[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31749-31759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13403]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2009-0033]
International Standard-Setting Activities
AGENCY: Office of Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the sanitary and
phytosanitary standard-setting activities of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), in accordance with section 491 of the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979, as amended, and the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act, Public Law 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809. This notice also provides a
list of other standard-setting activities of Codex, including commodity
standards, guidelines, codes of practice, and revised texts. This
notice, which covers the time periods from June 1, 2009, to May 31,
2010, and June 1, 2010, to May 31, 2011, seeks comments on standards
under consideration and recommendations for new standards.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by either of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including diskettes or CD-ROMs, and hand- or
courier-delivered items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 2-2127, George
Washington Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2009-0033. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to comments received, go to the FSIS Docket Room
at the address listed above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
Please state that your comments refer to Codex and, if your
comments relate to specific Codex committees, please identify those
committees in your comments and submit a copy of your comments to the
delegate from that particular committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Stuck, United States Manager for
Codex, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Food Safety, Room
4861, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-3700; Phone: (202) 205-7760; Fax: (202) 720-3157;
E-mail: [email protected].
For information pertaining to particular committees, the delegate
of that committee may be contacted. (A complete list of U.S. delegates
and alternate delegates can be found in Attachment 2 to this notice.)
Documents pertaining to Codex are accessible via the World Wide Web at
the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The U.S. Codex Office also maintains a Web site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Codex_Alimentarius/index.asp.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established on January 1,
1995, as the common international institutional framework for the
conduct of trade relations among its members in matters related to the
Uruguay Round Trade Agreements. The WTO is the successor organization
to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). U.S. membership
in the WTO was approved and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act was signed
into law by the President on December 8, 1994. The Uruguay Round
Agreements became effective, with respect to the United States, on
January 1, 1995. Pursuant to section 491 of the Trade Agreements Act of
1979, as amended, the President is required to designate an agency to
be ``responsible for informing the public of the sanitary and
phytosanitary (SPS) standard-setting activities of each international
standard-setting organization.'' The main organizations are Codex, the
World Organisation for Animal Health, and the International Plant
Protection Convention. The President, pursuant to Proclamation No. 6780
of March 23, 1995 (60 FR 15845), designated the U.S. Department of
Agriculture as the agency responsible for informing the public of SPS
standard-setting activities of each international standard-setting
organization. The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated to the Office
of Food Safety the responsibility to inform the public of the SPS
standard-setting activities of Codex. The Office of Food Safety has, in
turn, assigned the responsibility for informing the public
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of the SPS standard-setting activities of Codex to the U.S. Codex
Office.
Codex was created in 1963 by two U.N. organizations, the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Codex is the principal international organization for establishing
standards for food. 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, ensure fair trade practices in the
food trade, and promote coordination of food standards work undertaken
by international governmental and non-governmental organizations. In
the United States, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA);
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS); the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
(NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC); and the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) manage and carry out U.S. Codex activities.
As the agency responsible for informing the public of the SPS
standard-setting activities of Codex, the Office of Food Safety
publishes this notice in the Federal Register annually. Attachment 1
(Sanitary and Phytosanitary Activities of Codex) sets forth the
following information:
1. The SPS standards under consideration or planned for
consideration; and
2. For each SPS standard specified:
a. A description of the consideration or planned consideration of
the standard;
b. Whether the United States is participating or plans to
participate in the consideration of the standard;
c. The agenda for United States participation, if any; and
d. The agency responsible for representing the United States with
respect to the standard.
To obtain copies of those standards listed in attachment 1, please
contact the Codex delegate or the U.S. Codex office:
This notice also solicits public comment on those standards that are
currently under consideration or planned for consideration and
recommendations for new standards. The delegate, in conjunction with
the responsible agency, will take the comments received into account in
participating in the consideration of the standards and in proposing
matters to be considered by Codex.
The United States delegate will facilitate public participation in
the United States Government's activities relating to Codex
Alimentarius. The United States delegate will maintain a list of
individuals, groups, and organizations that have expressed an interest
in the activities of the Codex committees and will disseminate
information regarding United States delegation activities to interested
parties. This information will include the status of each agenda item;
the United States Government's position or preliminary position on the
agenda items; and the time and place of planning meetings and
debriefing meetings following Codex committee sessions. In addition,
the U.S. Codex Office makes much of the same information available
through its Web page, http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Codex_Alimentarius/index.asp. Please visit the Web page or
notify the appropriate U.S. delegate or the U.S. Codex Office, Room
4861, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-3700 ([email protected]), if you would like to
access or receive information about specific committees.
The information provided in Attachment 1 describes the status of
Codex standard-setting activities by the Codex Committees for the time
periods from June 1, 2009, to May 31, 2010, and June 1, 2010, to May
31, 2011. Attachment 2 provides the list of U.S. Codex Officials
(including U.S. delegates and alternate delegates). A list of
forthcoming Codex sessions may be found at: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp?lang=en.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are aware of this
notice, FSIS will announce it online through the FSIS Web page located
at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/2010_Notices_Index/. FSIS
will also make copies of this Federal Register 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 constituents and
stakeholders. The Update is communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade groups,
consumer interest groups, health professionals, and other individuals
who have asked to be included.
The Update is also available on the FSIS Web page. Through the
Listserv and Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much
broader and more diverse audience.
Dated: Done at Washington, DC on May 28, 2010.
Karen Stuck,
United States Manager for Codex.
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Activities of Codex Codex Alimentarius
Commission and Executive Committee
The Codex Alimentarius Commission will hold its Thirty Third
Session July 5-9, 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland. At that time, it will
consider standards, codes of practice, and related matters forwarded to
the Commission by the general subject committees, commodity committees,
and ad hoc Task Forces for adoption as Codex standards and guidance.
The Commission will also consider the implementation status of the
Codex Strategic Plan, the evaluation of the capacity of the
Secretariat, the impact of private standards, the management of the
Trust Fund for the Participation of Developing Countries and Countries
in Transition in the Work of the Codex Alimentarius, as well as
financial and budgetary issues. At this Session, the Commission will
elect a chairperson and three vice chairpersons.
