[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 98-058N]


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committees on 
Methods of Analysis and Sampling, and Natural Mineral Waters

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA); the Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA; and 
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on November 10, 1998, 
to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items that 
will be discussed at the following upcoming committee meetings:
     Twenty-Second Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of 
Analysis and Sampling, Budapest, Hungary, November 21-27, 1998.
     Sixth Session of the Codex Committee on Natural Mineral 
Waters, Bern, Switzerland, November 19-21, 1998.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, 1998, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 1409, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration Building, 200 C 
Street, SW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Clerkin, Associate U.S. 
Manager for Codex, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, 14th Street and 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Telephone: (202) 
205-7760; Fax: (202) 720-3157.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) was established in 1962 
by two United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture 
Organization and the World Health Organization. Codex is the principal 
international organization for encouraging fair international trade in 
food and protecting the health and economic interests of consumers. 
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 ensure that the 
world's food supply is sound, wholesome, free from adulteration and 
correctly labeled.

Issues to be Discussed at the Public Meeting

    The U.S. Delegate for the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis 
and Sampling will provide information and receive public comments on 
the following subjects at the public meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 
a.m.:

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        Agenda item/subject matter                  Doc. Ref. No.
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1. Methods of Sampling
    (a) Proposed Draft General Guidelines   CX/MAS 98/3.
     on Sampling at Step 4.
    (b) Draft Revised Recommended Methods   CX/MAS 98/4.
     of Sampling for the Determination of
     Pesticide Residues for Compliance
     with MRLs.
2. Criteria for Evaluating Acceptable       CX/MAS 98/5.
 Methods of Analysis for Codex Purposes.
3. Harmonization of Reporting of Test
 Results Corrected for Recovery Factors.
    Progress Report on Development of       CX/MAS 98/6.
     Harmonized Guidelines for the Use of
     Recovery Factors in Analytical
     Measurement.
4. Harmonization of Analytical Terminology
 in Accordance with International
 Standards.
    Report of Inter-Agency Meeting on       Conference Room Document
     ``Limits''.                             (CRD) 1.
5. Measurement Uncertainty................  CX/MAS 98/7.
6. In-House Method Validation.............  CX/MAS 98/8.
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    The U.S. Delegate for the Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters 
will provide information and receive public comments on the following 
subject at the public meeting as soon as the earlier discussion ends or 
from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.:

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           Agenda item/subject matter                 Doc. Ref. No.
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1. Consideration of Proposed Draft General       CX/NMW 98/2.
 Standard for Bottled/Packaged Waters Other
 Than Natural Mineral Waters at Step 4.
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Patrick J. Clerkin,
Associate U.S. Manager for Codex.
[FR Doc. 98-29640 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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