1. National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection; Re- establishment
NOTICES: Meat and Poultry Inspection National Advisory Committee,
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice announces that the Secretary of Agriculture signed the charter
of the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
(NACMPI) on July 25, 2007. The charter for the NACMPI is available for
viewing on the NACMPI homepage at
2. Eligibility of Chile to Export Poultry and Poultry Products to the United States
RULES: Poultry product exportation to United States; eligible countries; addition—; Chile,
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is adding Chile
to the list of countries eligible to export poultry and poultry
products to the United States. Reviews by FSIS of Chile's laws,
regulations, and inspection implementation show that its poultry
inspection system requirements are equivalent to the relevant
provisions of the Poultry
3. Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the 8th Session of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (CCMMP)
NOTICES: Codex Alimentarius Commission—; Milk and Milk Products Codex Committee,
The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety and the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) are sponsoring a public meeting on January 17, 2008.
The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and
receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States
positions that will be
4. Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification
NOTICES: Codex Alimentarius Commission—; Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems Codex Committee,
The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United
States Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are sponsoring a
public meeting. The meeting will be held on November 1, 2007, 1 p.m.3
p.m. to discuss the agenda items coming before the 16th Session of the
Codex
5. Non-Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli
NOTICES: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli; public health significance,
This notice is announcing that the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the
Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (FDA CFSAN), and the National Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will cosponsor a public meeting on October 17, 2007.
The purpose of the
6. Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
NOTICES: Codex Alimentarius Commission—; Food Hygiene Codex Committee,
The Office of the 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 September 26, 2007. The objective of the public
meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda
items and
7. Codex Alimentarius Commission: First Session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial
NOTICES: Codex Alimentarius Commission—; Antimicrobial Resistance Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force,
The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting on September 24,
2007, to discuss the agenda items coming before the First Session of
the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial
Resistance (AMR) and to
8. Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
NOTICES: Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses Codex Committee,
The Office of the 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 (HHS) are
sponsoring a public meeting on September 25, 2007. The objective of the
public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on
agenda items and
9. National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
NOTICES: Microbiological Criteria for Foods National Advisory Committee,
This notice announces that the National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold public meetings
of the full Committee and subcommittees on September 2428, 2007. The
Committee will discuss: (1) Assessment of the food safety importance of
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, (2) Determination of
the
10. Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (Application for Inspection,
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a
revision of an approved information collection concerning the
regulatory requirements for application for inspection, accreditation
of laboratories,
11. Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (Marking, Labeling, and Packaging)
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a
revision of an approved information collection concerning the
regulatory requirements for marking, labeling, and packaging of meat,
poultry, and egg
12. Availability of the Report: Review of the Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Systems
PROPOSED RULES: Section 610 requirements; regulations review plan—; Pathogen reduction/hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) systems,
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
the availability of its report entitled, ``Review of the Pathogen
Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Systems Final
Rule Pursuant to Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, As
Amended.''
13. Food Safety and Inspection Service
NOTICES: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program: implementation,
USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service (CSREES) and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) jointly
announce their implementation of the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program authorized in 2003 by the National Veterinary Medical Service
Act (NVMSA) (7 U.S.C. 3151a) and first funded in fiscal year (FY) 2006.
To
14. Codex Alimentarius Commission: Seventh Session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from
NOTICES: Codex Alimentarius Commission—; Foods Derived from Biotechnology Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force,
The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting on September 6,
2007, to discuss the agenda items coming before the Seventh Session of
the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from
Biotechnology (FBT)
15. National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
NOTICES: Meat and Poultry Inspection National Advisory Committee,
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,
the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI)
will hold a public meeting on August 89, 2007, to review and discuss
the following issues: (1) Data Collection and Analysis at the Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS): Standard Operating Procedures,
(2)
16. Public Health Based Inspection System in Poultry Slaughter
NOTICES: Poultry slaughter; public health based inspection system,
The Food Safety and Inspection Service will hold a public
meeting to discuss public health based inspection in poultry slaughter
to address Campylobacter, Salmonella, and other issues of public health
concern. FSIS is seeking public input on the ideas, concepts, data, and
analyses it will use to form the basis of a technical plan. The public
17. Designation of the State of New Mexico Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and Poultry Products Inspection Act
RULES: Federal Meat Inspection and Poultry Products Inspection Acts; State designations—; New Mexico,
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that it is designating the State of New Mexico as a State to receive
Federal inspection with respect to operations and transactions
involving meat and poultry products within the State because
representatives of the State have requested such designation. In
response to the State's
18. Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (Advanced Meat Recovery)
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a
revision of an approved information collection regarding the regulatory
requirements associated with the production of meat from Advanced Meat
19. Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (Specified Risk Materials)
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a
revision of an approved information collection concerning the
regulatory requirements relating to specified risk materials in cattle
to reflect the
20. International Standard-Setting Activities
NOTICES: International sanitary and phytosanitary standard-setting activities,
This notice informs the public of the sanitary and
phytosanitary standardsetting 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 103465, 108 Stat. 4809. This notice also provides a
list of other standardsetting
21. Availability of Electronic Web-Based FSIS Form 10,240-1, Production Information on Post-Lethality Exposed
NOTICES: Post-lethality exposed ready-to-eat products; electronic Web-based Form 10,240-1; production information,
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
the availability of an electronic Webbased version of FSIS Form
10,2401, Production Information on PostLethality Exposed ReadytoEat
Products. This form is available for the first time for online submission.
FSIS Form 10,2401 will be used to collect information about the readytoeat
22. Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
NOTICES: Codex Alimentarius Commission—; 30th session,
The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), is sponsoring a public meeting on
June 5, 2007. The objective of the public meeting is to provide
information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft
United States positions that will be discussed at the Thirtieth Session
of the Codex
23. National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
NOTICES: Microbiological Criteria for Foods National Advisory Committee,
This notice announces that the National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold public meetings
of the full Committee and subcommittees on June 48, 2007. The
Committee will discuss: (1) Determination of Cooking Parameters for
Safe Seafood for Consumers, (2) Assessment of the Food Safety
Importance of
24. Disposition of Hogs and Chickens From Farms Identified as Having Received Pet Food Scraps Contaminated With Melamine
NOTICES: Melamine and melamine-related compounds; hogs and chickens from farms identified as receiving contaminated pet food scraps and offered for slaughter,
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is publishing
this notice to articulate its position on the slaughter for human food
of hogs and chickens from farms identified as having purchased or
otherwise received pet food scraps that contain melamine and melamine
related compounds. The contaminated pet food scraps were used to
supplement animal
25. Eligibility of Chile To Export Poultry and Poultry Products to the United States: Proposed Rule Comment Period
PROPOSED RULES: Poultry product exportation to United States; eligible countries; addition—; Chile,
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is providing
additional information about the basis on which it has tentatively
concluded that Chile's inspection system for poultry and poultry
products is equivalent to that of the United States. FSIS published a
proposed rule (FSIS20060030) in the Federal Register of February 26,
2007 (72 FR