Prior to the Commission meeting, the Executive Committee will meet
at its Sixty-fourth Session on June 29-July 2, 2010. It is composed of
the chairperson; vice-chairpersons; seven members elected from the
Commission from each of the following geographic regions: Africa, Asia,
Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Near East, North America, and
South-West Pacific; and regional coordinators from the six regional
committees. The United States is the elected representative from North
America. The Executive Committee will conduct a critical review of the
elaboration of Codex standards; review a study on the speed of the
Codex standard-setting process, consider the Codex Strategic Plan and
the capacity of the Secretariat; consider a business plan for Codex;
review matters arising from reports of Codex Committees and proposals
for new work, and review the FAO/WHO Trust Fund for Enhanced
Participation in Codex.
Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
The Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
(CCRVDF)
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determines priorities for the consideration of residues of veterinary
drugs in foods and recommends Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for
veterinary drugs. The Committee also develops codes of practice, as may
be required, and considers methods of sampling and analysis for the
determination of veterinary drug residues in food. A veterinary drug is
defined as any substance applied or administered to a food producing
animal, such as meat or milk producing animals, poultry, fish or bees,
whether used for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic purposes, or
for modification of physiological functions or behavior.
A Codex Maximum Limit for Residues of Veterinary Drugs is the
maximum concentration of residue resulting from the use of a veterinary
drug (expressed in mg/kg or ug/kg on a fresh weight basis) that is
recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission to be permitted or
recognized as acceptable in or on a food. An MRL is based on the type
and amount of residue considered to be without any toxicological hazard
for human health as expressed by the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) or
on the basis of a temporary ADI that utilizes an additional safety
factor. The MRL also takes into account other relative public health
risks as well as food technological aspects.
When establishing an MRL, consideration is also given to residues
that occur in food of plant origin or the environment. Furthermore, the
MRL may be reduced to be consistent with good practices in the use of
veterinary drugs and to the extent that practical analytical methods
are available.
An Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is an estimate by the Joint FAO/
WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) of the amount of a
veterinary drug, expressed on a body weight basis, which can be
ingested daily over a lifetime without appreciable health risk.
The 18th Session of the Committee met in Natal, Brazil, on May 11-
15, 2009. The reference document is ALINORM 9/32/31. The results of the
18th session of the CCRVDF were considered by the Commission at its
32nd Session in July 2009. The reference document is ALINORM 09-32-REP.
A meeting of the CCRVDF has not occurred since the last session of the
Commission. The following items will be considered at the 33rd session
of the Commission in July 2010.
To be considered for final adoption at Step 8:
Draft MRL for Bovine Somatotropin in cattle.
Draft MRLs for Ractopamine in pigs and cattle.
At the 18th session of the CCRVDF, the Committee completed a
Priority List of Veterinary Drugs Requiring Evaluation or Re-evaluation
by JECFA. These drugs are Monepantel (establishment of ADI and
recommended MRLs in sheep), Monensin (re-evaluation of MRL in cattle),
Derquantel (establishment of ADI and recommended MRLs in sheep), and
Ractopamine (review of depletion data in pig tissues). The JECFA is
currently evaluating the data for Ractopamine and will report the
results of its evaluation to the 33rd session of the Commission.
The Committee will continue work on the following:
Draft MRLs for Narasin in cattle and pigs.
Draft MRLs for Tilmicosin in chicken and turkeys.
A project document on risk management recommendations for
veterinary drugs for which no ADI or MRL has been recommended by JECFA.
The United States leads an electronic Working Group to define the scope
for the work.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA/CVM; USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
The Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) establishes or
endorses permitted maximum levels, and, where necessary, revises
existing guidelines levels for contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants in food and feed; prepares priority lists of contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO
Expert Committee on Food Additives; considers and elaborates methods of
analysis and sampling for the determination of contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed; considers and
elaborates standards or codes of practice for related subjects; and
considers other matters assigned to it by the Commission in relation to
contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed.
The Committee held its Fourth Session in Izmir, Turkey, from April
26-30, 2010. The relevant document is ALINORM 10/34/31. The following
items are to be considered for adoption at Step 5/8 by the 33rd Session
of the Commission in July 2010:
Proposed draft maximum levels for Melamine in powdered
infant formula and in food (other than infant formula) and feed
Proposed draft maximum levels for total Aflatoxins in
shelled, ready-to-eat Brazil nuts and shelled, destined for further
processing Brazil nuts (including sampling plan)
Proposed draft revision of the Code of Practice for the
Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination (Tree Nuts)
(appendix on Additional Measures for Brazil Nuts)
The Committee is continuing to work on:
Proposed draft Code of Practice for the Reduction of Ethyl
Carbamate in Stone Fruit Distillates, which was returned to Step 3 for
further comments.
Proposed draft maximum level for Melamine in liquid infant
formula at Step 3.
Discussion paper on Types of Mycotoxins and Mycotoxin-
Producing Fungi found in Sorghum and the Levels of Mycotoxins in
Sorghum.
The Committee agreed to the following new work, pending approval by
the Executive Committee:
Draft maximum levels for Deoxynivalenol (DON) and its
acetylated derivatives in cereals and cereal-based products (Canada).
Draft maximum levels for total Aflatoxins in dried figs
(Turkey).
The Committee agreed to establish the following electronic working
groups to:
Develop recommended MLs for substances in natural mineral
waters and determine whether safety parameters should be integrated
into the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed
(GSCTFF) or retained in the standard for Natural Mineral Waters (United
States and The Netherlands).
Prepare a discussion paper that would review the current
state of knowledge regarding Arsenic and provide a summary of possible
risk management options including the feasibility of setting MLs in
rice for consideration at the next session (China).
Prepare a discussion paper concerning risk management
options in relation to new risk assessment outcomes (United States).
Prepare a discussion paper on the occurrence of
ochratoxigenic fungi and Ochratoxin A (OTA) in cocoa to assess whether
a code of practice should be developed (Ghana and Brazil).
Prepare a discussion paper to conduct a review of furan
exposure, its toxicities, and available technologies to reduce Furan in
foods with a view to exploring the possibility of developing a code of
practice (United States).
Prepare a discussion paper to examine the chemistry of
pyrrolizidine alkaloids, their toxicity; available methods of analysis
for detecting pyrrolizidine alkaloids; occurrence in
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plants, food and feed; and the carry-over from feed to food (The
Netherlands).
Proposals on descriptions of the food/feed for which a
maximum level applies and to screen the existing MS and provide, where
necessary, a clearer description of the food/feed to which the ML
applies (European Union).
