Public Meetings, Advisory Committees,
and Dockets Management

Public Meetings

• How to Participate in Agency Decision Making
• Upcoming FDA Meetings (scroll down for any foods meetings)
• FDA Public Calendar (Reports of meetings held by FDA policy makers with persons outside the executive branch of the Federal Government)
• Upcoming CFSAN Public Meetings
  • 2008 Cardiovascular Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints Symposium: Building a Framework for Biomarker Application September 10-12, 2008 in Bethesda, MD (Registration Deadline: September 8, 2008).
  • Food Labeling; Current Trends in the Use of Allergen Advisory Labeling: Its Use, Effectiveness, and Consumer Perception September 16, 2008 in College Park, Maryland (Registration Deadline: September 8, 2008)
    • Federal Register Notice; August 8, 2008
• Recent CFSAN Public Meetings
  • Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 555.320 Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-eat (RTE) Foods; March 28, 2008 February 7, 2008
  • Salt and Sodium: Petition to Revise the Regulatory Status and Establish Food Labeling Requirements Regarding Salt and Sodium; November 29, 2007
  • Satellite Broadcast: Overview of the Implementation of the Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Dietary Supplements; October 24, 2007 October 5, 2007
  • Public Hearings on Use of Symbols to Communicate Nutrition Information, Consideration of Consumer Studies and Nutritional Criteria September 10-11, 2007 in Adelphi, Maryland (Registration Deadline: August 31, 2007).
  • Safety of Fresh Produce; Public Hearings; Request for Comments Federal Register Notice; February 27, 2007
  • Conventional Foods Being Marketed as 'Functional Foods'; Public Hearing - December 5, 2006
    • Federal Register Notice of Meeting October 25, 2006
  • Meeting To Discuss Possible Changes to the Regulatory Jurisdiction of Certain Food Products Containing Meat and Poultry; December 15, 2005 November 3, 2005
    • Meeting Agenda December 15, 2005
    • Meeting Transcript March 28, 2006
    • Federal Register Notice November 7, 2005
  • Assessing Consumer Perceptions of Health Claims; November 17, 2005 Federal Register Notice; October 19, 2005
    • Tentative Agenda
    • Transcript of Public Meeting on Assessing Consumer Perceptions of Health Claims November 17, 2005
  • Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods; Public Meeting; Request for Comments Federal Register, July 19, 2005
    • Submit Comment
    • Transcript of Public Meeting on Gluten-Free Food Labeling August 19, 2005
    • Errata Sheet for Transcript
  • Premarket Notification for New Dietary Ingredient Notifications; November 15, 2004 October 20, 2004
    • Transcript of November 15, 2004 Public Meeting (also available in Word and PDF)
    • Meeting Information and Pre-Registration Form October 20, 2004
  • Domestic Outreach Public Meetings - Egg Safety: Proposed Rule for Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production; October 28, November 9, and November 16 October 7, 2004
    • Transcript of October 28, 2004 Meeting
  • Public Meetings on Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations; July 19, July 21 and August 5 July 2, 2004
    • Food GMP Modernization Working Group: Report Summarizing Food Recalls, 1999-2003 August 3, 2004
    • Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for the 21^st Century - Food Processing August 9, 2004
    • Questions and Answers June 1, 2004
    • Federal Register Announcement May 21, 2004
  • Public Meeting on the 2004 Produce Safety Action Plan; June 29, 2004 June 15, 2004
  • 2004 FDA Science Forum Abstracts FDA Science: The Critical Path from Concept to Consumer; May 18-19, 2004

Advisory Committees

• FDA Food Advisory Committee
• National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
  • Committee Charter
  • National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods Meeting on Fresh Citrus Juice December 8-10, 1999
• Other FDA Advisory Committees
  • FDA Advisory Committees Home Page
  • Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee
  • Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee

Satellite Broadcasts

• Satellite Broadcast: Overview of the Implementation of the Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Dietary Supplements; October 24, 2007 October 5, 2007
• Reducing Risk Factors at Retail and Food Service November 30, 2006
• Regulations Implementing Title III of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
  
  • Videos of Public Meeting via Satellite downlink October 28, 2003 (Registration and Prior Notice of Imported Foods)
  • Videos of Public Meeting via Satellite downlink May 7, 2003 (Recordkeeping and Administrative Detention)

Dockets Management

• FDA's Official Repository for administrative proceedings and rulemaking documents