TENTATIVE AGENDA [1]

 

FOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE

METHYL MERCURY

 

HOTEL WASHINGTON

Pennsylvania Avenue at 15th Street

Washington, D. C. 20004-1099

 

December 10, 2003

Wednesday

 

9:30           Welcome and Introductions

                             Dr. Sanford Miller

                             Chairman, Food Advisory Committee (FAC)

 

9:40            Conflict of Interest Statement

                             Catherine DeRoeverLinda Reed

                             Acting Executive Secretary, FAC

 

9:45            Opening Remarks 

Joseph A. Levitt

Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)

 

10:00          Subcommittee Reports:

                  

Infant Formula

                                       Ms. Jeanne Lathamm

 

                                       Questions of Clarification

                                                Food Advisory Committee (FAC) Members

 

                                       Public Comment on the Infant Formula Report

 

                                       FAC Discussion and Comment

 

                             Contaminants and Natural Toxicants – Enterobacter sakazakii

 

                                       Dr. Frank Busta/Ms. Jeanne Latham

 

                                       Questions of Clarification

                                                Food Advisory Committee (FAC) Members

 

                                       Public Comment on the Enterobacter sakazakii Report

 

                                       FAC Discussion and Comment

 

                            

 

Dietary Supplements

Dr. Johanna Dwyer/Ms. Jeanne Latham

 

Questions of Clarification

                                                Food Advisory Committee (FAC) Members

 

                                       Public Comment on the Dietary Supplement Report

 

                                       FAC Discussion

 

                             Additives and Ingredients

Dr. Johanna Dwyer/Mr. Richard Bonnette         

 

Questions of Clarification

                                                Food Advisory Committee (FAC) Members

 

                                       Public Comment on the Infant FormulaAdditives and Ingredients Report

 

                                       FAC Discussion

 

                             Food Biotechnology

                                       Dr. Frank Busta/Dr. Michael Watson

 

                             Contaminants and Natural Toxicants – Enterobacter sakazakii

                                      Dr. Frank Busta/Ms. Jeanne Latham

                                       Questions of Clarification

                                                Food Advisory Committee (FAC) Members

 

                                       Public Comment on the Infant Formula Food Biotechnology Report

 

                                       FAC Discussion

 

 

12:30                    Lunch                             Infant Formula

        Dr. Cutberto Garza/Ms. Jeanne Latham

 

11:00    Questions of Clarification

Food Advisory Committee (FAC) Members

 

11:30    Public Comment on Subcommittee Reports

 

12:00     FAC Discussion and Comment

 

12:30    Lunch

 

 

 

1:45                     Review of the Status Report and Response to Food Advisory Committee’s  Recommendations on MethylmercuryMethyl mercury in Fish and Shellfish

 

I am fearful that we have crafted an agenda which again asks the FAC for their opinion…and we will start another round of revisions. It must lay out that we have taken their recommendations seriously and have developed a joint advisory through focus group testing that will be launched in 2004 and target pregnant womenand women of childbearing age. WE should only ask if we have addressed their recommendations- if so then this is our outcome based on exposure assessment, target at –risk group,  balanced diet and nutritional benefits of fish and shellfish; focus group testing of meaningful message and today’s public comment

 

 

 

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                             Dr. David Acheson

                             Chief Medial Officer, CFSAN

 

 

 

 

 

2:1500            Report of FDA and EPA Development of a Joint Advisory

         

                             CFSAN -  (2010 minutes)

Dr. David Acheson -- Who? Acheson

 

                             EPA -  (2010 minutes)

Denise Keehner, Director

 

SStandards and Health Protection Division

Office of Water, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA)                                                     

         (EPA)

– Who? Keener

 

 

2:345            Questions of Clarification

                             FAC Members

 

 

3:003:15            Exposure Assessment and Peer Review

                             Peer Review

Rita Schoeny, Senior Scientist

Office of Water, EPA

 

 

Exposure Assessment   (20 minutes)

 

Dr. Michael Bolger/Dr. Clark Carrington

                                       Senior Scientist for Risk Assessment, CFSAN

 

                             Peer Review (20 minutes)

EPA- to speak on Peer Review and response

Rita Schoeny, Senior Scientist

Office of Water, EPA

 

3:4045            Questions of Clarification

                             FAC Members

 

4:1515            Adjourn

 

 

December 11, 2003

Thursday

 

8:30            Call to Order

                             Chairman Miller

 

8:35            Draft Consumer Message, Focus Group testing

                             Dr. Marjorie Davidson

                             Program Leader for Food Safety Education, CFSAN

 

8:50            Questions of Clarification

                             FAC Members

 

 

 

9:00            Joint Advisory:  (Note: presentation of advisory and response to FAC recommendations based on above)   Insert Joint advisory

 

                             CFSAN (10 minutes)

             Dr. David Acheson

 

EPA (10 minutes)

Jeffrey Bigler, National Program Manager

          National Fish and Wildlife Contamination Program

          Office of Water, EPA

 

FDA and EPA presentation of  advisory and response to FAC recommendations based on above

 

9:2015            Public Comments

                            

12:2015           Questions of Clarification

                             FAC Members

 

12:45           Lunch

 

2:00            FAC Discussion and Comments

 

4:00            Adjourn


[1] The times indicated on this tentative agenda are approximations.  Breaks will also be called as deemed appropriate by the Chairman.