The Committee decided to suspend work on the proposed draft ML and
sampling plans for Fumonisins in Maize and Maize-products until further
advice was provided by JECFA.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Food Additives
The Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) establishes or
endorses acceptable maximum levels for individual food additives;
prepares a priority list of food additives for risk assessment by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA); assigns
functional classes to individual food additives; recommends
specifications of identity and purity for food additives for adoption
by the Commission; considers methods of analysis for the determination
of additives in food; and considers and elaborates standards or codes
for related subjects such as the labeling of food additives when sold
as such. The 42nd Session of the Committee met in Beijing, China, March
15-19, 2010. The relevant document is ALINORM 10/33/12. Immediately
prior to the Plenary session, there was a 1-day physical Working Group
on the General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) chaired by the United
States. The following items will be considered by the 33rd Session of
the Commission in July 2010.
To be considered for adoption at Steps 8 and 5/8:
Draft and proposed draft food additive provisions and
amendments to the GSFA.
Proposed draft Guidelines on Substances Used as Processing
Aids (N14-2008).
Amendments to the International Numbering System (INS) for
Food Additives.
Specifications for the Identify and Purity of Food
Additives arising from the 71st JECFA meeting.
Other matters to be considered for adoption:
Amendments to revise the name and descriptors of food
categories 06.0, 06.2, and 06.2.1 (concerning cereals and flours) of
the GSFA.
Deletion of Note 180 (``Expressed as beta-carotene.'') in
all adopted and proposed provisions for Carotenoids, and Carotene,
beta- (vegetable), beta-(vegetable) of the GSFA.
Amendment to the provision of Ascorbyl Esters in food
category 13.2 (Complementary foods for infants and young children) of
the GSFA.
Amendments associated with Notes 130 and 133 to correct
inconsistencies related to the provisions phenolic antioxidants
(butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, propyl gallate,
and tertiary butylhydroquinone).
Amendment to the text of Note 136 (``For use in white
vegetables only.'') associated with certain provisions for Sulfites.
Amendment to Section 2 ``Table of functional classes,
definitions and technological purposes'' of the INS (CAC/GL 36-1989).
To be considered for revocation:
Food additive provisions of the GSFA.
Inventory of Processing Aids (CAC/MISC 3).
To be considered for discontinuation:
Several draft and proposed draft food additive provisions
of the GSFA.
To be considered for approval:
Project document proposing new work on the revision of the
food category system of the GSFA.
Project document proposing new work on the revision of
Standard for Food Grade Salt (CODEX STAN 150-1985).
Priority list of compounds proposed for evaluation by
JECFA.
The Committee established electronic Working Groups (eWGs) to:
Review Section 4 of the Preamble of the GSFA (Carry-over
of Food Additives into Food) with the view to analyze inconsistencies
between this Section and the ``Carry-over Principle'' in Volume 1 of
the Codex Alimentarius and to consider the need to revise Section 4 of
the Preamble to the GSFA (Brazil).
Prepare proposed draft provisions for lauric arginate
ethyl esters, steviol glycosides, and sulfites. This eWG would also
prepare recommendations for all provisions of erythrosine (United
States).
Prepare a discussion paper containing proposals for
criteria and conditions on the use of Note 161 (``Subject of national
legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at
consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.'') in the GSFA
(Netherlands).
Prepare a discussion paper on the structure and content of
a database on information on processing aids and criteria for the data
entry and update of the database (New Zealand).
Consider proposals for changes and additions to the INS
list, including the inconsistent use of brackets in the names of
substances, whether the substances listed under INS 470(i) should
include magnesium salts, whether technological purposes should be
listed for so-called ``parent food additives,'' and the use of the term
``caustic'' for INS 150a and 150b (Finland).
Review all comments and information submitted and revise
the maximum use levels for aluminum-containing food additives in the
GSFA to ensure that the maximum use levels are numeric and expressed on
an ``as aluminum'' basis (Brazil).
Prepare a proposal for the revision of food categories
05.1 (Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitation and
chocolate substitutes), 05.2 (Confectionery, including hard and soft
candy, nougats, etc., other than food categories 05.1, 05.3, and 05.4),
and 05.4 (Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-
fruit), and sweet sauces) (United States).
Prepare a discussion paper with a proposal for the
alignment of the food additive provision in the five Codex standards
for meat products with the provisions in the GSFA and an analysis of
the problems and solutions identified in carrying out this work
(Australia).
The Committee also agreed to prepare a discussion paper on the
development of a proposal for a re-evaluation process of substances in
light of new data and new scientific developments in risk assessment
(JECFA Secretariat).
Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
The Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues recommends to the Codex
Alimentarius Commission establishment of maximum limits for pesticide
residues for specific food items or in groups of food. A Codex Maximum
Residue Limit for Pesticide (MRLP) is the maximum concentration of a
pesticide residue (expressed as mg/kg) recommended by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission to be legally permitted in or on food
commodities and animal feeds. Foods derived from commodities that
comply with the respective MRLPs are intended to be toxicologically
acceptable. That is, consideration of the various dietary residue
intake estimates and determinations, both at the national and
international level, in comparison with the Acceptable Daily Intake
(ADI), should indicate that foods complying with Codex MRLPs are safe
for human consumption. Codex MRLPs are primarily intended to apply in
international trade and are derived from
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reviews conducted by the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR).
The 41st Session of the Committee met in Beijing, China, on April
19-24, 2010. The relevant document is ALINORM 10/33/24. The following
items will be considered by the Commission at its 33nd Session in July
2010.
To be considered for adoption at Step 8:
Draft and revised draft Maximum Residue Limits for
pesticide/commodity combinations: Boscalid (1 commodity), Carbofuran
(4), Carbosulfan (4), and Methomyl (1)
To be considered at Step 5/8:
Proposed draft and revised draft Maximum Residue Limits
for pesticide/commodity combinations: Benalaxyl (7 commodities),
Boscalid (35), Buprofezin (18), Chlorpyrifos-Methyl (10), Cypermethrin
(including alpha- and zeta-cypermethrin) (8), Febuconazole (5),
Fluopicolide (17), Haloxyfop (4), Hexythiazox (20), Indoxacarb (13),
Metaflumizone (12), Methoxyfenozide (23), Paraquat (2), Prochloraz (1),
Prothioconazole (10), Spirodiclofen (20), and zoxamide (14) (see
ALINORM 10/33/24, appendices II & III for lists of the commodities).
