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Agenda:
FDA has received health claim petitions concerning the following topics: (1) Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate and osteoarthritis, and (2) crystalline glucosamine sulfate and osteoarthritis. The purpose of the portion of the meeting of the Food Advisory Committee and its Dietary Supplements Subcommittee is to gather information and to receive advice and recommendations relating to the etiology of osteoarthritis, its modifiable risk factors, and the relevance of scientific studies cited in the petitions to substantiating the substance-disease relationship.

The purpose of the portion of the meeting of the Food Advisory Committee and its Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee is to discuss data needs pertaining to the evaluation of furan, a chemical formed during thermal treatments of food. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing a notice that requests the submission of data and information pertaining to the occurrence of furan in food, its mechanism of formation as well as its mechanism of toxicity.

Background material and meeting information will become available no later than the day before the meeting (Simply select the appropriate committee link).

Procedure:
Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person by May 24, 2004.

For the portion of the meeting of the Food Advisory Committee and its Dietary Supplements Subcommittee, oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on June 7, 2004.

For the portion of the meeting of the Food Advisory Committee and its Contaminants and Natural Toxicants subcommittee, oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on June 8, 2004.

Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before May 24, 2004, and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation. Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.

FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Linda Reed at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.

Contact Person:
Linda L. Reed, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-006), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD, 301-436-2397, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 3014510564. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.

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