U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements
June 29, 2001; Updated July 24, 2001


Public Meeting on Labeling Food Allergens
August 13, 2001

Transcript of August 13, 2001 Meeting

Federal Register Notice
Meeting Logistics  |  Meeting Registration
Oral and Written Comments
"Dear Colleague" Letter on Meeting

FDA Public Meeting
The Challenge of Labeling Food Allergens

 

Meeting Logistics

Date: August 13, 2001

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Place: Cohen Building Auditorium
330 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC

Entrance: All attendees must enter the building at the Independence Ave. entrance.

Metro: Federal Center SW (orange or blue lines). When exiting the metro, turn left and go two blocks to Independence Avenue. The entrance to the Cohen building will be on your left.

Parking: Public parking is limited

Meeting Registration

Pre-registration: You must register by close of business, August 6, 2001

Please provide your name, title, organization, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and type or organization you represent. If you need special accommodations please inform the contact person when you register.

Oral and/or Written Comments

If, in addition to attending, you wish to make an oral presentation during the meeting, please submit with your registration the following:

  1. A brief written statement of the general nature of the views you wish to present, and
  2. The names and addresses of all persons who will participate in the presentation.

Depending upon the number of people who register to make oral presentations, FDA may have to limit the time allotted for each presentation (from 3 to 5 minutes)

Written comments should be submitted by October 29, 2001. You may do so by mail, e-mail, or on the web.

Please refer to Docket No. 00P-1322.

Written: Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061
Rockville, MD 20852

E-mail: FDAdockets@oc.fda.gov

Web: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/dockets/comments/commentdocket.cfm

"Dear Colleague" Letter on August 13, 2001 Public Meeting
on the Labeling of Foods Containing Allergens

Dear Colleague:

This letter is to alert you that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be holding a public meeting on August 13, 2001, in Washington, DC, to discuss the labeling of foods containing allergens and the inadvertent addition of allergens to foods due to processing practices. The purpose of the meeting is to stimulate discussion and to obtain information to assist FDA determine what additional actions may be necessary to provide consumers with adequate information on product labels. The meeting will focus on three areas: (1) source or plain English labeling; (2) supplemental labeling (e.g., "may contain" labeling); and (3) labeling of ingredients exempted from declaration (i.e., common or usual names of flavorings, spices, and colors; incidental additives). A Federal Register notice detailing the background for the meeting, specific issues, logistics, and registration information will be published shortly.

  Sincerely yours,

Christine J. Lewis, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Transcript of August 13, 2001 Meeting

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