Responsible Agencies: EPA; USDA/AMS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling
The Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling defines the
criteria appropriate to Codex methods of analysis and sampling; serves
as a coordinating body for Codex with other international groups
working on methods of analysis and sampling and quality assurance
systems for laboratories; specifies, on the basis of final
recommendations submitted to it by the bodies referred to above,
reference methods of analysis and sampling appropriate to Codex
standards which are generally applicable to a number of foods;
considers, amends if necessary, and endorses as appropriate methods of
analysis and sampling proposed by Codex commodity committees, except
for methods of analysis and sampling for residues of pesticides or
veterinary drugs in food, the assessment of microbiological quality and
safety in food, and the assessment of specifications for food
additives; elaborates sampling plans and procedures, as may be
required; considers specific sampling and analysis problems submitted
to it by the Commission or any of its Committees; and defines
procedures, protocols, guidelines or related texts for the assessment
of food laboratory proficiency, as well as quality assurance systems
for laboratories.
The 31st Session of the Committee met in Budapest, Hungary, March
8-12, 2010. The relevant document is ALINORM 10/33/23. The following
items will be considered for adoption by the 32nd Session of the
Commission in July 2010.
To be considered for final adoption at step 5/8:
Proposed draft Guidelines on Performance Criteria and
Validation of Methods for Detection, Identification, and Quantification
of Specific DNA Sequences and Specific Proteins in Foods.
Methods of Analysis in Codex Standards at Different Steps,
including Methods of Analysis for Natural Mineral Waters.
To be considered for final adoption at step 5:
Proposed draft Revised Guidelines for Measurement
Uncertainty.
The Committee agreed to establish an electronic working group to
develop a discussion paper on Procedures for Conformity Assessment and
Resolution of Disputes, Taking into Account Measurement Uncertainty,
Sampling Uncertainty and Other Relevant Issues.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/GIPSA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification
Systems
The Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and
Certification Systems is charged with developing principles and
guidelines for food import and export inspection and certification
systems, with a view to harmonizing methods and procedures that protect
the health of consumers, ensure fair trading practices, and facilitate
international trade in foodstuffs. Additionally, the Committee develops
principles and guidelines for the application of measures by the
competent authorities of exporting and importing countries to provide
assurances, where necessary, that foodstuffs comply with requirements,
especially statutory health requirements; develops guidelines for the
utilization, as and when appropriate, of quality assurance systems to
ensure that foodstuffs conform with requirements and promotes the
recognition of these systems in facilitating trade in food products
under bilateral/multilateral arrangements by countries; develops
guidelines and criteria with respect to format, declarations, and
language of such official certificates as countries may require with a
view towards international harmonization; makes recommendations for
information exchange in relation to food import/export control;
consults as necessary with other international groups working on
matters related to food inspection and certification systems; and
considers other matters assigned to it by the Commission in relation to
food inspection and certification systems.
The 18th Session of the Committee met in Surfers Paradise,
Australia, on March 1-5, 2010. The reference document is ALINORM 10/33/
30. The following will be considered by the Commission at its 33rd
Session in July 2010.
To be considered for final adoption at step 5/8:
Proposed draft Principles and Guidelines for the Conduct
of Foreign On-site Audits and Inspections.
The Committee will continue working on:
Proposed draft Principles and Guidelines for the Conduct
of Assessments of Foreign Official Inspection and Certification
Systems.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on General Principles
The Codex Committee on General Principles deals with procedures and
general matters as are referred to it by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission. Such matters have included the review and endorsement of
procedural revisions to the Codex Procedural Manual; the development of
a mechanism for examining any economic impact statements submitted by
governments concerning possible implications for their economies of
some of the individual standards or some of the provisions thereof; and
the establishment of a Code of Ethics for International Trade in Food.
The Committee held its 26th Session in Paris, France, on April 12-
16, 2010. The reference document is ALINORM 10/33/33. The following
will be considered by the Commission at its 33rd Session in July 2010:
To be considered for final adoption at Step 8:
Draft revised Code of Ethics for International Trade in
Food including Concessional and Food Aid Transactions Amendments to the
Codex Procedural Manual.
Proposed amendment to the Guidelines to Chairpersons of
Codex Committees and Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces.
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Proposed amendment to the Guidelines to Host Governments
of Codex Committees and Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces.
Responsible Agencies: USDA/FSIS; HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Food Labeling
The Codex Committee on Food Labeling drafts provisions on labeling
applicable to all foods; considers, amends, and endorses draft specific
provisions on labeling prepared by the Codex Committees drafting
standards, codes of practice, and guidelines; and studies specific
labeling problems assigned by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The
Committee also studies problems associated with the advertisement of
food with particular reference to claims and misleading descriptions.
The Committee held its 38th Session in Quebec City, Canada, on May
3-7, 2010. The reference document is ALINORM 10/33/22. The following
items are to be considered by the 32nd Session of the Commission in
July 2010.
To be considered at Step 5/8:
Proposed draft Criteria/Principles for Legibility of
Nutrition Labels.
Editorial amendments to several standards, specifically:
Section 4.2.3.3 of the General Standard for the Labeling
of and Claims for Prepackaged Foods (Codex Standard 1-1985) with the
Codex International Numbering System in CAC/GL 36-1989.
Editorial amendments to the Guidelines on Nutrition and
Health Claims (CAC/GL23-1997).
Editorial amendments to guidelines for the production,
processing, labeling and marketing of organically produced foods (CAC/
GL 32-1999 (-(other uses of ethylene).
The Committee will continue to work on:
Proposed draft revision of the Guidelines on Nutrition
Labeling (CAC/GL 2-1985) concerning the list of nutrients that are
Always Declared on a Voluntary or Mandatory Basis (at Step 5 of the
procedure).
Proposed draft recommendations for the labeling of foods
obtained through certain techniques of genetic modification/genetic
engineering (at Step 3 of the procedure).
Draft amendment to the General Standard for the Labeling
of Prepackaged Foods (at Step 6).
Codex Standard (1-1985): Definitions for ``food and food
ingredients obtained through certain techniques of genetic
modification/genetic engineering,'' ``Organism,'' ``Genetically
modified/engineered organism,'' and ``Modern biotechnology'' (at Step
6).
