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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Docket ID: [Docket No. FSIS-2008-0032]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Meetings:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Codex Alimentarius Commission: 2nd Session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: 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 25, 2008, to discuss the agenda items coming before the 2nd session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and to present draft U.S. positions on the agenda items. The 2nd session of the AMR will be held in Seoul, Korea, October 2024, 2008. The Under Secretary and FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to comment on the agenda items that will be discussed at this forthcoming session of AMR.
SUMMARY: Codex Alimentarius Commission; 2nd Session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
BackgroundThe Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). 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 and ensure that fair practices are used in trade.
The Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on AMR was established by the 29th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 2006 to develop sciencebased 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. The AMR Task Force would also consider appropriate risk management options to reduce such risk. The Task Force is hosted by the Republic of Korea.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 2nd session of the AMR will be discussed during the public meeting:
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed, or to be distributed, by the Korean Secretariat to the meeting. Members of the public may access copies of these documents at http:// www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
Public Meeting
At the September 25, 2008, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on
these agenda items will be described and discussed, and attendees will
have the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written comments may be offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S.
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Delegate to the Task Force on AMR, Dr. David White, at
david.white@fda.hhs.gov. Written comments should state that they relate to activities of the 2nd session of the Task Force on AMR.
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/2008_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. In addition,
FSIS offers an email subscription service which provides automatic and
customized access to selected food safety news and information. This
service is available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/
email_subscription/. Options range from recalls to export information
to regulations, directives and notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves, and they have the option to password protect their accounts.
Done at Washington, DC, on September 16, 2008.
Karen Hulebak,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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