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Public Meeting to Address Agenda Items for the Sixth Session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived From Biotechnology
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Bridgette Keefe
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2006 - The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today
announced a public meeting to discuss agenda items and present U.S. draft positions for the Sixth Session of the
Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology (FBT), to be held in
Chiba, Japan, from Nov. 27 - Dec. 1, 2006.
The public meeting will be held from 2 - 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Room 107A, Jamie Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, D.C. Attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments.
Members of the public can access documents pertaining to the Sixth Session of the FBT at
https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106093025/http://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
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 FBT was established by the 23rd Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in 1999 to elaborate standards, guidelines, and other principles relating to foods derived
from biotechnology.
For further details concerning the Sixth Session of the FBT, contact U.S. Delegate Dr. Eric Flamm, senior advisor,
Office of the Commissioner, FDA, at (301) 827-0591 or by fax at (301) 827-4774. For further information about the
public meeting or to request a sign language interpreter or any other special accommodations, please contact
Edith Kennard, staff officer, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection Service, at (202) 720-5261 or by e-mail
at Edith.Kennard@fsis.usda.gov.
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