Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee
February 20, 2003 Meeting
Date and Time:
The meeting will be held on February 20, 2003; 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location:
Holiday Inn, Ballroom, 2 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 301-948-8900
Contact Person:
William Freas, Ph.D., or Sheila D. Langford, 301-827-0314, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 12392. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.
Agenda:
The committee will listen to updates on: implementation of the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) guidance and its affect on blood supply, and an update on bovine spongiform encephalopathy epidemiology and food chain controls. The committee will then discuss consideration of labeling claims for transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agent clearance in plasma derivatives.
Oral Presentations:
From approximately 10:10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. oral presentations from the public will be scheduled. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before February 13, 2003.
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