Draft amendment to the Guidelines for the Production,
Processing, Labeling and Marketing of Organically Produced Food (CAC/GL
32-1999), Section 5.1 relating to other uses of ethylene (at Step 7).
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) develops basic
provisions on food hygiene applicable to all food; considers, amends if
necessary, and endorses provisions on food hygiene prepared by Codex
commodity committees and contained in Codex commodity standards;
considers, amends if necessary, and endorses (unless otherwise directed
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission) provisions on food hygiene
prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex codes of
practice; develops provisions on food hygiene applicable to specific
food items or food groups, whether coming within the terms of reference
of a Codex commodity committee or not; considers specific food hygiene
problems assigned to it by the Commission; suggests and prioritizes
areas where there is a need for microbiological risk assessment at the
international level and develops questions to be addressed by the risk
assessors; and considers microbiological risk management matters in
relation to food hygiene and in relation to FAO/WHO risk assessments.
The 41st Session of the CCFH met in San Diego, California, on
November 16-20, 2009, and is summarized in the report number ALNORM 10/
33/13. The following items related to the activities of the CCFH will
be considered by the Commission at its 33rd Session in July 2010.
The following documents will be considered for final adoption at
Step 5/8:
Proposed draft Annex on Leafy Green Vegetables Including
Leafy Herbs to the Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables.
Proposed draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Pathogenic
Vibrio spp. in Seafood.
Proposed draft Annex on Control Measures for Vibrio
parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in Molluscan Shellfish.
The following document will be considered for adoption and
inclusion in the Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual:
Proposed draft Risk Analysis Principles and Procedures
Applied by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene.
CCFH continues to work on the following documents:
Proposed draft Guidelines for the Control of Campylobacter
and Salmonella spp. in Chicken Meat.
Proposed draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Control of
Viruses in Food.
New work agreed to at the 41st session of CCFH includes the
following:
Proposed revision of the Recommended International Code of
Hygienic Practice for Collecting, Processing and Marketing of Natural
Mineral Waters.
Proposed revision of Principles for the Establishment and
Application of Microbiological Criteria for Foods.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
The Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables is responsible
for elaborating worldwide standards and codes of practice for fresh
fruits and vegetables; and for consulting with the UNECE Working Party
on Agricultural Quality Standards to elaborate worldwide standards and
codes of practice with particular regard to ensuring that there is no
duplication of standards or codes of practice and that they follow the
same broad format.
The Committee held its 15th Session in Mexico City, Mexico, on
October 19-23, 2009. The reference document is ALINORM 10/33/35. The
following will be considered by the Commission at its 33rd Session in
July 2010.
To be considered at step 8:
Draft Section 6 ``Marking or Labeling'' (Draft Standard
for Bitter Cassava).
Draft Standard for Apples.
To be considered at step 5:
Proposed draft revision of the Standard for Avocados.
Proposed draft Standard for Tree Tomatoes.
The Committee will continue working on:
Proposed draft Standard for Chili Peppers.
Proposed draft Standard for Pomegranate.
Proposed Layout for Codex Standards for Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables.
Glossary of Terms used in the Proposed Layout for Codex
Standards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
Proposals for new work on fresh fruits and vegetables.
Responsible Agencies: USDA/AMS; HHS/FDA.
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U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
The Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
(CCNFSDU) is responsible for studying nutrition issues referred to it
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The Committee also drafts general
provisions, as appropriate, on nutritional aspects of all foods and
develops standards, guidelines or related texts for foods for special
dietary uses, in cooperation with other committees where necessary;
considers, amends if necessary, and endorses provisions on nutritional
aspects proposed for inclusion in Codex standards, guidelines and
related texts.
The Committee held its 31st Session in D[uuml]sseldorf, Germany, on
November 2-6, 2009. The reference document is ALINORM 10/33/26. An
additional reference for dietary fibre methods of analysis is the
report of the 31st Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of
Analysis and Sampling (ALINORM 10/33/23). The following items will be
considered by the Commission at its 33rd Session in July 2010.
To be considered for final adoption at Step 8:
List of Methods for Dietary Fibre.
To be reviewed at Step 5:
The General Principles for Establishing Nutrient Reference
Values of Vitamins and Minerals for the General Population.
The Committee will continue work on:
Proposed draft Additional or Revised Nutrient Reference
Values for Labeling Purposes in the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition
Labeling.
A revised document on General Principles and Criteria for
the Development of Nutrient Reference Values for Nutrients Associated
with Risk of Diet-Related Non-communicable Diseases.
A revised document to amend the Codex General Principles
for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods.
A revised document to revise the Codex Guidelines on
Formulated Supplementary Foods for Older Infants and Young Children.
A revised discussion paper on the Proposal for New Work to
Establish a Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Underweight
Infant and Young Children.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/ARS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products
The Fish and Fishery Products Committee is responsible for
elaborating standards for fresh, frozen and otherwise processed fish,
crustaceans, and mollusks. The 33rd Session of the Committee met in
Agadir, Morocco, September 28-October 2, 2009. The relevant document is
ALINORM 10/33/18. The following items will be considered by the
Commission at its 33rd Session in July 2010.
To be considered for final adoption at Step 8:
Draft Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products
(Lobsters and Crabs and relevant Definitions).
Draft Standard Sturgeon Caviar.
Amendment of Section 2.1 General Definitions in the Code
of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products.
To be reviewed at Step 5:
Proposed draft Standard for Smoked Fish, Smoke-Flavoured
Fish and Smoke-Dried Fish.
Proposed draft Standard for Fish Sauce.
The Committee will continue working on:
Proposed draft Code of Practice for the Processing of
Scallop Meat.
Proposed draft amendment to Section 3.4.5.1 (Water) of the
Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products.
Proposed draft Standard for Quick Frozen Scallop Adductor
Muscle Meat.
Proposed draft revision of the Procedure for the Inclusion
of Additional Species in Standards for Fish and Fishery Products.
Draft List of Methods for the Determination of Biotoxins
in the Standard for Raw and Live Bivalve Molluscs.
Proposed draft Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery
Products (Other sections including smoked fish).
Proposed draft Standard for Fresh/Live and Frozen Abalone
(Haliotis spp.)
Amendment to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks
(Nitrogen Factors).
Food Additive Provisions in Standards for Fish and Fishery
Products.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDC/NOAA/NMFS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products
The Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products is responsible for
establishing international codes and standards for milk and milk
products.
