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National Advisory Committee On Microbiological Criteria For Foods To Hold Public Meeting
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113; FAX: (202) 690-0460
Crystal Straughn
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2004 – The National Advisory
Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a
public meeting on Feb. 13, 2004, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety
and Inspection Service announced today.
The full committee will discuss performance standards for broilers (young
chickens)/ground chicken, the scientific basis for establishing safety-based
"use by" date labels for refrigerated ready-to-eat foods and scientific criteria
for redefining pasteurization. The full committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
All meetings are open to the public and will be held at the Sheraton Buckhead, 3405
Lenox Road, NE, Atlanta, GA. A meeting agenda is available at:
https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081031044152/http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ophs/nacmcf/meetings.htm.
Four NACMCF subcommittees will also meet prior to the full committee
meeting on Feb. 13. On Feb. 10, the Microbiological Performance Standards
for Broilers (young chicken)/Ground Chicken subcommittee will meet from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Feb. 11, the Criteria for Refrigerated Shelf-Life Based on
Safety subcommittee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Feb. 12 from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. On Feb. 12, the Scientific Criteria for Redefining Pasteurization
subcommittee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The NACMCF was established in 1988 to provide scientific advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services on public health issues relative to the safety
and wholesomeness of the U.S. food supply including development of
microbiological criteria and review and evaluation of epidemiological
and risk assessment data and methodologies for assessing microbiological
hazards in foods. The Committee also provides advice to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and the Departments of Commerce and Defense.
Written comments should be submitted to FSIS Docket Room, Docket #03-049N
USDA, Room 102, Cotton Annex Building, 300 12th St. SW,
Washington, DC 20250. Comments may also be sent by facsimile to (202)
205-0381. The comments and official transcript of the February 13, 2004
full committee meeting will be kept in the FSIS Docket Room at the
above address and will also be posted at https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081031044152/http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPHS/NACMCF/transcripts.htm
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