[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1598-1599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00482]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 13, 2016 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2015-0044]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Additives
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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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 are sponsoring a
public meeting on February 16, 2016. 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
48th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Xi'an, China
March 14-18, 2016. 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 48th Session of the
CCFA and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16, 2016,
from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, Rooms 1A-001 and 1A-002, College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 48th Session of the CCFA will be
accessible via the Internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
Susan Carberry, Ph.D., U.S. Delegate to the 48th Session of the
CCFA and the FDA invite interested U.S. parties to submit their
comments electronically to the following email address:
[email protected].
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting
by emailing [email protected] by February 12, 2016. Early registration
is encouraged because it will expedite entry into the building and
parking area. If you require parking, please include your vehicle make
and tag number when you register. 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. Attendees
who are not able to attend the meeting in person, but wish to
participate, may do so by phone. Those wishing to participate by phone
should request the call-in-number and the conference code when they
register for the meeting.
For Further Information About The 48th Session of the CCFA Contact:
Susan Carberry, Ph.D., Supervisory Chemist, Division of Petition
Review, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration, Harvey W.
Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-205, College
Park, MD 20740, Telephone: (240) 402-1269, Fax: (301) 436-2972, Email:
[email protected].
For Further Information About The Public Meeting Contact: Daniel E.
Folmer, Ph.D., Review Chemist, Division of Petition Review, Office of
Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration, Harvey W. Wiley Federal
Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-265, College Park, MD 20740,
Telephone: (240) 402-1269, Fax: (301) 436-2972, Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The 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 that fair
practices are used in trade.
The CCFA establishes or endorses permitted maximum levels for
individual food additives; prepares priority lists of food additives
for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food
Additives (JECFA); assigns functional classes and International
Numbering System (INS) numbers to individual food additives; recommends
specifications of identity and purity for food additives for adoption
by Codex; considers methods of analysis for the determination of
additives in food; and considers and elaborates standards or codes for
related subjects, such as labeling of food additives when sold as such.
The CCFA is hosted by China.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 48th Session of the CCFA
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and
other subsidiary bodies
Matters of Interest arising from FAO/WHO and from the 80th
Meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Proposed draft Specifications for Identity and Purity of Food
Additives arising from the 80th JECFA Meeting
Endorsement or Revision of Maximum Levels for Food Additives
and Processing Aids and Codex Standards
Alignment of the food-additive provisions of commodity
standards and relevant provisions of the General Standard for Food
Additives
Food additive provisions in Table 1 and 2 in food categories
01.2 through 08.4, with the exclusion of food categories 04.1.2.4,
04.2.2.4, 04.2.2.5, 04.2.2.6, 05.1.1, 05.1.3, and 05.1.4 (outstanding
from CCFA47)
Use of nisin (INS 234) in food category 08.3.2 in general, and
specifically in products conforming to the corresponding commodity
standards
Proposed draft provision for quillaia extracts (INS 999 (i),
(ii)) in food category 14.1.4
Uses and use levels of paprika extract (INS 160c(ii)) (replies
to CL 2015/9-FA Part C, point 8)
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Proposals for new and/or revision of food additive provisions
(replies to CL 2015/12-FA)
Proposed draft revision of food category 01.1 ``Milk and
dairy-based drinks'' and its sub-categories
Discussion paper on the use of specific food additives in the
production of wine
Proposed draft revision to the International Numbering System
(INS) for Food Additives (CAC/GL 36-1989)
Proposals for additions and changes to the Priority List of
Substances proposed for evaluation by JECFA (replies to CL 2015/11-FA)
Information on commercial use of: Potassium hydrogen sulfate
(INS 515(ii)), sodium sorbates (INS 201) and calcium hydrogen sulfite
(INS 227) (replies to CL 2015/9-FA Part C, point 9)
Discussion paper on secondary additives
Proposed draft revision of Section 4.1c and 5.1c of the
General Standard for the Labelling of Food Additives When Sold As Such
(CODEX STAN 107-1981)
Other Business and Future Work
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Codex Secretariat prior to the meeting.
Members of the public may access these documents at http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/detail/en/?meeting=CCFA&session=48.
Public Meeting
At the February 16, 2016, 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 48th Session of the CCFA, Dr. Susan Carberry at the following
address: [email protected]. Written comments should state they relate to
activities of the 48th Session of the CCFA.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the FSIS Web page located at:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register .
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
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of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
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income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
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Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax,
or Email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax: (202) 690-7442.
Email: [email protected].
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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