The 9th Session of the CCMMP met in Auckland, New Zealand, on
February 1-5, 2010. The reference document is ALINORM 10/33/11. The
following items related to the activities of the CCMMP will be
considered for adoption by the Commission at its 33rd Session in July
2010.
Methods of Analysis and Sampling for Milk and Milk
Products Standards, including AOAC standards.
Revised Food Additive Listings of Standards for Milk and
Milk Products.
Revised Model Export Model Certificate for Milk and Milk
Product.
Proposed draft amendment to the Codex Standard for
Fermented Milks pertaining to Drinks based on Fermented Milk (CODEX
STAN 243-2003).
The Committee completed the work assigned to it by the Commission
and is proposing to the Commission to adjourn sine die until such time
as the Commission would require it to take new work.
Responsible Agencies: USDA/AMS; HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Fats and Oils
The Codex Committee on Fats and Oils is responsible for elaborating
standards for fats and oils of animal, vegetable, and marine origin.
The Committee held its 21st Session in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, on
February 16-20, 2009. The Committee has not met since the 2009 meeting
of the Codex Commission. The Committee is working on:
Proposed draft List of Acceptable Previous Cargoes.
Proposed draft Criteria (Code of Practice for the Storage
and Transport of Fats and Oils in Bulk).
Proposed draft amendment to the Standard for Olive Oils
and Olive Pomace Oils: Linolenic acid.
Proposed draft amendments to the Standard for Named
Vegetable Oils: Inclusion of palm kernel olein and palm kernel stearin.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/ARS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
The Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables is
responsible for elaborating worldwide standards for all types of
processed fruits and vegetables including dried products, canned dried
peas and beans, and jams and jellies (but not dried prunes or fruit and
vegetable juices), as well as revision of standards for quick frozen
fruits and vegetables.
The Committee held its 24th Session in Washington, DC, on September
15-
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20, 2008. The reference document is ALINORM 09/32/27. The Committee has
not met since the 32nd Session of the Commission in 2009. The Committee
will next meet October 25-29, 2010, in Depasar, Indonesia.
The Committee is continuing work on:
Proposed Draft Annexes specific to Certain Canned
Vegetables (Draft Codex Standard for Certain Canned Vegetables).
Proposed Draft Sampling Plans including Metrological
Provisions for Controlling Minimum Drained Weight of Canned Fruits and
Vegetables in Packing Media.
Methods of Analysis for Processed Fruits and Vegetables--
Aqueous Coconut Products: Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk.
Food Additive Provisions for Processed Fruits and
Vegetables.
Proposals for Amendments to the Priority List for
Standardization of Processed Fruits and Vegetables.
Revision of the Standard for Table Olives.
Revision of the Standard for Grated Desiccated Coconut.
Revision of the Standards for Canned Bamboo Shoots and
Canned Mushrooms for inclusion as annexes to the Draft Standard for
Certain Canned Vegetables.
Responsible Agencies: USDA/AMS; HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Certain Codex Commodity Committees
Several Codex Alimentarius Commodity Committees have adjourned sine
die. The following Committees fall into this category:
Natural Mineral Waters.
Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Milk and Milk Products.
Responsible Agencies: USDA/AMS; HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Cocoa Products and Chocolate.
Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Meat Hygiene.
Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Sugars.
Responsible Agencies: USDA/ARS; HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Vegetable Proteins.
Responsible Agencies: USDA/ARS; HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Cereals, Pulses and Legumes.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/GIPSA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
The ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
was created by the 29th Session of the Commission.
The Task Force, hosted by the Republic of Korea, has a time frame
of four sessions, which started with its first meeting in October 2007.
Its objective is to develop science-based guidance to be used to assess
the risks to human health associated with the presence in food and
feed, including aquaculture, and the transmission through food and feed
of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance
genes and to develop appropriate risk management advice based on that
assessment to reduce such risk. In this process, work undertaken in
this field at national, regional, and international levels should be
taken into account.
The 3rd Session of the Task Force met in Jeju, Republic of Korea,
on October 12-16, 2009. The relevant document is Alinorm 10/33/42.
The Task Force is continuing work on:
Proposed draft Guidelines for Risk Analysis of Foodborne
Antimicrobial Resistance.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating Committees
The FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating Committees define the problems
and needs of each of the regions concerning food standards and food
control; promote exchange of information on proposed regulatory
initiatives and problems arising from food control and stimulate the
strengthening of food control infrastructures; recommend to the
Commission the development of worldwide standards for products of
interest to the region, including products considered by the Committees
to have an international market potential in the future; develop
regional standards for food products moving exclusively or almost
exclusively in intra-regional trade; promote coordination of all
regional food standards work undertaken by international governmental
and non-governmental organizations within each region; exercise a
general coordinating role for each of the regions; and promote the use
of Codex standards and related texts by members.
Coordinating Committee for Africa
The Committee (CCAfrica) held its 18th session in Accra, Ghana,
from February 24-27, 2009. The relevant document is ALINORM 09/32/18.
The Committee has not met since the 32nd Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in 2009.
Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes (as observer).
Coordinating Committee for Asia
The Committee (CCAsia) held its 16th session in Denpasar,
Indonesia, from November 17-21, 2008. The relevant document is ALINORM
09/32/15. The Committee has not met since the 32nd Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in 2009. The Committee is continuing to work
on:
Proposed Draft Standard for Non-fermented Soybean
Products.
Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Chili Sauce.
Discussion Paper on tempe and tempe products.
Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes (as observer).
Coordinating Committee for Europe
The Committee (CCEurope) held its 26th session in Warsaw, Poland,
from October 7-10, 2008. The relevant document is ALINORM 09/32/19. The
Committee has not met since the 32nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission in 2009.
Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: No.
Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Committee (CCLAC) held its 16th session in Acapulco, Mexico,
from November 10-14, 2008. The relevant document is ALINORM 09/32/36.
The Committee has not met since the 32nd Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in 2009. The Committee is continuing to work
on:
Regional Standards for Culantro and Lucuma.
Regional Standard for Culantro Coyote.
Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes (as observer).
Coordinating Committee for the Near East
The Committee (CCNEA) held its 5th session in Tunis, Tunisia, from
January 26-29, 2009. The relevant document is ALINORM 09/32/40. The
Committee has not met since the 32nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission in 2009. The Committee is continuing to work on:
Proposed Draft Regional Code of Practice for Street-Vended
Foods.
