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Public Meeting to Discuss Agenda Items for the Codex Task Force on Foods Derived From Biotechnology |
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Bridgette Keefe
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2005 - The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health and Human Services
today announced a public meeting to receive public comments on agenda items that will be discussed at the Fifth
Session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology (FBT) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission, which will be held in Chiba, Japan, Sept. 19-23, 2005.
The public meeting for comments will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tues., Aug. 30, 2005, in Room 107A, Jamie
Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC.
Agenda items for the Fifth Session of the FBT include:
- Review of the Work by International Organizations on the Evaluation of the Safety and Nutritional Aspects of Foods Derived from Biotechnology; and
- Consideration of the Elaboration of Standards, Guidelines or other Texts for Foods Derived from Biotechnology.
Members of the public can access or request copies of documents pertaining to the Fifth Session of the FBT at
https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090305080119/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.
For further details concerning the Fifth Session of the FBT, contact U.S. Delegate Bernice Slutsky at (202) 720-3631 or by
fax at (202) 720-6314. For more information about the public meeting, contact Ellen Matten, U.S. Codex Office,
FSIS at (202) 205-7760 or by fax at (202) 720-3157.
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