[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 35550] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-16939] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 131 / Monday, July 10, 1995 / Notices [[Page 35550]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. 95-031N] National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods; Meeting The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a meeting on July 18 through July 20 1995, at the Ramada Hotel Denver West, 14707 West Colfax, Golden, Colorado 80401, (303) 279-7611. The committee will meet on Tuesday, July 18, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM and on Thursday, July 20, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Subcommittees will meet Wednesday, July 19, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and Thursday, July 20, from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. The NACMCF provides advice and recommendations to the Secretaries of Agriculture, and Health and Human Services concerning the development of microbiological criteria by which the safety and wholesomeness of food can be assessed. This includes criteria pertaining to microorganisms that indicate whether food has been processed using good manufacturing practices. The meeting will include the following activities, as time permits: I. A critique and comment session on the International Committee on Microbiological Specifications for Foods' draft document, ``Principles for Establishment and Application of Microbiological Specifications for Foods.'' II. A discussion on the role of the Food Safety and Inspection Service in animal production food safety. III. A session to review and propose modifications to the NACMCF document, ``Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System.'' IV. A presentation and discussion about the terms and concepts of microbial risk assessment. V. A discussion on the microbiology of raw produce as related to public health issues. VI. A presentation and discussion about pathogens other than Vibrio vulnificus in shellfish. VII. A meeting and discussion on the use of microorganisms as indicators of the safety of meat, poultry, and egg products. VIII. Meetings held by the subcommittees. IX. Public comments. The NACMCF meeting is open to the public on a space available basis. Interested persons may file comments relating to the activities listed above prior to and following the meeting. These comments should be addressed to: Mr. Craig Fedchock, Advisory Committee Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 311, 1255 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC 20250. Background materials are available for inspection by contacting Mr. Fedchock on (202) 254-2517. Done at Washington, DC, on: July 5, 1995. Michael R. Taylor, Administrator. [FR Doc. 95-16939 Filed 7-7-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P