Proposed Regional Standard for Harissa (hot pepper paste).
Proposed Regional Standard for Halwa Tehenia (halwa
shamia).
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Project Document for a Regional Standard for Camel Milk.
Project Documents for Regional Standards for Date Paste
and Date Molasses.
Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes (as observer).
Coordinating Committee for North America and the Southwest Pacific
The Committee (CCNASWP) held its 10th session in Nuku'alofa, Tonga,
from October 28-31, 2008. The relevant document is ALINORM 09/32/32.
The Committee has not met since the 32nd Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in 2009. The Committee continues to work on:
Implementation of the Codex Strategic Plan and Adoption of
the Regional Strategic Plan.
Discussion Paper on Kava.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA; USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
U.S. Codex Alimentarius Officials Codex Chairpersons From the United
States Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
Emilio Esteban, DVM, MBA, MPVM, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor for
Laboratory Services and Research, Office of Public Health Science, Food
Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 950
College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605, Phone: (706) 546-3429, Fax:
(706) 546-3428, E-mail: [email protected].
Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
Richard Boyd, Head, Defense Contract Inspection Section, Processed
Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Mail Stop 0247, Room 0726-South Building, Washington, DC 20250, Phone:
(202) 720-5021, Fax: (202) 690-1527, E-mail: [email protected].
Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
Dr. Steven D. Vaughn, Director, Office of New Animal Drug
Evaluation, Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, 7520 Standish Place,
Rockville, MD 20855, Phone: (240) 276-8300, Fax: (240) 276-9538, E-
mail: fda.hhs.gov">Steven.Vaughn@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes (adjourned sine die)
VACANT.
Listing of U.S. Delegates and Alternates Worldwide General Subject
Codex Committees Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in
Foods
(Host Government--United States)
U.S. Delegate
Dr. Kevin Greenlees, Senior Advisor for Science & Policy, Office of
New Animal Drug Evaluation, HFV-100, USFDA Center for Veterinary
Medicine, 7520 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, Phone: (240) 276-
8214, Fax: (240) 276-9538, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">Kevin.Greenlees@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegate
Dr. Charles Pixley, Director, Laboratory Quality Assurance
Division, Office of Public Health Science, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, 950 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605, Phone: (706) 546-
3559, Fax: (706) 546-3452, E-mail: [email protected].
Codex Committee on Food Additives
(Host Government--China)
U.S. Delegate
Dennis M. Keefe, Ph.D., Office of Premarket Approval, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration (HFS-
200), Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
College Park, MD 20740-3835, Phone: (202) 418-3113, Fax: (202) 418-
3131, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">dennis.keefe@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegate
Susan E. Carberry, Ph.D., Supervisory Chemist, Division of Petition
Review, Office of Food Additive Safety (HFS-265), Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, Phone: (301) 436-1269, Fax:
(301) 436-2972, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">Susan.Carberry@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
(Host Government--the Netherlands).
U.S. Delegate
Nega Beru, Ph.D., Director, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods (HFS-
300), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug
Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740,
Phone: (301) 436-1700, Fax: (301) 436-2651, E-mail:
fda.hhs.gov">Nega.Beru@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegate
Kerry Dearfield, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor for Risk Assessment,
Office of Public Health Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
380, Aerospace Center, Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 690-6451,
Fax: (202) 690-6337, E-mail: [email protected].
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
(Host Government--China).
U.S. Delegate
Lois Rossi, Director of Registration Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Phone: (703) 305-
5447, Fax: (703) 305-6920, E-mail: [email protected].
Alternate Delegate
Robert Epstein, Ph.D., Associate Deputy Administrator, Science and
Technology, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 96456, Room 3522S, Mail Stop 0222, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20090, Phone: (202) 720-5231,
Fax: (202) 720-6496, E-mail: [email protected].
Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling
(Host Government--Hungary).
U.S. Delegate
Gregory Diachenko, Ph.D., Director, Division of Product Manufacture
and Use, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (HFS-300),
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College
Park, MD 20740-3835, Phone: (301) 436-2387, Fax: (301) 436-2364, E-
mail: fda.hhs.gov">gregory.diachenko@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegate
David B. Funk, Associate Director for Methods Development, USDA-
GIPSA-Technical Services Division, 10383 N. Ambassador Dr., Kansas
City, MO 64153, Phone: (816) 891-0473, Fax: (816) 891-0478, E-mail:
[email protected].
Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification
Systems
(Host Government--Australia).
U.S. Delegate
Mary Stanley, Director, International Policy Division, Office of
Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2925, South Agriculture Building,
1400
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Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-0287,
Fax: (202) 720-4929, E-mail: [email protected].
Alternate Delegate
H. Michael Wehr, Senior Advisor and Codex Program Coordinator,
International Affairs Staff, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFF-550), College Park, MD 20740,
Phone: (301) 436-1724, Fax: (301) 436-2618, E-mail:
fda.hhs.gov">Michael.wehr@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on General Principles
(Host Government--France).
U.S. Delegate
Note: A member of the Steering Committee heads the delegation
to meetings of the General Principles Committee.
Codex Committee on Food Labeling
(Host Government--Canada).
U.S. Delegate
Barbara O. Schneeman, Ph.D., Director, Office of Nutritional
Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway (HFS-800), College Park, MD 20740, Phone: (301) 436-2373, Fax:
(301) 436-2636, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">barbara.schneeman@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegate
Jeffrey Canavan, Deputy Director, Labeling and Program Delivery
Division, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 5601 Sunnyside
Ave., Stop 5273, Beltsville, MD 20705-5273, Phone: (301) 504-0860, Fax:
(301) 504-0872, E-mail: [email protected].
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
(Host Government--United States).
U.S. Delegate
Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food Safety, Food and Drug
Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-300, Room 3B-014, College Park, MD 20740-
3835, Phone: (301) 436-2166, Fax: (202) 436-2632, E-mail:
fda.hhs.gov">Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegates
Kerry Dearfield, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor for Risk Assessment,
Office of Public Health Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
380, Aerospace Center, Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 690-6451,
Fax: (202) 690-6337, E-mail: [email protected].
Dr. Joyce Saltsman, Interdisciplinary Scientist, Office of Food
Safety (HFS-317), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food
and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740, Phone: (301) 436-1641, Fax: (301) 436-2651, E-mail:
fda.hhs.gov">Joyce.Saltsman@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary Uses
(Host Government--Germany).
