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Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Bridgette Keefe
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2006- The Office of the Undersecretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today
announced a public meeting to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft United States
positions for the 28th Session of the Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) to be
held Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 3006, in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, from 1 to 4 p.m., in the FDA Auditorium (1A003),
Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Md. Parking is adjacent to the building
and will be available at no charge to attendees who pre-register.
Attendees must pre-register and present a photo ID at the door. To pre-register, please send your name,
organization, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address to
nancy.crane@cfsan.fda.gov
by Sept. 5, 2006. Agenda items and documents related to the 28th Session of the CCNFSDU will be available at
www.codexalimentarius.net.
Codex was created in 1963 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, ensure fair food trade practices and promote coordination of food standards undertaken
by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments
may be submitted either through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov or to
FSIS.RegulationsComments@usda.gov.
In addition, individuals may also submit their comments to the following e-mail address: ccnfsdu@fda.gov.
Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations for the public meeting should
notify Ellen Matten, at (202) 205-7760, or by fax (202) 720-3157.
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