[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 27490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12573]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 95-020N]


National Consultation on Foodborne Diseases and Animal Production 
Food Hygiene

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service, and the World Health Organization are 
co-hosting a consultation, ``National Consultation on Foodborne 
Diseases and Animal Production Food Hygiene,'' on June 8, 1995, at the 
Sphinx Club, 1315 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. The purpose of 
the consultation is to explore ways to refine and advance strategies to 
assure the safety of meat and poultry products as well as discuss the 
rationale and significance of international animal production 
(preharvest) food hygiene activities in foodborne disease control 
programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Margaret Webb, Communications and 
Public Affairs, FSIS Animal Production Food Safety Program, FSIS, USDA, 
(202) 690-2683.
    To register to attend, call Ms. Jennifer Callahan (202) 501-7136.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The consultation will begin at 8:30 a.m. and 
end at 9 p.m. The consultation will primarily focus on the economic and 
public health impact of foodborne diseases and the contribution animal 
production hygiene can make to pathogen control under prevailing 
conditions in different regions of the world.
    Seating space for observers at the forum is limited. Early 
registration is recommended. Please call Ms. Jennifer Callahan if you 
wish to attend the consultation (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 
Observers attending the consultation will be responsible for making 
their own hotel arrangements.

    Done at Washington, DC, on: May 17, 1995.
Michael R. Taylor,
Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety.
[FR Doc. 95-12573 Filed 5-23-95; 8:45 am]
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