[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4829-4830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01237]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2012-0055]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Fats and Oils
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), are
sponsoring a public meeting on February 5, 2013. The objective of the
public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on
agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be
discussed at the 23rd Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils
(CCFO) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held
in Langkawi, Malaysia, February 25-March 1, 2013. The Under Secretary
for Food Safety and FDA recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on
the 23rd Session of the CCFO and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, 2013,
from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at FDA, CFSAN, Harvey Wiley
Building, Room 1A-002, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740. Documents related to the 23rd Session of the CCFO will be
accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
Martin J. Stutsman, U.S. Delegate to the 23rd Session of the CCFO,
invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically
to the following email address: [email protected].
Call-In Number:
If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 23rd
Session of the CCFO by conference call, please use the call-in number
and participant code listed below:
Call-in Number: 1-888-858-2144
Participant Code: 6208658
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 23rd SESSION OF THE CCFO CONTACT:
Martin Stutsman, J.D., Office of Food Safety, CFSAN, FDA, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, Phone: +1(240) 402-1642, Fax:
+1(301) 436-2651, Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Marie
Maratos, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: +1(202) 205-7760, Fax: +1(202) 720-3157,
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations,
the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health
Organization. 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 that fair practices are used
in the food trade.
The CCFO is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards for
fats and oils of animal, vegetable, and marine origin including
margarine and olive oil.
The Committee is hosted by Malaysia.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 23rd Session of the CCFO
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and
Other Codex Committees
Proposed Draft Standard for Fish Oils
Proposed Draft Amendment to Parameters for Rice Bran Oil
in the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils
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Discussion Paper on the Amendment of the Standard for
Named Vegetable Oils: Sunflower Seed Oils
Discussion Paper on Cold Pressed Oils
Discussion Paper on the Amendment of the Standard for
Named Vegetable Oils: High Oleic Soybean Oil
Discussion Paper on the Amendment of the Standard for
Named Vegetable Oils for the addition of Palm Oil with High Oleic Acid
OxG
Discussion Paper on the Revision of the Limit for
Campesterol in the Codex Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils
Discussion Paper on the Amendment of the Standard for
Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils: Content of Delta-7-Stigmastenol
Reference to Acceptance/Voluntary Application in Codex
Standards
Other Business and Future Work
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior to the meeting. Members
of the public may access copies of these documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the February 5, 2013, 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 23rd Session of the CCFO, Martin Stutsman (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 23rd
Session of the CCFO.
Additional Public Notification
FSIS will announce this notice online through the FSIS Web page
located at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/Federal_Register_Notices/index.asp.
FSIS will also make copies of this Federal Register publication
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Options range from recalls to export information to regulations,
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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on
the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or
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Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
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and TTY).
To file a written complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TTY).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Done at Washington, DC on: January 4, 2013.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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