biz/fooddefense.html. (FDA
has verified the Web site address, but FDA is not responsible for any
subsequent changes to the Web site after this document publishes in the
Federal Register.)
Registration: You are encouraged to register by October 21, 2011.
The workshop has a $150 registration fee to cover the cost of
facilities, materials, speakers, and breaks. Seats are limited; please
submit your registration as soon as possible. The workshop will be
filled in order of receipt of registration. Those accepted into the
workshop will receive confirmation. Registration will close after the
workshop is filled. Registration at the site is not guaranteed but may
be possible on a space available basis on the day of the public
workshop beginning at 8 a.m. The cost of registration at the site is
$200 payable to FAPC. There is no registration fee for FDA employees.
If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Karen Smith (see Contact) at least 7 days in advance.
Registration Form Instructions: To register, please complete the
online registration form at http://www.fapc.biz/fooddefense.html.
Transcripts: Transcripts of the public workshop will not be
available due to the format of this workshop. Course handouts may be
requested after the date of the public workshop through the contact
persons (see Contact) at cost plus shipping.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This public workshop is being held in
response to the large volume of food defense inquiries from food
manufacturers originating from the area covered by the FDA Dallas
District Office. The SWRO presents this workshop to help achieve
objectives set forth in section 406 of the Food and Drug Administration
Modernization Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 393), which include working
closely with stakeholders and maximizing the availability and clarity
of information to stakeholders and the public. This is consistent with
the purposes of the Southwest Regional Small Business Representative
Program, which are in part to respond to industry inquiries, develop
educational materials, and sponsor workshops and conferences to provide
firms, particularly small businesses, with firsthand working knowledge
of FDA's regulations and compliance policies. This workshop is also
consistent with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), as outreach activities by government
agencies to small businesses.
The goal of this public workshop is to present information that
will enable regulated industry to better comply with the regulations
authorized by the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act) and to better
understand FDA's food defense guidance documents, especially in light
of growing concerns about food protection. Information that FDA
presents will be based on Agency position as articulated through
regulation, guidance, and information previously made available to the
public. Topics to be discussed at the workshop (both by FDA and non-FDA
speakers) include: (1) Food defense awareness and definitions, (2) FDA
food defense tools such as ALERT and Employees FIRST, (3) regulations
issued under the Bioterrorism Act, (4) food defense guidance documents,
(5) investigating food-related incidents effectively, (6) physical
plant security, (7) crisis management, and other related topics. For
more information, please visit http://www.fapc.biz/fooddefense.html.
FDA expects that participation in this public workshop will provide
regulated industry with greater understanding of the Agency's
regulatory and policy perspectives on food protection, increase
compliance with FDA regulations, and heighten food defense awareness.
Dated: September 23, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-25114 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]
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