U.S. Delegate
Barbara O. Schneeman, Ph.D., Director, Office of Nutritional
Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Highway (HFS-800), College Park, MD 20740, Phone: (301) 436-2373, Fax:
(301) 436-2636, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">barbara.schneeman@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegate
Allison Yates, Ph.D., Director, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research
Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
10300 Baltimore Avenue, Bldg 307C, Room 117, Beltsville, MD 20705,
Phone: (301) 504-8157, Fax: (301) 504-9381, E-mail:
[email protected].
Worldwide Commodity Codex Committees
Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables:
(Host Government--Mexico).
U.S. Delegate
Dorian LaFond, International Standards Coordinator, Fruit and
Vegetables Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, Room 2086,
South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250,
Phone: (202) 690-4944, Fax: (202) 720-4722, E-mail:
[email protected].
Alternate Delegate
Dongmin Mu, Product Evaluation and Labeling Team, Food Labeling and
Standards Staff, Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements,
Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park,
MD 20740, Tel: 301-436-1775, Fax: 301-436-2636, E-mail:
fda.hhs.gov">dongmin.mu@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products:
(Host Government--Norway).
U.S. Delegate
Donald Kraemer, Acting Director, Office of Seafood, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Harvey W.
Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740-3835, Phone: (301) 436-2300, Fax: (301) 436-2599, E-mail:
fda.hhs.gov">donald.kraemer@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegate
Timothy Hansen, Director, Seafood Inspection Program, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, Room
10837, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Phone: (301)
713-2355, Fax: (301) 713-1081, E-mail: [email protected].
Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes (adjourned sine die):
(Host Government--United States).
U.S. Delegate
Henry Kim, Ph.D., Supervisory Chemist, Division of Plant Product
Safety, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, Phone: (301) 436-2023, Fax: (301) 436-
2651, E-mail: henry.kim@ fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (adjourned sine die)
(Host Government--New Zealand).
U.S. Delegate
Duane Spomer, Food Defense Advisor, Agricultural Marketing Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 1114, South Agriculture Building,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-
1861, Fax: (202) 205-5772, E-mail: [email protected].
Alternate Delegate
John F. Sheehan, Director, Division of Dairy and Egg Safety, Office
of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration (HFS-306), Harvey W.
Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740, Phone: (301) 436-1488, Fax: (301) 436-2632, E-mail:
fda.hhs.gov">john.sheehan@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Fats and Oils
(Host Government--United Kingdom).
U.S. Delegate
Dennis M. Keefe, Ph.D., Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and
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Drug Administration (HFS-200), Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740-3835, Phone: (301) 436-
1284, Fax: (301) 436-2972, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">dennis.keefe@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegate
Kathleen Warner, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, Phone: (309)
681-6584, Fax: (309) 681-6668, E-mail: [email protected].
Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate
(Host Government--Switzerland).
U.S. Delegate
Michelle Smith, Ph.D., Food Technologist, Office of Plant and Dairy
Foods and Beverages, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food
and Drug Administration (HFS-306), Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building,
5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740-3835, Phone: (301)
436-2024, Fax: (301) 436-2651, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">michelle.smith@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Sugars
(Host Government--United Kingdom).
U.S. Delegate
Martin Stutsman, J.D., Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and
Beverages, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug
Administration (HFS-306), Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740-3835, Phone: (301) 436-1642,
Fax: (301) 436-2651, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">martin.stutsman@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
(Host Government--United States).
U.S. Delegate
Dorian LaFond, International Standards Coordinator, Fruit and
Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, Room 2086,
South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20250, Phone: (202) 690-4944, Fax: (202) 720-0016, E-mail:
[email protected].
Alternate Delegate
Paul South, Ph.D., Division of Plant Product Safety, Office of
Plant and Dairy Foods, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park,
MD 20740, Phone: (301) 436-1640, Fax: (301) 436-2561, E-mail:
fda.hhs.gov">paul.south@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins (adjourned sine die)
(Host Government--Canada).
U.S. Delegate
Dr. Wilda H. Martinez, Area Director, ARS North Atlantic Area,
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 600 E.
Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, Phone: (215) 233-6593, Fax: (215)
233-6719, E-mail: [email protected].
Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene (adjourned sine die)
(Host Government--New Zealand).
U.S. Delegate
Perfecto Santiago, D.V.M., Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office
of Data Integration and Food Protection, Room 3130, South Agriculture
Building, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250,
Phone: (202) 205-0452, Fax: (202) 690-5634, E-mail:
[email protected].
Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters:
(Host Government--Switzerland).
U.S. Delegate
Lauren Robin, Ph.D., Review Chemist, Office of Plant and Dairy
Foods, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug
Administration, Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, College Park, MD 20740-3835, Phone: (301) 436-1639, Fax: (301)
436-2651, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">Lauren.Robin@fda.hhs.gov.
Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces
Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
(Host Government--Republic of Korea).
U.S. Delegate
David G. White, D.V.M., Director, National Antimicrobial
Resistance, Monitoring System (NARMS), U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research,
8401 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708, Phone: (301) 210-4181, Fax: (301)
210-4685, E-mail: fda.hhs.gov">David.White@fda.hhs.gov.
Alternate Delegate
Neena Anandaraman, D.V.M., Veterinary Medical Officer, Zoonotic
Diseases & Residue Surveillance Division, Office of Public Health
Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 343, Aerospace Center, Washington, DC 20250, Phone:
(202) 690-6429, Fax: (202) 690-6565, E-mail:
[email protected].
Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived From Modern
Biotechnology
(Host Government--Japan)
(Dissolved).
Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Quick Frozen Foods
(Host Government--Thailand)
(Dissolved).
Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding
(Host Government--Denmark)
(Dissolved).
Ad hoc Codex Intertovernmental Task Force on Fruit and Vegetable Juices
(Host Government--Brazil)
(Dissolved).
There are six regional coordinating committees:
Coordinating Committee for Africa
Coordinating Committee for Asia
Coordinating Committee for Europe
Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean
Coordinating Committee for the Near East
Coordinating Committee for North America and the Southwest Pacific
Contact
Karen Stuck, United States Manager for Codex, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of Food Safety, Room 4861, South Agriculture
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700,
Phone: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157, E-mail:
[email protected].
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