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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Amanda Eamich
WASHINGTON, September 20, 2004 - The Office of the Undersecretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
today announced a public meeting to provide information and receive comments on agenda items for the 15th Session of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission's Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) to be held Oct. 26-29 in
Alexandria, Virginia.
The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Best Western Washington Gateway
Hotel, Main Ballroom, 1251 West Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, Md. The meeting will allow attendees the opportunity to
pose questions and offer comments on the issues and draft U.S. positions that are to be described and discussed at the
October session.
Among the agenda items to be discussed are: Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs; Code of Practices to Minimize
and Contain Antimicrobial Resistance; and Guidelines to Establish a Regulatory Program for the Control of Veterinary Drug
Residues in Food.
Codex was created in 1962 by two United Nations organizations: the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health
Organization. Codex develops food standards, guidelines and codes of practice in order to protect the health of
consumers, ensures fair practices in the food trade and promotes coordination of food standards undertaken by international
governmental and non-governmental organizations.
To submit comments or to receive copies of documents on the agenda, contact the FSIS Docket Room, Docket #04-030N, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 102, Cotton Annex, 300 12th St., SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
For further information contact Edith E. Kennard, Staff Officer, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 4861,
South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250; phone (202) 205-5261 or
email edith.kennard@fsis.usda.gov.
Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Ellen Matten, phone (202) 205-7760,
fax (202) 720-3157.
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